Word for the Day, Tuesday October 15, 2013

[SoothingDave]

Word For The Day, October 15, 2013

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

macaronic [mak-uh-ron-ik]

-adj
1.composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings.
2. composed of a mixture of languages.
3. mixed; jumbled.

[1605–15; < Medieval Latin macarōnicus < dialectal Italian maccarone macaroni + Latin -icus -ic]

[SoothingDave]

Heeeeeyyyyy Macaronic!

[pax_et_bonum]

Rofl!

That was so funny it makes me hungry for cheesy macaronic.

[hobbes1]

Mornin Dave!

[upchuck]

4. A pasta product that comes in several shapes, elbow being the most common. When cooked and combined with melted cheese, becomes the kids' fav.

[Diogenesis]

Hussein Doodle went to town
A-riding on a girl's bike,
Stuck his Koran in his kufi,
And called it macaroni.



Hussein Doodle went to town,
For to give al Qaeda arms,
A real Congress would impeach and feather him,
And save America's justice, Law, and charms.

[secret garden]

English language learners frequently complain that English is macaronic, with lots of different languages and rules mixed into it. Es verdad.

[NicknamedBob]

Macaroni

There was this Yankee Doodle, who had a special hat,
By donning plumage he could eat! Now can you fancy that?
Or was it that he decorated it for it was rather plain?
I can’t see how he’d otherwise have anything to gain.

He put a feather in it, and called it macaroni.
That makes no sense to call a hat, perhaps he meant his pony?
That can’t be it, of course, it’s from a story line,
About a girl who had a horse, a girl named Caroline.

The horse was white ... no wait a bit, her house was all in White,
And everywhere she went her pony kept her in his sight!
Or was that Mary, who can tell? This tale is not so neat,
I think because of hunger pangs. So tell me, can we eat?

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . July 7, 2005

Where else could I use it?

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Stuck a feather in his hat, and called it macaronic.”

[hobbes1]

I thought it was Esto Es Verdad?

[hobbes1]

LOL!!!!!

[hobbes1]

Paybacks are Une Chienne!!!

;-)

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Obamus Maximus the macaronic
Has delusions that make him moronic
And Michelle, just to please her
Is treated like Caesar
Is she or is he more demonic?

[count-your-change]

Macaronic

This is a very complicated word. Sort of Maca Ironic! People eat that stuff and shake in a Macarena or maybe in a mac arena. Very complicated, this macaronic.
Then there were all those ventriloquists in the “macaronic Western” movies.

[Loud Mime]

My neighbors, who are Korean, call their mixture of Korean and English “Konglish.” They’re going to love hearing that its a macaronic language.

[NeoCaveman]

The Rick roll loses something when the first thing to pop up is a commercial.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Is the best speaker King Konglish?

[hobbes1]

She zapped me yesterday. But Yes, it does.

I took NRO to task on twitter this AM for their Morning Jolt popup that comes up every single time you navigate from one section to the other.

[hobbes1]

Ming of Konglish?

[Texan5]

Dreary and humid-but there is a cool front on the way tonight...

The ideas thrown around in DC
To see if some will stick
Are the same confusing mess
As a well-worn magic trick

To be sure, the language is
As macaronic and confusing
As conversation at the UN in
A latrine everyone is using...

A word here, a phrase there
They’re just putting on a show-
And honesty is something that
Far too few of them know...