PSEUDOPHOBIA – false fear

Posted on April 10, 2013 by IGNATIUS

Today’s word is: PSEUDOPHOBIA

PSEUDO  =   False
-PHOBIA  =    Fear

Meaning:    False fear, unnecessary concern

Used in a sentence:   The four hundred feet of new snow forecast for the Rockies turned out to be a pseudophobia.

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HYPERSALUCHREMIC – Excessive health costs

Posted on April 8, 2013 by IGNATIUS

Today’s word is: HYPERSALUCHREMIC

HYPER =  Excessive
SALU-   = Health
-CHREMATIC  =  Pertaining to money

Meaning:   Excessive health costs

Used in a sentence:   In 2017, the US government decided to shut down completely due to it’s inability to control the hypersaluchrematic outbreak.

Contemplation:  Is Lingomania the only site wondering why health care costs 50% more per capita than any other country on Earth? read article

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AGAUCLINA – bed of a noble person / royalty

Posted on April 1, 2013 by IGNATIUS

Today’s word is: AGAUCLINA

AGAU  = Illustrious, noble
CLIN(A) =  A bed

Meaning:  The bed of a noble person/royalty

Used in a sentence:   While settle for just a bed, when you can (for $M6.4) have the Baldacchino Supreme?

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ABERRANNUCLEAR – nuclear stuff being where it shouldn’t

Posted on March 29, 2013 by IGNATIUS

Today’s word is: ABERRANNUCLEAR

ABERRAN = Going astray
NUCLEAR = Pertaining to nuclear weapons, reactions and power

Meaning: Nuclear stuff being where it shouldn’t

Used in a sentence: North Korea’s grumpiness made the South Korean’s worry about aberrannuclear events.

Disclaimer: The South Koreans are not the only ones. Read Article

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AEROFETIC – foul smelling air

Posted on March 27, 2013 by IGNATIUS

Today’s word is: AEROFETIC

AER(O)                        Air, the atmosphere
FET-                           Putrid, ill-smelling
-IC                               State of, pertaining to

Meaning: Foul smelling air

Used in a sentence: Bovine flatulence is both aerofetic and a significant component of global warming.

Disclaimer: Lingomania was unable to find suitable statistics on human aerofetic displays and their impact.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/zoology/mammals/methane-cow.htm

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