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Titillate

What is the origin of this word?

And does it have anything to do with a slang word that is similar to it?

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  1. nix4words on September 16th, 2008 3:09 pm

    Hmm, another term for Breasts? How about “totties”, the twins, “hand warmers” , boobies!!! and ” F^%K Cushions ” :shock:

  2. stokesjrj1 on September 9th, 2008 11:49 pm

    milksnakes

  3. barnkat36 on September 8th, 2008 5:32 pm

    :razz: Just passing time ckin out old lessons and wanted to say that I feel that a womens breasts are a blessing GOD gave to man so that we would have nurishment to help our children grow strong and surive
    this brutal world :!: :lol: :lol: :lol: OK thats enough bull, I call them GIRLS :razz:

  4. njoobie on September 3rd, 2008 11:55 pm

    I just ran across your site and love it. Thank you. I have a lot of catching up to do.

    Other words for breasts? My fav would be Blouse Bunnies.

    Cheers

  5. ya504budde on August 3rd, 2008 11:34 pm

    headlights knockers fun-bags jugs etc

  6. prospero811 on July 31st, 2008 6:43 am

    One guy was planning to go to Pittsburgh and went to purchase tickets at the ticket counter. He went up to the counter to purchase the tickets. When he got to the counter, he noticed the the ticket lady had a pair a very large breasts. He couldn’t keep his mind off them. Trying to ask for the tickets, he mistakenly said, “I’d like two tickets to Tits-burg, please.” As soon as he said this, he realized his mistake and, going red, hurried back to a priest he saw who was waiting to get change. When the first guy explained his problem, the priest smiled and said, “Don’t worry son, the pleasure of the flesh have no hold on me.” The priest went off to purchase the tickets for both of them. When he got to the ticket counter he smiled and said, “I’d like two tickets to Pittsburgh, please.” With a satisfied smile for wording it correctly, he added, “And may I have two nipples for this dime?” Oops.

  7. smokey36bear on July 26th, 2008 8:42 pm

    Tomatoes, mellons, jugs, hooters, boobs, headlights, air bags, ha-has, just to name a few.

  8. protac6 on July 18th, 2008 10:28 pm

    Hehe. Titillate, funny word.

  9. tedt on July 14th, 2008 3:34 pm

    ……. ….. ……. ………. ………. …….. …….. …………. …….. ……

    (don´t try to count the points, i don´t know either what it could mean, but I don´t want to write down all the names you could give a womans breasts) Intelligence is Sexy……..Intelliagence can be used to find /form words :!: :!: :!: :roll:

  10. jamesington on July 9th, 2008 1:59 pm

    other words for breast! now your just asking for trouble also i would like u to rape my video.. no dont rape my video hahaha

  11. gwillikers on July 5th, 2008 7:17 pm

    Hi Hot4Words,

    Where do I come from? Do you know … “Gee Willikers”.

    Also what is the origin of “Honey Pie”? … as in … Marina, will you be my honey pie?

    Send a kiss to … Gwillikers. xoxox

    (Oh … and when did “xoxoxox” become “hugs and kisses?)

  12. ramirosol on July 5th, 2008 11:52 am

    Hi Marina,
    Without sounding too vulgar, but where does the word “dick” come from to refer to a man’s penis since we’re talking about tits and all?

  13. shawnmnorris on July 2nd, 2008 8:39 pm

    The speckled area around the nipple on a woman’s breast is called an areola….does this in fact refer to the “area” around the nipple, or does it simply have a whole new area or shade of meaning all by itself?

    -Shawney Norris

    capman911 replied on July 9th, 2008 2:13 pm:

    Shawn do you lnow what the little bumps are around a womans nipple.
    It’s brail for suck here.

  14. aegius on May 28th, 2008 7:47 pm

    Mammary gland. “twins”. “charms”.

    BTW, Titivate: to make oneself look beautiful.

  15. rohdos on May 26th, 2008 6:20 am

    you’re very sexy y? dont u send me a pic of ur tits plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. italianmouse on May 22nd, 2008 10:48 pm

    Dear Teacher,
    I have gone one quarter down this page and not one person I see has mentioned the word “Busts” or “Babies” for a word relating to Tits

  17. nyagwaispiritbear on May 7th, 2008 1:34 pm

    Gotz to love higher education……………..

  18. BillyB on May 6th, 2008 6:45 am
  19. matalexwolf on May 6th, 2008 6:13 am

    Hey Marina,

    Hope & Glory! :grin:

    HFW’s143always……

  20. titanpa on May 4th, 2008 10:09 pm

    Other words to describe breasts: Headlights, Bazongas, Bazookas, TUne in Tokyo, Melons, Titties, etc.

