Fun With Merriam-Webster

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2003-12-01 03:54am

Nothing passes the time better when you're hair-pulling bored than going to Merriam-Webster online and listening to the proper pronunciation of "asshole", "motherfucker" and "cocksucker"

Technology is such a amazing thing.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2003-12-01 04:00am

Gosh, you must have a lot of time on your hands, Lord Poe. I can relate.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-12-01 04:02am

WANK isn't in that dictionary!

The dictionary.com version is so ace. Look:

/wangk/ [Columbia University: probably by mutation from Commonwealth slang "wank", to masturbate] Used much as hack
is elsewhere, as a noun denoting a clever technique or person
or the result of such cleverness. May describe (negatively)
the act of hacking for hacking's sake ("Quit wanking, let's go
get supper!") or (more positively) a wizard. "wanky"
describes something particularly clever (a person, program, or
algorithm). Conversations can also get wanky when there are
too many wanks involved. This excess wankiness is signalled
by an overload of the "wankometer" (compare bogometer).
When the wankometer overloads, the conversation's subject must
be changed, or all non-wanks will leave. Compare
"neep-neeping" (under neep-neep). Usage: US only. In
Britain and the Commonwealth this word is *extremely* rude and
is best avoided unless one intends to give offense.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-12-01 04:41pm

HAHAHA
Wow, the dictionary actually said wankometer.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-12-01 04:43pm

LMAO!

Why hearing that thing say 'cocksucker' is so funny, I do not know, but it IS!

EDIT: 'Whore' is said by a woman, too. Jeez...we're mature, aren't we.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-12-01 04:48pm

I liked the entry for "clitoris." What do you guys think, is it "CLIT-or-is" or "cli-TOR-is"

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-12-01 04:55pm

Somehow, hearing the guy say 'asshole' so earnestly is really funny. Not sure why.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-12-02 03:18am

You guys have far too much time on your hands.

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-12-02 06:54pm

that dictionary.com thing is sig-worthy... If I only had room....

Conversations can also get wanky when there are
too many wanks involved. This excess wankiness is signalled
by an overload of the "wankometer" (compare bogometer).
When the wankometer overloads, the conversation's subject must
be changed, or all non-wanks will leave.

That can be replaced with spam, spamometer, and spammers and still be completely accurate. Heh.

EDIT: Hearing tit like that is just hilarious.
EDIT2: fuckup is great too