Whatzat mean? Word origins.

cathexis · 03-13-2018, 06:53 PM

Cryptocurrency

An alternate form of currency that is strictly digital.
Works through encryption over the internet making it's use anonymous.
Difficult for the receiver to prove who the sender
was and visa versa. There are 2 main types of cryptocurrency in
use at present, Bitcoin and Ether. There are other less used forms,
but they operate in the same or similar ways.

homoe · 03-13-2018, 08:23 PM

cryptic......

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure. Having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning.

The history of "cryptic" starts with "kryptein," a Greek word meaning "to hide."

homoe · 03-13-2018, 08:27 PM

gander

To look or glance at something. A male goose.

Probably derivative of gander, from the goose-like appearance of a person stretching to look at something or somebody.

homoe · 03-15-2018, 09:32 AM

besmirch

Damage the reputation of someone or something in the opinion of others.

Since the prefix be- in besmirch means "to make or cause to be," when you besmirch something, you cause it to have a smirch. What's a smirch? A smirch is a stain, and "to smirch" is to stain or make dirty. By extension, "to smirch" came to mean "to bring discredit or disgrace on." "Smirch" and "besmirch," then, mean essentially the same thing. We have William Shakespeare to thank for the variation in form. Shakespeare's 1599 use of the term in Henry V is the first known appearance of "besmirch" in English.

homoe · 03-15-2018, 09:40 AM

aberrant

Departing from an accepted standard. Diverging from the normal type. Also a
role-playing game created by White Wolf Game Studio in 1999.

Something aberrant has wandered away from the usual path or form. The word is generally used in a negative way; aberrant behavior, for example, may be a symptom of other problems. But the discovery of an aberrant variety of a species can be exciting news to a biologist, and identifying an aberrant gene has led the way to new treatments for diseases.

homoe · 03-15-2018, 11:02 AM

pragmatist

A person who is guided more by practical considerations than by ideals. An advocate of the approach that evaluates theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application.

homoe · 03-15-2018, 05:46 PM

commingle

To blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole This can be anything from cash, assets, household good, to personal effects! Often times when two people move in together, possessions are commingled!

If you've ever seen the scene in When Harry Met Sally, about the ugly wheel coffee table, it's perhaps best NOT to commingle items.

03-13-2018, 06:53 PM	#1
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03-13-2018, 08:23 PM	#2
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	cryptic...... Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure. Having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning. The history of "cryptic" starts with "kryptein," a Greek word meaning "to hide."

03-13-2018, 08:27 PM	#3
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	gander To look or glance at something. A male goose. Probably derivative of gander, from the goose-like appearance of a person stretching to look at something or somebody.

03-15-2018, 09:32 AM	#4
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	besmirch Damage the reputation of someone or something in the opinion of others. Since the prefix be- in besmirch means "to make or cause to be," when you besmirch something, you cause it to have a smirch. What's a smirch? A smirch is a stain, and "to smirch" is to stain or make dirty. By extension, "to smirch" came to mean "to bring discredit or disgrace on." "Smirch" and "besmirch," then, mean essentially the same thing. We have William Shakespeare to thank for the variation in form. Shakespeare's 1599 use of the term in Henry V is the first known appearance of "besmirch" in English.

03-15-2018, 09:40 AM	#5
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	aberrant Departing from an accepted standard. Diverging from the normal type. Also a role-playing game created by White Wolf Game Studio in 1999. Something aberrant has wandered away from the usual path or form. The word is generally used in a negative way; aberrant behavior, for example, may be a symptom of other problems. But the discovery of an aberrant variety of a species can be exciting news to a biologist, and identifying an aberrant gene has led the way to new treatments for diseases.

03-15-2018, 11:02 AM	#6
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	pragmatist A person who is guided more by practical considerations than by ideals. An advocate of the approach that evaluates theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application.

03-15-2018, 05:46 PM	#7
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	commingle To blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole This can be anything from cash, assets, household good, to personal effects! Often times when two people move in together, possessions are commingled! If you've ever seen the scene in When Harry Met Sally, about the ugly wheel coffee table, it's perhaps best NOT to commingle items.