  21. moondoggy on May 4th, 2008 2:52 am

    chin holders, brace, mountain slide, search lights
    the moxie twins

    ya ya

  22. mrchex on May 3rd, 2008 6:25 pm

    other words…. : Knockers, Mangoes, coconuts, kiwis (if lightly endowed), mellons, mounds, bouncing bongoes or whathaveyou.

  23. hdvideo on May 3rd, 2008 2:53 pm

    Titillate is right.

    You have to show your tits in 99.9% of every video because that is your whole marketing plan. Showing that you were a stripper, hooker, call girl, escort or porn star.

    So pathetic that you must show your fake tits in all videos.

    wordlover replied on May 3rd, 2008 3:18 pm:

    WTF? :evil:

    hdvideo, why don’t you sing us the “ABC’s of Love”? :twisted:

    hdvideo replied on May 3rd, 2008 6:16 pm:

    Why don’t you “worldlover” or is it really “Mr Jack off” just keep drooling over her showing her fake tits because that is as close to a woman as you will ever get. Keep jacking off stupid.

    prospero811 replied on May 5th, 2008 1:47 pm:

    The ABC’s of Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z94Ur7Ft_ek

    Shame on those girls! How pathetic! :lol:

    pennsyltucky9 replied on May 3rd, 2008 6:31 pm:

    OOOoooh. I think there’s an error of 0.01% in your calculation, there. But that’s probably just one of those little itty bitty oversights we make when we’re consumed by a jealous rage or something, no worries…

    hdvideo replied on May 3rd, 2008 9:31 pm:

    Ah well no error and Nope, no jealous, rage. And the or something? That is what I already stated. It is so pathetic that Marina must show her fake tits in all videos.

    prospero811 replied on May 5th, 2008 1:42 pm:

    hdvideo seems to think that if a woman HAS tits that she’s “showing” them. I mean - women have to wear really baggy clothes to not have their tits visible, at least in terms of general size and shape. Hdvideo wants women to wear Muslim burkhas or mu-mus, to make sure their natural shape is not shown. That way he won’t be enraged by the female form.

    pennsyltucky9 replied on May 4th, 2008 12:23 am:

    hdvideo,

    I suggest that it might be a good exercise to start your own blog. When your site has more hits than hers, you’ll be able to speak with some authority when you tell us all why it might be better for her to change her style.

    Calling her fans stupid jack-offs won’t change much except how you are perceived by others. Some people prefer to make friends, crack jokes, and share word origins. But that’s your choice.

    Bottom line, you’re posting on her site. She doesn’t have to display your message, or mine, if she chooses not to. We only get to have this communication by the grace of her welcome alone.

    Personally, I’m grateful for the forum. If my earlier comment was an incorrect assessment, I apologize.

    Nice to hear from you, hdvideo. Be well.

    wordlover replied on May 4th, 2008 3:28 pm:

    AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME response, PT9! You deserve to be the Teacher’s Pet of the Year! :grin: :grin: :grin:

    ragabashmoon replied on May 4th, 2008 4:52 pm:

    Not to mention he has no idea whether Marina’s breasts are fake or not. Could they be? Yes. They could also be real. Unless she actually does a video topless, it is very hard to tell, and even topless, it can be hard to truly tell especially with the latest advances in breast augmentation.

    But, why am I replying to this troll? Can users like him be banned? I mean he’s a troll.

    pennsyltucky9 replied on May 4th, 2008 5:23 pm:

    Not at all. Fact is, you’re replying to me. Personally, I have some question as to this person’s gender. But no matter. The truth is the truth.

    Peace

    wordlover replied on May 4th, 2008 5:59 pm:

    Indeed. :smile: :grin: :mrgreen:

    hdvideo replied on May 5th, 2008 9:01 am:

    Okay pennsyltucky9 so you are the Hot for Words employee of the month, big deal, yawn.

    prospero811 replied on May 5th, 2008 8:19 am:

    Well, I don’t think Marina has ever denied that her beauty is part of her marketing plan. Her site is called “Hot For Words,” which sort of seemed like a fair hint to me. She is, by any measure, “hot” and she is also “hot” for words, meaning she loves words. Her plan seems to me to be related to the “hot for teacher” type thing, where students crazy about their teacher.

    However, beyond that, your post betrays an inability to think rationally or logically. Somehow, you have concluded that Marina’s persona and use of her physical appearance makes her a “stripper, hooker, call girl, escort or porn star.” Nothing Marina has done indicates that she ever did those things (not that it would matter to most if she had).

    You seem to believe that since she has had breast augmentation that she was once a stripper, hooker, call girl, etc. By that logic, so was Demi Moore and myriad other actresses in Hollywood, as well as many hundreds of thousands of women in conventional professions around the world. Women get breast implants for a variety of reasons, most of which have nothing to do with engaging in stripping, etc. In fact, the vast majority of women who have implants - probably in excess of 98% - have never engaged in stripping, much less the other professions you’ve listed.

