Miasma
An unhealthy or unpleasant vapor or atmosphere.
There is a mIasma of despair around the forum today with some members compounding this by having a miasma of stale alcohol hanging around them.
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Bumptious
Irritatingly self assertive
Contumacious. stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
I’ve a few contumacious cunts on my junior team. I’d never let them know though
cacoethes
An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
When the inter-county championship gets up and running who will be the first poster to succumb to the cacoethes of getting involved in a debate on Ulster football with @Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy
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bildungsroman
a novel dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education.
A coming of age story.
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Germanic in origin I would imagine
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Yes
German, from Bildung education + Roman novel
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Thalassophile
A person who loves the ocean
obsequious
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
RTE’s obsequious relationship with NPHET is not only nauseating but dangerous.
oeuvre
the body of work of a painter, composer, or author.
I see Bruce Springsteen has a new album out this week to add to his already significant oeuvre.
insouciance
Lighthearted unconcern
I’d imagine most people are watching the rugby with complete insouciance.
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Not a word that applies often to the mood on tfk
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Back when people paid attention to match reports in the next day’s papers, you’d often see a flair player’s insouciance getting mentioned.
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Nugatory
Of no value or importance
solipsistic
the idea that only your own experiences and existence can be known or are important
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Everyone of ye is a figment of my imagination
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That’s one for the ceann
Aka Egotistical
My kid assures me that she can’t be late for school because they dont start teaching her until she arrives
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