How has being anti-Bush improved your vocabulary?

[HereSince1628]

Until the past couple of years I never much used words like mendacity,
hegemony, falangism, and such...

Although it hasn't helped my spelling any, I always thought W as spelled W and now its D-U-M-B-Y-A.

What words has the struggle brought to your lexicon?

[Hand]

1. Learned a new psychological term...

"Malignant narcissist." I use it all the time when discussing Chimpy these days--fits him to a T.

[msanger]

2. LIHOP and MIHOP

just five minutes ago.

but really, it has made me appreciate language a great deal more. I now realize we can't take it for granted.

[elfwitch]

3. one adjustment....

It has been pretty damn hard thinking of new words to call the decorative foliage that adorns many houses and buildings. It seems a huge insult to plantlife to call these things bushes or shrubs now.

[xultar]

4. I had to get a dictionary to figure out what he was trying to say...

that has helped me to build my vocabulary. Plus I needed to use a Thesaurus to help me figure out new ways to express my utter contempt for the Shrub Admin...

Not to mention hanging out here! There are some real brainiacs here @ DU.

[La_Serpiente]

5. Oh, I have learned a whole bunch of words

like panglossian. Also, I have now been checking on the latin and greek roots of words all because of Bush.

[HereSince1628]

12. Yes, and FRENCH too.

Mon Dieu! or however its spelt.

[eissa]

6. I'm not sure if this is an improvement

but the amount of creative swearing I now use is unbelievable!

[skypilot]

7. I now have the absolutely delightful word...

...WHISTLEASS to describe Chimpy.

[skypilot]

8. I now have the absolutely delightful word...

...WHISTLEASS to refer to Chimpy.

[hatrack]

9. It's been a real boost!

I've been able to dust off words like "venal", "pustulent", "vapid" & "fetid" and the like on many occasions.

[HereSince1628]

13. I wonder if we are gaining more adjectives that other forms?

.

[adriennel]

10. more creative swearing

I've developed a raging case of Tourette's syndrome and can no longer watch television news when small children are in the room.

[maddezmom]

37. not sure it's creative

but can't watch with small children, my husband or my pets. I scare them half to death.

[Another Bill C.]

11. Enthymeme

It's a great word to describe most conservative arguments.

[HereSince1628]

17. Had to look that one up...not a gas from ripened apples but...

...an argument in which one of the premises or sometimes the conclusion is not expressed, but implied...

I thought the neocon's were all about hegemnomemes?

[TacticalPeek]

14. Reading a thread today about not letting aWol back into the country,

and underpants' suggesting keeping him in the Azores, I reacquainted myself with the term 'bezoar'.

But then decided my thoughts were too repulsive to post.

[HereSince1628]

19. Please use Bush, intestinal stone (bezoar), and Azores 1 sentence

It has got to be good!

[TacticalPeek]

36. "Bezoar was I ere I saw Azores", said George.

:silly:

[ComerPerro]

15. Sycophant, jingoism

I knew what they meant, but they were just abstract terms. Now, however, I am experiencing both on a regular basis. I am dealing with our jingoistic administration, and I have to interact with sycophants wherever I go.

[HereSince1628]

20. Yeah I thought jingoism had to do with advertising ditties..

:-( made me feel dumb when I realized what it really was.

On edit...apparently the original jingo...

we don't want to fight
but by jingo if we do
we've got the ships
we've got the men
we've got the money, too

[eileen_d]

16. I learned the word "meme"

and have grown to despise it. Learned a couple of other words, and have become more precise with my own language, but that one just sticks in my craw.

Ditto on the creative swearing. I feel proud to have been present for the debut of "Whistle-Ass" on DU. :)

[mike_c]

18. I find myself using the term "rat bastard" much more frequently...

...than I used to.

[FlaGranny]

21. It hasn't helped my vocabulary.

All it has done is make me use bad words a lot more frequently than I used to.

[HereSince1628]

22. I suggest Mrs. Burn's Book of Little Used Words

of the English Language...

In it you will find that dingleberry is a perfect descriptor for the Faux news people.

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. For many useful words to describe Republicans

try http://www.viz.co.uk/profanisaurus/profanis.htm

Roger's Profanisaurus. Best pronounced in a Geordie accent - there should have been a few used this afternoon around Sedgefield.

[HereSince1628]

26. Oh, that is GREAT, bookmark that url!!!

:evilgrin:

[tokenlib]

23. If I was underage--suds would be oozing out of my mouth..

..and I mean soap suds! not beer! :)

I sound like an absolute asshole when I rant about Bush. It is so hard to control myself.

[glarius]

25. I've learned many , many words for "moron"...like bonehead, ignoramus,

muttonhead, dolt, mental defective, dimwit, cretin, numbskull, dummy, dunce, dullard....and on and on and on and on...very educational...:D

[Jose Diablo]

27. Several new words/phrases for me.

Beyond the Pale, was used to marginalize me when I gave the opinion that with the constitution under attack, I may need to go 'underground' to escape persecution for 'political' ideas.

Surreal was also used in a simular circumstance to point-out how 'irrational' my opinion was in regards to why is it the "put" options on American and United airlines placed just prior to 911 have never been fully disclosed as to who was behind the trading.

I guess the 'tinfoil' hat is stuck. I cannot let the stuff go.

Oh, I'm a 'conspiracy nut' too.

The job I used to have, everyone there offered the idea that I had lost my marbles. I do not really care about most of them though, the place was very republican, hyper-christian too. As I was leaving for the last time, this Southern Baptist says that I should turn to Jesus, like somehow I didn't know Jesus myself and this guy had the inside track on Jesus.

I am glad though that I stumbled in here. I am very fond of this board.

[mmonk]

28. Does

profanity count?

[HereSince1628]

31. BuTT, Of Course!

How many ways can you defame poetically without increasing your word use?

[leesa]

29. Somewhat, although I have never cursed more in my entire life!

[KansDem]

30. I don't swallow my "Ns" anymore...

I know this has more to do with pronunciation than vocabulary, but I had gotten pretty lazy with words that end with "ing," opting to pronounce "ing" as "n'" as in "The cat's hid'n' in the closet." Some friends used to point it out to me, but I didn't really think about it until Shrub stole the White House. Then I wondered if people would equate my speech with the Shrub! The few times I've listened to him, he's sounded awful!!!

So now I make a more conscious effort to pronounce "ing"

[smirkymonkey]

32. "Fucktard" has become the shining

gem on my profanity list. Also, like WhistleAss a lot.

[Myra]

33. I learned the word "plutocracy" after Thursday's London protest

Tho' I'd rather not know the word and have
a good ol' quaint democracy.

But I've been reading a lot of accounts
of the Pretend President and the Puppet PM
in the aftermath of Bush's recent propaganda
campaign, and dang they talk good:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1089947,00.html
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/11/21/london_protest/index1.html (I think subscription is required)

[EV1Ltimm]

34. hegemony.

[Nay]

35. It hasn't. I find myself using the most vile curse words I can think of.

And I curse daily as the news brings me more of * horror.