    Your post sounds quite hateful and misogynistic, and combined with your other attacks on Marina you come across as someone who is very angry with the fairer sex, almost to the point of hateful of them. Has your heart been broken too much? Been rejected by beautiful women?

    hdvideo replied on May 5th, 2008 9:02 am:

    Yawn, prospero811 well I suppose we should all feel sorry for Marina because she was unhappy with the breasts that she was born with. Therefore she had to have a augmentation done that was not due to having cancer but rather wanting to appear like a “…….”.

    Interesting, you must be the second Hot for Words employee of the month, Yawn.

    wordlover replied on May 5th, 2008 1:27 pm:

    Who’s yawning loudest here, hdvideo?

    WE ARE—at your pusillanimous rantings!

    Besides, where’s your hall pass, biggin?

    prospero811 replied on May 5th, 2008 8:29 am:

    By the way, she’s never “shown her fake tits” in any video, unless you’re aware of one that the rest of us haven’t seen. She is always clothed. Her anatomy is her anatomy and unless she wears a burkha or mu-mu it would be very difficult for her to conceal her size. I suppose she could bind her breasts, like in Victorian times, so that others don’t see them quite so prominently.

    When women go to the beach, are they doing something improper by wearing bikinis? Are they strippers? Marina is always wearing more than a bikini in her videos.

    hdvideo replied on May 5th, 2008 9:02 am:

    Yawn, prospero811 give it up, it is so how hard to try and find reasons for her looking like a “stripper, hooker, call girl, escort or porn star”, but the only ones that can take her serious are the lonely men and the fat ugly lonely women who day dream they could look like her.

    wordlover replied on May 5th, 2008 1:29 pm:

    So which one are YOU, hdvideo? The lonely man or the fat ugly lonely woman?

    prospero811 replied on May 5th, 2008 11:49 am:

    Who said anything about feeling sorry for her? First, we have no idea whether or not she was “happy” with the breasts she was born with. She may have been perfectly happy with them, but felt for other reasons that she wanted or needed to augment them. Second, she may have been unhappy with them and had the means to augment them and therefore be happy - since she’s not hurting anyone, there doesn’t appear to be any good reason for her to go through life unhappy.

    Third, she doesn’t look like a stripper or a hooker. She looks like a stunningly beautiful woman. I’ve seen a lot of strippers, and it is the RARE one that looks as good as Marina does. Most of them look beat up and tired.

    Fourth, nobody is asking you to “feel sorry” for anyone else. None of this has anything at all to do with you. You aren’t the center of the universe.

    aLx replied on May 5th, 2008 12:12 pm:

    not quite the center of the universe — but take a look at the center of the world.

    hdvideo replied on May 5th, 2008 12:26 pm:

    prospero811 as I stated before but I am very sure you can not read that well or understand if someone read it to you? But I am sure that you are clearly working for Hot for Words and you are one of their best employee’s of the month.

    turtlewax replied on May 5th, 2008 12:32 pm:

    Fun site, aLx!

    prospero811 replied on May 5th, 2008 11:52 am:

    Oh, and as for your second comment, lots of people have lots of reasons for taking Marina seriously. I love her lessons. They are fun. They are educational. I always use them as an opportunity to learn about the word she’s talking about, learn a little bit about etymology in general, and usually some history as well. In addition to that, I get to see Marina, who will make someone a very lucky guy some day, if not already.

    turtlewax replied on May 5th, 2008 12:24 pm:

    Eloquent and erudite.
    hdvideo, beyond yawning, would you care to provide a titillating response?
    If your handle relates to an enthusiasm for high definition video, maybe you’d be happier at http://www.avsforum.com/ or http://www.highdefforum.com/?
    I’m sure there are plenty of people you could harangue for misunderstanding line-doubling technology or support HD-DVD instead of BluRay.
    If you’re not a fan of the site, why are you here?
    Cheers,
    turtle

    hdvideo replied on May 5th, 2008 12:27 pm:

    prospero811 after reading that bunch of BS you are totally working for Hot for Words and Marina, how pathetic.

    I am done wasting my time with the uneducated marketing team.

    prospero811 replied on May 5th, 2008 1:19 pm:

    Wrong, hdvideo. I’m not working for Hot For Words or Marina - I don’t know her, or anything about her other than what can be found on this website.

    However, I do like this website. Posts like yours are also a pet peeve of mine. That’s why I responded to you.

