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celebrate and use some of the glorious words of the english language that seem to get left behind

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velvet_poppytoday's word is....

paltry.

what a paltry spread she laid on, on easter sunday too. 5 years ago


velvet_poppytoday's words are...

piffle and trollope

what a load of old piffle you talk, you daft trollope. 5 years ago


velvet_poppytoday's word is......

umbrage

i took umbrage at the way she thought my novel was rubbish. 5 years ago


velvet_poppytoday's word is ......

scuppered.

he tried to steal the mona lisa from the louvre but was scuppered by the loss of his false leg. 5 years ago


velvet_poppybumper day today....

a word and a phrase.

bumpf

the college sent me all the bumpf.

a bit of biff

he went on the protest march and had a bit of biff with the cops.

this is an aussie phrase which i was told and i like it so much but i am a fairly peaceful girl so do not get to use it often. :-( 5 years ago


velvet_poppytoday's word is.....

whiff

he got a whiff of something shonky going on.

actually i could add shonky to the list although it is not english english but oz english. never mind….it should be included i feel. 5 years ago


velvet_poppytoday's words are....

dastardly, fiend, thwart

that dastardly fiend will thwart my attempt to steal his pudding recipe if i am not careful 6 years ago


velvet_poppytoday's word is.....

scud.

the clouds were scudding across the march sky. 6 years ago


velvet_poppyextra word today....

courtesy of sylvie : quart.

that quart of custard went down a treat ! 6 years ago


velvet_poppytoday's word is ......

kip.

blimey, i’m tired, i could really do with a kip. 6 years ago


velvet_poppyfor starters.....

minion ! thank you for reminding me of that one, snow. :-)

it’s a never ending list…...

inclement
trug
obstreperous
disconbobulated
kink
putrid

just a few off the top of my head. i will concentrate more when sweetpea is asleep. right now she wants me to play and she is a tad (tad…there’s another one !) more important than me babbling on
43t. ;-) 6 years ago


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