pauldron

 A pauldron (sometimes spelled pouldron or powldron) is a component of plate armor that evolved from spaulders in the 15th century. As with spaulders, pauldrons cover the shoulder area.

Oga

 

The word Oga is a Pidgin word which means "senior or boss." The phrase "my oga at the top" may be used to show respect to someone in a position of authority.

For example, in a question like this: "When will you pay my debt?" Reply: "My oga at the top has not paid my salary."

Cathemerality

 Cathemerality, sometimes called metaturnality, is an organismal activity pattern of irregular intervals during the day or night in which food is acquired, socializing with other organisms occurs, and any other activities necessary for livelihood are undertaken.

 

Hatzalah

 Hatzalah (/hətˈsʌlə/; Hebrew: הַצָּלָה, lit. 'rescue, relief') is one of several Jewish volunteer emergency medical service (EMS) organizations serving mostly areas with Jewish communities around the world, giving free medical service no matter their religion. Most local branches operate independently of each other, but use the common name. The Hebrew spelling of the name is always the same, but there are many variations in transliteration, such as Hatzolah, Hatzoloh, and Hatzola.

It is also often called Chevra Hatzalah, which loosely translates as "Company of Rescuers", "Group of Rescuers", or "Rescue Squad".

 

systematics

 Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: cladograms, phylogenetic trees, phylogenies). Phylogenies have two components: branching order (showing group relationships) and branch length (showing amount of evolution). Phylogenetic trees of species and higher taxa are used to study the evolution of traits (e.g., anatomical or molecular characteristics) and the distribution of organisms (biogeography).

 

between Scylla and Charybdis

 Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, which has been associated with the proverbial advice "to choose the lesser of two evils". Several other idioms, such as "on the horns of a dilemma", "between the devil and the deep blue sea", and "between a rock and a hard place" express similar meanings. The mythical situation also developed a proverbial use in which seeking to choose between equally dangerous extremes is seen as leading inevitably to disaster. 

 Scylla and Charybdis were mythical sea monsters noted by Homer; Greek mythology sited them on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and Calabria, on the Italian mainland. Scylla was rationalized as a rock shoal (described as a six-headed sea monster) on the Calabrian side of the strait and Charybdis was a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily. They were regarded as maritime hazards located close enough to each other that they posed an inescapable threat to passing sailors; avoiding Charybdis meant passing too close to Scylla and vice versa. According to Homer's account, Odysseus was advised to pass by Scylla and lose only a few sailors, rather than risk the loss of his entire ship in the whirlpool.

 croffle: a croissant cooked in a waffle iron

 

skeeve 

(verb) to gross out; to digust; to make your skin crawl

kaketsugi

 

Photo: kelly (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Tucked away in a Minokamo City workshop located in Gifu prefecture Japan, a father and daughter team repair damaged clothing using "kaketsugi", an "invisible mending" technique that uses a needle, thread and craftmanship so fine that virtually no trace of repair is visible.

 

Lean 

Aka. Purple Drank.

A mixture of Jolly Ranchers, Sprite, and codeine that will get you high asf.
Gary: Aye bro imma sip on yo purple kool aid.

Vozhd

 

Vozhd or Vožd (Serbian: Вожд) (Russian: Вождь, lit. 'leader, guide') is a Serbian and Russian Church Slavonic loanword derived from the verb vesti (вестивести, meaning "to lead", "to guide").

In Serbia, it was the title Vožd (Serbian Cyrillic: Вожд) that was given to Karađorđe Petrović by all the voivodes who elected him to be their leader at their first Praviteljstvujusceg sovejeta (Self-government Council) during the First Serbian Uprising.

Later, in Russian, it was often used in reference to Soviet leaders such as Joseph Stalin or Lenin as Vozhd of the proletariat (Russian: Вождь пролетариата), Vozhd of the Russian Communist Party (Russian: Вождь Российской Коммунистической Партии), Vozhd of the World Revolution (Russian: Вождь мировой революции), Vozhd of the Peoples (Russian: Вождь народов).

 

fjeld

 

fjeld (plural fjelds)

1. (geography) A rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia.

waqf

 A waqf (Arabic: وَقْف; [ˈwɑqf]), also known as hubous (حُبوس)^[1] or mortmain property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitable purposes with no intention of reclaiming the assets.

inflorescence

 An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed on the axis of a plant. 

 

 

Deaditor

A Wikipedia editor that, within seconds, updates an article on a famous person who has recently passed away in order to change every present tense verb, such as the word "is", to a past tense verb, such as "was".

zoeal

 

zoeal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to zoeae.

 

Semite

Semite

a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs

abditory

 

abditory (plural abditories)

(rare) A concealed location used for storage or to hide items.

shan

 

shan (comparative more shan, superlative most shan)

1. (Tyneside) unfair, harsh

   Here man! that's pure shan that like

2. (Scotland, Hartlepool) poor, low-quality

in flagrante delicto

 

in flagrante delicto (not comparable)

1. In the act of committing a misdeed.
1. 
   
2. While performing sexual activity. 

Borrowed from Medieval Latin in flagrante delicto (literally “while the crime is blazing”), from in + flāgrō (“burn”) + dēlictō, form of dēlictum (“crime, misdeed”).

 

overrent

 

overrent (third-person singular simple present overrents, present participle overrenting, simple past and past participle overrented)

1. (transitive) To rent for too much.
2. (intransitive) To exact too high a rent.

riquiqui

 

riquiqui (invariable)

(informal, also figuratively) tiny, narrow, cramped.

Onomatopoeic reduplication, compare ric-rac (“just about”).

disacknowledge

 

disacknowledge (third-person singular simple present disacknowledges, present participle disacknowledging, simple past and past participle disacknowledged)

1. (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.

arbiter elegantiarum

 

arbiter elegantiarum

An authority on manners or etiquette.

circuitous

 

circuitous (comparative more circuitous, superlative most circuitous)

1. Not direct or to the point.
2. Of a long and winding route.