    As an aside - if I was working for HFW, that would not make my comments any less valid and yours any less ridiculous.

    wordlover replied on May 5th, 2008 1:33 pm:

    p811, I don’t think hdvideo is a person, but rather a virus! :eek: :eek: :eek:

    :mrgreen:

    matalexwolf replied on May 6th, 2008 10:08 am:

    hey prospero811 - wow! just catching up with lessons, whats with vid dude? I think he could do with some extra tuition!
    Quite funny tho in how a pair of baby food feeders can cause such termoil. Well said in any case.

    Hopefully Vid dude will be able to face facts, move any moutain, peak in knowledge and well being, turn his headlights on and not make too many boobies again. I know, i’m not really funny, probably making a right tit out of myself in the process of writing all this, could become a real handfull. Could get busted and look a real Melon, so I’m gone!

    …. :smile:

    pennsyltucky9 replied on May 7th, 2008 12:20 am:

    Copy that, prospero811,

    Good arguments, well-delivered and very even-handed! And hdvideo’s remarks certainly ARE ridiculous.

    Wordlover hit a nerve there asking whether (s)he was the lonely man or the fat, ugly, lonely woman wishing she could look as good as (Marina). If the former, pity where pity is due; if the latter, then this is the most projected conversation she’s had with a man in quite a significant stretch. Likewise, pity is applicable. At least that’s my take on it.

    The first reply (to WL) is a dead giveaway, where she says “that is as close to a woman as you will ever get.” No man in his right mind would make such a bonehead remark. Based on whose measurement? Another man’s? Nah. It doesn’t add up.

    Regardless, she has every reason to continue blithering as long as it gets her noticed. You better count the goats in your fold, I think she has a few of yours. In fact, I think she likes you! :wink: “Prospero” implies a wealthy and successful man, no? I smell sequel!

    So don’t miss her too much, she’ll be back.

  24. metallic1919 on May 3rd, 2008 10:11 am

    Teacher, ive always wondered where the word delicious came from

  25. Bob on May 3rd, 2008 4:02 am

    This game was too easy. :!:
    Give us a real challenge so I can be proud to show off my report card when I have “Made A+”

    Bob replied on May 3rd, 2008 4:03 am:

    Idiot. :!:
    Posted in the wrong place. :roll: :oops:

  26. Bob on May 3rd, 2008 3:59 am
  27. buzzword on May 2nd, 2008 9:12 pm

    conditioned stimulus

    BillyB replied on May 2nd, 2008 10:01 pm:

  28. mosescali on May 2nd, 2008 7:46 pm

    there are alot so ill mention a couple:
    gozangas
    knockers
    well, the list goes on…

  29. tenkasian on May 2nd, 2008 6:48 pm

    Dear Trusted Teacher:

    A few - but possibly not exhaustive - equivalents that I could find are:

    Baps
    Beer tits
    Bee stings
    Bitch tits
    Boobs
    Boobicles
    Boobies
    Boobs
    Bristols
    Bubbies

    Charlies
    Chebs
    Chesticles

    dead heat in a Zeppelin race
    diddies
    dirty pillows
    dugs

    fun-bags

    gazungas

    headlamps
    hooters

    jubblies
    jugs
    knockers

    like a dead heat in a zeppelin
    lils
    lungs

    man boobs [but this one is for a man, though!]
    man tits [but this one is for a man, though!]
    melons [this one is for large ones!]
    milkers
    moobs [A contraction of the expression 'man boobs']
    mosquito bites [this one is for rather small ones!]

    norks

    pair
    paps
    puppies

    rack

    spaniel’s ears [Saggy, flat, droopy breasts - from their similarity!]
    stacked [same as melons!]

    threepenny bits
    thrupenny bits
    thrups
    tit [of course!]
    top bollocks

    wabs
    wap

    zeppelins [same as melons!]

  30. roachmeistercom on May 2nd, 2008 6:38 pm

    Hrm,

    Melons, boobies, breasticles, tetons, fly tetas, bazambas…

    I knew more when I was younger…

  31. michael duckett on May 2nd, 2008 6:34 pm

    The Girls!
    Michael
    PS Please say “Moose and Squirrel” for me!!! and “We must kill Moose and Squirrel” Please, please, please!!! And where did squirrel come from anyway?

  32. demigod on May 2nd, 2008 6:21 pm

    Hello Teacher,
    What is the orgin of the word, conundrum?

  33. goobtek on May 2nd, 2008 5:56 pm

    Hey marina, how about the word delicious?

  34. russian66 on May 2nd, 2008 5:15 pm

    love your videos, great site :lol:

  35. wordlover on May 2nd, 2008 4:47 pm

    I doubt you’ll ever do this one, but I’m gonna request it anyway: moxibustion.

    Think it over, will ya? :smile:

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 4:50 pm:

    Также, «перестройка» и «гласность»!

  36. Broadsword on May 2nd, 2008 3:38 pm

    Is it really true that the modern slang word “cunt” derives from the old English term for the small, well-oiled bag in which ancient traveling carpenters once carried their sharpening stones?

