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--- lb:neat.words [2024-10-16 10:29:07] – [S] ninjasr
+++ lb:neat.words [2025-04-29 10:34:04] (current) – [Quotes] ninjasr
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 ====== Words, Phrases, Names, and Quotes I find interesting ======
 This is an article that collects words, phrases, names, and such that I think are neat.
+{{tag>linguas musing}}
 ===== Foreword =====
 ==== Background ====
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     * Example: //My cradle tongue is English, what's yours?//
 === D ===
+  * Danger Zone
+    * Refers to any physical area or situation that is vaguely ‘dangerous’.
+    * Basically, anything that can be considered risky, such as hand-holding, can be considered the ‘danger zone’.
+    * I believe I adopted it from the Jontron [[you>IWBQwgQbotk|Work Safety Video]]. The specific clip in question: [[you>WYrWKrDfmS4|Jontron - Danger Zone]].
   * DHCP
     * I had forgotten what it actually stood for, so I guessed. They were the first words that came to mind.
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     * Something made in imitation. Especially when of a poor quality.((:ref:>[[wikt>ersatz]]))
     * Example: //I stared at the ersatz watch and deeply regretted the choice I had made.//
+  * (to) Exhort
+    * To strongly urge to do.((:ref:>[[merw>exhort]]))
 === F ===
   * Fae/Fey
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     * Lacking the ability to fit into polite society((:ref:>[[wikt>gauche]])).
     * Example: //Not very gauche.//
+  * Geas
+    * A magical vow or obligation...or a contract.((:ref:>[[wikt>geas]]))((:fn:>As a quick aside, I have no clue why it isn't just described as a contract on wiktionary, because that's what it is.))
+    * So, it turns out that it [[lb:codegeass|wasn't a made up word]].
   * Geofront
     * An underground urban area, usually built in geographically limited cities. Currently, they only exist within Japan.((:ref:>[[wikt>geofront]]))
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     * To speak sweetly. **Like honey**.((:ref:>[[wikt>melliloquent]]))
     * Example: //Your speech may be melliloquent, but there is malice hidden beneath those words.//
+  * (to) Mollify
+    * To soften or relent. To soothe.((:ref:>[[merw>mollify]]))
   * Motile
     * Having the power to produce motion.((:ref:>[[wikt>motile]]))
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   * Profligate
     * Something or someone which/who is shamelessly immoral.((:ref:>[[merw>profligate]]))
+  * Putatively
+    * To be commonly accepted.((:ref:>[[merw>putatively]]))
 === Q ===
   * Quietus
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     * Someone overly curious/inquisitive.((:ref:>[[merw>rubbernecker]]))
 === S ===
+  * Saccharine
+    * Overly sweet or sentimental.((:ref:saccharine>[[merw>saccharine]]))
+    * Also in relation to sugar. Containing sugar, being like sugar, etc.((:ref:saccharine))
   * Same difference
     * Used when a distinction does not matter or is seen as irrelevant.((:ref:>[[wikt>same difference]]))
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 ==== I ====
   * (back) into the bush
-    * An expression I picked up from [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QDyq9QbJxEC2zN_41ETBg/|Five Romeo Romeo]]. He (from how I understood it) uses it to say he's going back into the fight (the Rhodesian Bush War). I've since found a slightly different meaning...
+    * An expression I picked up from [[youch>UC7QDyq9QbJxEC2zN_41ETBg|Five Romeo Romeo]]. He (from how I understood it) uses it to say he's going back into the fight (the Rhodesian Bush War). I've since found a slightly different meaning...
     * Used when you want to express that you are heading back into a place/situation you find uncomfortable in some way. (Can also be used sarcastically).
     * Variant: '(back) to the front'((:fn:>meant to be more general, if you're unfamiliar with Bush Warfare.))
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   * (X) overwhelming
     * A phrase I use semi-regularly to (sarcastically) express an overwhelming emotion of some kind. Most often rendered as 'sadness overwhelming'.
-    * I believe it originated from '[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJKx1XDBqNo|power overwhelming]]' from //StarCraft//.
+    * I believe it originated from '[[you>AJKx1XDBqNo|power overwhelming]]' from //StarCraft//.
+    * Ironically, my sister uses 'sadness overwhelming' more than me.