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 3:47 pm:

    :!: Hint: cunt is NOT a modern term; it goes waaaay back.

    Broadsword replied on May 2nd, 2008 3:58 pm:

    Yes, I appreciate that it’s an old word…..and that its usage may have changed over time….but is the purported derivation correct?

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 4:45 pm:

    Maybe this‘ll shed some light on the subject.

    Broadsword replied on May 3rd, 2008 1:48 pm:

    Hmmm…..thanks…..so it seems that the story about the carpenter’s oiled bag is nothing more than than an old wives’ tale….now there’s an interesting expression. I wonder where it comes from? Nevertheless, that still leaves one big question unanswered; just what was that small, oiled bag in which a traveling carpenter carried his sharpening stones actually called…….? Any ideas?

    wordlover replied on May 3rd, 2008 2:47 pm:

    Гмм… я не знаю. :???:

  37. caktonias on May 2nd, 2008 3:30 pm

    I imagine most of these are repeats, however:

    1. Abbott and Costello
    2. airbags
    3. B1 and B2
    4. babaloos
    5. baby feeders
    6. badoinkies
    7. balloons
    8. baloobas
    9. baps
    10. bazookas
    11. bazoomas
    12. bazoombas
    13. bee-stings
    14. Ben and Jerry
    15. Bert and Ernie
    16. Berthas
    17. bijongas
    18. billibongs
    19. blinkers
    20. Bob and Ray
    21. bombs
    22. Bonnie and Clyde
    23. boobs
    24. boobies
    25. boobsters
    26. boops
    27. bosoms
    28. bottles
    29. boulders
    30. Brad Pitts
    31. bristols
    32. bumpers
    33. cans
    34. cantaloupes
    35. cha-chas
    36. chesticles
    37. chumbawumbas
    38. coconuts
    39. cupcakes
    40. dairy pillows
    41. Danny DeVitos
    42. David and Goliath
    43. devil’s dumplings
    44. dinglebobbers
    45. dugs
    46. dumplings
    47. Durantes
    48. Eartha Kitts
    49. Eisenhowers
    50. flapdoodles
    51. Fred and Ethel
    52. funbags
    53. gazongas
    54. George and Gracie
    55. gobstoppers
    56. God’s milk bottles
    57. Godzillas
    58. Goodyears
    59. goombas
    60. grillwork
    61. headlamps
    62. headlights
    63. high beams
    64. Holmes and Watson
    65. honkers
    66. hood ornaments
    67. hooters
    68. hubcaps
    69. hummers
    70. Isaac Newtons
    71. jahoobies
    72. John and Paul
    73. jugs
    74. kagemushas
    75. kawangas
    76. knockers
    77. Lewinskis
    78. Lilo and Stitch
    79. magambos
    80. Mahatmas
    81. mammaries
    82. mau maus
    83. melons
    84. Mickey and Minnie
    85. Mike and Ike
    86. milk bombs
    87. milk jugs
    88. milk wagons
    89. milkmakers
    90. milkshakes
    91. Mobutus
    92. mounds
    93. muffins
    94. Mulligans
    95. Murphys
    96. nay-nays
    97. neeners
    98. ninnies
    99. norks
    100. num-nums
    101. pair
    102. palookas
    103. Pia Zadoras
    104. pillows
    105. puppies
    106. pushmatahas
    107. rack
    108. rib bumpers
    109. rivets
    110. rotors
    111. shabba-dos
    112. shlobes
    113. shmozobs
    114. snow tires
    115. soombas
    116. speed bumps
    117. splazoingas
    118. squachies
    119. tatas
    120. teetees
    121. Thelma and Louise
    122. tishomingos
    123. tits
    124. titties
    125. torpedoes
    126. Tweedledee and Tweedledum
    127. tweeters
    128. twekkers
    129. Volvos
    130. wahwahs
    131. whimwhams
    132. Wilsons
    133. windshield wipers
    134. Winnebagos
    135. wopbopaloobops
    136. yahoos
    137. yazoos
    138. ying-yangs

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 3:45 pm:

    Yep, mostly. But I like “Lewinskis”: it’s recent and naughty! :twisted:

    aLx replied on May 2nd, 2008 7:16 pm:

    shouldn’t that refer to lips?

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 8:16 pm:

    Got Milk? :wink:

  38. tsikago on May 2nd, 2008 2:58 pm

    :lol: the word thug ! it has a terrific origin.

  39. tsikago on May 2nd, 2008 2:56 pm

    :idea: origin of middle finger … the bird !
    its a good story ! use it !
    chmok chmok
    yours Tsikago (George)

  40. joshthecreator on May 2nd, 2008 2:34 pm

    hey- my friends want to know the origin of the words masturebate and sex(y)

    thanks! <3<3<3<3<3<3<3

  41. BoArgMir on May 2nd, 2008 2:27 pm

    “FRANKENBOOBIES”

    This is what my friends call their boobies RIGHT after breast implant surgery when they are distorted and swollen.

    I get a chuckle out of that because that is so apropos.

    BoArgMir

  42. loskeem on May 2nd, 2008 1:32 pm

    Dear teacher,

    Ma’am, can you please tell us the meaning of the word, “Coquettish”?? I think it may have an interesting origin. My friend says he has a fetish for girls who are coquettish. I have never known what he meant by this ryhme.

  43. cunningluinguist on May 2nd, 2008 1:11 pm

    wow, there are a lot words for breasts already posted except i havent seen the term made famous by Frank zappa “mammalian protuberances” from the joes garage album the wet tee shirt contest.

    I would like it very much, dear teacher, if you could expound on the topic of when it is appropriate to use the term “whom” . I find it to be mis-used constantly and am confused myself .

  44. shoebox747 on May 2nd, 2008 12:19 pm

    I am curious about the world Townhouse and where does it come from?

  45. gdxzc on May 2nd, 2008 12:16 pm

    Hey Marina you sexy beast. I wanna Request The phrase “COLD TURKEY” referring to when some stops and addiction.

  46. wreked on May 2nd, 2008 11:41 am

    What about the phrase You’re skating on thin/think ice?

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 3:43 pm:

    Thin.

    And, yes, Marina, please do more idioms! :smile:

  47. pennsyltucky9 on May 2nd, 2008 11:41 am

    Hi Marina,

    What happened to the “Mayday game/ Emergency” vid? I could have sworn I just watched it but it’s not even listed in the lessons. What’s up? Did you have to pull it for some reason, or was I just dreaming? Am I looking in the wrong place?

    Maybe a poltergeist? Weird.

    Bob replied on May 2nd, 2008 12:36 pm:

    Bermuda Triangle, more likely. :grin:

    pennsyltucky9 replied on May 2nd, 2008 1:49 pm:

    Nope, it was on youtube instead. My bad.

  48. jenniferwashere2424 on May 2nd, 2008 11:18 am

    I would like to request for you to educate us students on the word ‘bogus’.

  49. luigi787 on May 2nd, 2008 10:20 am

    what is the origin of french kiss

    Bob replied on May 2nd, 2008 10:28 am:

    Never mind that; what about an Australian kiss?

    luigi787 replied on May 2nd, 2008 10:48 am:

    hell yeah

    pennsyltucky9 replied on May 2nd, 2008 12:25 pm:

    You mean the ‘way down under’ kind?

  50. blackturtle.us on May 2nd, 2008 10:12 am

    Love your videos! I’m learning to speak Russian and I understand that is your first language. There are several words in Russian that are directly related to English words. For instance, although “flag” is pronounced more or less the same, it looks very different in Cyrillic! Other words like this that I can think of quickly are park, brat, nose, lemon, toilet, airport, salad, dragon, tiger, and baggage. I’m sure you can think of many much better examples! Anyways a lesson or two comparing Russian words with English words and showing what they look like in Cyrillic might be fun/interesting. A whole series aimed at teaching Russian would be awesome, but the audience for such a series might not be large enough to justify the effort.

    Also, a funny thing I noticed while watching South Park is that the word “chef” in English looks a lot like the word for snow in Russian. (If you erase the lower bar of the F on Chef’s apron it would appear to say “snow” in Russian.)

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 3:39 pm:

    «флаг» = flag, of course.
    but «брат» = brother.

    СНЕГ for snow. or СНЕҒ, if it had a voiced velar fricative (i.e., /ɣ/).

    Кириллица—превосходная!!!!!

  51. wordlover on May 2nd, 2008 9:39 am

    How ’bout some from the lesser represented languages:
    Armenian: ծծեր
    Guarani: ipyti’akue
    Irish: cíocha
    Persian: آغوش
    Quechua: k’inchu
    Rapanui: ū
    Vietnamese: vú
    Xhosa: umxhelo

  52. trgoblin on May 2nd, 2008 9:25 am

    I have a phrase request inspired by, maybe related to your “Pussy Cat” video choice number 1.

    It might be a good one for your maxim radio show… and perhaps YouTube as well…

    The phrase is “Pussy Whipped”…

    BillyB replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:30 am:

    Why :?:

    trgoblin replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:56 am:

    Why would it be fun, or why is it maybe related to “cat-o-nine-tails”?