 ==== U ====
   * Unfeasible and undesirable
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 ==== A ====
   * Adelina
-    * Supposedly it means 'noble'.((:ref:>[[btn>adelina]]))
+    * Supposedly it means ‘noble’.((:ref:>[[btn>adelina]]))
-    * I believe it's related to the name 'Adelaide'.
+    * I believe it's related to the name ‘Adelaide’.
   * Aenor
-    * After some figuring out, I learned that the meaning is either 'rich and famous' (seriously) or something to do with 'light'.((:ref:eleanorw>[[wikt>Eleanor]]))
+    * After some figuring out, I learned that the meaning is either ‘rich and famous’ (seriously) or something to do with ‘light’.((:ref:eleanorw>[[wikt>Eleanor]]))
   * Aileen
-    * A given name for girls. Wiktionary tells me its a variant of 'Evelyn'.((:ref:>[[wikt>Aileen]])) It means either 'desirable' or 'strong'.((:ref:>[[wikt>Evelyn]]))
+    * A given name for girls. Wiktionary tells me its a variant of ‘Evelyn’.((:ref:>[[wikt>Aileen]])) It means either ‘desirable’ or ‘strong’.((:ref:>[[wikt>Evelyn]]))
   * Alicia
-    * A variant of 'Alice'((:ref:>[[btn>alicia]])). Alice is itself a variant/descendant of the name 'Adelaide'. Its meaning is basically 'noble' or 'nobility'.((:ref:>[[btn>adelaide]]))
+    * A variant of ‘Alice’((:ref:>[[btn>alicia]])). Alice is itself a variant/descendant of the name ‘Adelaide’. Its meaning is basically ‘noble’ or ‘nobility’.((:ref:>[[btn>adelaide]]))
+  * Arsinoe
+    * This means ‘Elevating/Raising of the mind’.((:ref:>[[wikt>Arsinoe]]))((:ref:>[[btn>arsinoe]]))
+    * Arsinoé, Arsinoë
   * Arthur
     * The //Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends// gives three possible etymologies for Arthur's name.
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 --- Saten Ruiko, [[lb:toaru|とある科学の超電磁砲レールガン]], //[[lb:toaru|Toaru Kagaku no Railgun]]// Volume 15, Chapter 120
 > I detect a little communism.
---- [[you>v=vvzmBhCpWvA|"Ain't I Right" - American Anti-Communist song - YouTube]], 0:59
+--- [[you>vvzmBhCpWvA|"Ain't I Right" - American Anti-Communist song - YouTube]], 0:59
 > Pornography can save the world.
 --- Okajima Taiga, 暗殺教室, //Ansatsu Kyoushitsu//
-> [[you>v=qItugh-fFgg|All your base are belong to us.]]
+> [[you>qItugh-fFgg|All your base are belong to us.]]
 --- CATS, Zero Wing
 > I have this bad habit of starting galactic wars whenever I get stuck.
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 --- Kongou Mitsuko, [[lb:toaru|とある科学の超電磁砲レールガン]], //[[lb:toaru|Toaru Kagaku no Railgun]]// Volume 8, Chapter 50
 > And what am I supposed to do with this newfound hatred of tumbleweed?
---- TimTVT, [[you>v=hsWr_JWTZss|The Trouble With Tumbleweed - YouTube Comments]]
+--- TimTVT, [[you>hsWr_JWTZss|The Trouble With Tumbleweed - YouTube Comments]]
 > Please have my babies.
 --- Nishijima Masumi, {{ruby|未来|みらい}}{{ruby|日記|にっき}}(Future Diary) Episode 20
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 > So much fun in the old time.
 --- [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/users/547083|doorway]], 2018-07-27, [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/500787|Danbooru post 500787]]
+> People think they want complete control over their experience when what they really want is to cut down trees to cross ravines — something they'll never actually do if they have complete control over their experience.
+--- Matthewmatosis, [[you>LRA1QTTAxys|Breath of the Wild Review]]
+> sex is fun, i assume
+--- Japan Hater #1, 2025-04-27
 ===== Trivilinks =====
   * I had a plan for something here but I forgot it.
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   * Words being considered:
     * Dixie, Yankee
-{{tag>linguas}}