    BillyB replied on May 2nd, 2008 10:06 am:

    hope you don’t feel “it” I mean. cat o nine tails could be better alternative.
    i have customers that, when it comes to makeing decisions on a purchase, suffer from the condition to which you reffer, and more often than not miss out on one time opportunities. I think pussification of males has only started to be discussed elswhere, But I don’t want to start it here. Do you?

    trgoblin replied on May 2nd, 2008 10:12 am:

    No not really… I don’t want to think that hard today!

    I Just thought it would be fun to hear the origin - Marina style!

  53. andrewbean90 on May 2nd, 2008 9:05 am

    I want to know the origin of the word Hacker, Marina

    trash man replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:18 am:

    Great video.

    It titillated me.

    I like boobs and knockers.

    trash man replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:20 am:

    provide the origin of the slang term “pearl necklace”.

  54. prospero811 on May 2nd, 2008 8:58 am

    Carlin on Language - this one is clean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h67k9eEw9AY&feature =related

    prospero811 replied on May 2nd, 2008 8:58 am:

    well…relatively clean - he curses a little.

  55. prospero811 on May 2nd, 2008 8:52 am

    George Carlin rules:

    For word lovers, this is great - although it is profane and vulgar. So, if you are offended by the major dirty words, don’t watch this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTyzTJTNhNk

    prospero811 replied on May 2nd, 2008 8:53 am:

    Marina - you’ll love the way he analyzes the words….that is if you haven’t already seen it before.

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:18 am:

    I’m not offended by dirty words, just dirty idiots such as George Carlin… :twisted:

    trgoblin replied on May 2nd, 2008 10:55 am:

    George Carlin is a comedic genius! Thanks for posting the link.

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 3:29 pm:

    Grrrrrrrrr… :evil:

  56. koalabear on May 2nd, 2008 8:46 am

    A word request that should be a “blast from the past” - bikini

    pennsyltucky9 replied on May 5th, 2008 12:44 am:

    Koalabear,

    Check the Mayday Answer vid for a post on this subject. I still think it would be cool to see Marina (un)cover this just the same…

  57. wordlover on May 2nd, 2008 8:46 am

    apple dumpling shop
    apples
    appurtenances
    babaloos
    baby pillows
    baby’s public house
    bags
    balcony
    balloons
    baloobas
    bazongas
    bazonkers
    bazooms
    bazoongies
    bazoonjies
    beausom
    beauts
    bee-bites
    begonias
    bejonkers
    berks
    bezongas
    big brown eyes
    blubbers
    bobbers
    bodacious tatas
    boobies
    boobs
    boosiasms
    bosiasm
    bosoms
    boulders
    bouncers
    bra-buster
    breastworks
    breests
    Bristol cities
    Bristols
    bubbies
    bubbles
    buffers
    bulbs
    bumpers
    bumps
    bust
    butter-bags
    butter-boxes
    cabman’s rests
    cans
    cat heads
    cat(s) and kitties
    Charlies
    charms
    che-chees
    chest and bedding
    chestnuts
    chi-chi
    chubbies
    coconuts
    cokernuts
    cream-jugs
    cupcake
    dairies
    diddies
    digs
    dinners
    droopers
    dubbies
    dumpling-shop
    dumplings
    east and west
    eyes
    feeding-bottles
    figure
    flip-flaps
    fore-buttocks
    fried eggs
    front
    garbanzos
    gazongas
    gazungas
    globes
    goonas
    grapefruits
    grapes
    growths
    hands
    handwarmers
    hangers
    headlights
    hemispheres
    hog jaws
    honeydew melons
    hooters
    jelly-on-springs
    Jersey Cities
    jugs
    kajoobies
    kettledrums
    knockers
    lemons
    Lewis and Witties
    lollos
    love-bubbles
    love tips
    lung warts
    lungs
    Mae West
    mammets
    Manchester City
    Manchesters
    mangoes
    maracas
    marshmallows
    masob
    meat
    meat-market
    melons
    milk-bottles
    milk-shop
    milk-walk
    milky-way
    mosquito bites
    mount of lilies
    mountains
    muffins
    murphies
    nature’s fonts
    nick-nacks
    ninnies
    ninnyjugs
    norgies
    Norma Snockers
    nubbies
    nuggets
    oranges
    other parts
    pair
    panters
    pantry shelves
    paps
    peaches
    pellets
    playground
    poonts
    prize faggots
    pumps
    racks
    sacks
    snorbs
    superdroopers
    sweater full
    swingers
    teacups
    the person
    thousand pitties
    threepenny bits
    titties
    tonsils
    top
    top ballocks
    top ones
    toraloorals
    torpedo
    towns and cities
    treasure
    tremblers
    trey bits
    twin lovlieness
    twins
    udder
    upperdeck
    upper-works
    veiled twins
    voos
    wallopies
    warts
    watermelons (to name a few…)

    Bob replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:47 am:

    You’ve got quite a few that I missed or have never heard of before.
    Another one I should have thought of, as I’ve spent my life flying behind them, is Radomes or Radar Domes.

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 3:28 pm:

    I like that one!

    ( · ) ( · )

    [wolf whistle]

  58. panchoblanco on May 2nd, 2008 8:31 am

    I would like to suggest that you review the word “conundrum”. Like titillate, it seems to suggest something altogether different. I’m learning so much from you…You are my favorite teacher.

  59. edsie on May 2nd, 2008 7:47 am

    naughty,string,spring,flavor.

  60. tch1010 on May 2nd, 2008 7:42 am

    Marina,

    I have a couple of phrases for you. Where did the expression ‘up the creek without a paddle” come from :???:

    Also, when you hit the nerve in your elbow and it hurts people say that you hit your “funny bone.” I don’t think that it is funny or a bone. It is actually a painful nerve.

    Thanks

    geronimo replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:07 am:

    The bone at your elbow is the Humerus, which sounds like humor so it is called the funny bone for that reason, not for the pain you feel when you bump the ulnar nerve that is located there.

  61. tch1010 on May 2nd, 2008 7:38 am

    Marina,

    You are deliciously charming!!!

    I prefer the term “bodacious tatas.”

  62. digision on May 2nd, 2008 7:37 am

    I’d like to see you do a lesson on the word Nostalgia

  63. fishymack on May 2nd, 2008 7:20 am

    Boobs, jugs, knockers, bodacious ta-ta’s, portico, fun bags. :grin: :razz: :oops:

  64. weeder14 on May 2nd, 2008 7:10 am

    Let’s see….other names for breasts…
    Knockers, Jugs, Rack. That is all i can think of for now

  65. madberry on May 2nd, 2008 6:57 am

    First, thank you for your effort.
    Then, I’d like to know the origin of the word “BUTT”& where it come from?

    Thanks,

    Berry

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:15 am:

    But why?

    (Sorry. :roll: )

  66. panchoblanco on May 2nd, 2008 6:47 am

    Wow!!! “Bob” has way too much time on his hands. I think he covered it!

    Bob replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:44 am:

    It didn’t take long, though my wife is pissed off because I kept waking up through the night giggling and scribbling on my bedside notepad.

  67. misterc on May 2nd, 2008 6:32 am

    Two suggestions for word origins - (I’m a little teat off with the mammary words.)

    catercornered
    - adjective 1. diagonal
    - adverb 2. diagonally

    Also, catercorner, cater-corner, catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered.

    mollycoddle
    - noun 1. a man or boy who is used to being coddled; a milksop.
    - verb (used with object) 2. to coddle; pamper.

    geronimo replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:02 am:

    The phrase isn’t ‘teat off’ It’s “T’d” off as on the letter “T” short for “Ticked off” The question does what is ticked off mean.

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:14 am:

    I think he was making a pun, geronimo… :roll:

    geronimo replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:34 am:

    Yes I believe your right. I should have read it more carefully. :oops:

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:43 am:

    BTW, if someone is catty-cornered (pardon the folk etymology) are they also pussy-whipped? :razz:

  68. solidpig on May 2nd, 2008 6:31 am

    Hi teacher,
    as a proud Scotsman I’d like to know the origin of the work ‘Kilt’

    Thanks. x

    SP

  69. hutchiee on May 2nd, 2008 6:29 am

    “I can’t say titmouse without giggling like a schoolgirl” - Homer Simpson.

    Does this mean people once tickled birds? Or was the bird well-developed in the frontal zone?

  70. Xyvius on May 2nd, 2008 5:05 am

    Ok, while I do find your appearance exceptionally titillating :oops: , I am tired of all the sex related words. Other than its effect on your hit counter I bet you are as well. :roll:

    But I am interested in the origin of the word ‘edifice’. While I know its meaning and use it regularly, I am ignorant of its source. So please enlighten me.

    Thanks in advance,
    Xyvius

  71. captainjack on May 2nd, 2008 4:52 am

    Ok I cleared my cache and rebooted. I think I’m suffering from deja vu! yea I know I am! I guess that’s what I get for messing with Quantum physics. Wait…no… String Theory.

    I think I’m suffering from deja vu! yea I know I am! I guess that’s what I get for messing with Quantum physics. Wait…no… String Theory.

    I guess that’s what I get for messing with Quantum physics. Wait…no… String Theory.

    ….Wait…no… String Theory.

    aaaahhhhhhhh Damn Bill Murry’s Ground Hog!
    :mrgreen:

    P.S. No one is going to believe me that this deja vu really happened.

    wordlover replied on May 2nd, 2008 9:12 am:

    Stay away from that tesseract, if you know what’s good for you!!!! :eek: