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		<title>Trilemma</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[i'm pretty sure it's a word]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[L and I were recently talking about whether trilemma is a word. It seemed dubious since the dictionary.com only lists the entry from dictionary.com: –noun 1. a situation, analogous to a dilemma, in which there are three almost equally undesirable alternatives: His trilemma consisted in not knowing whether to acknowledge receipt, deny it, or simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miasma</title>
		<link>http://www.realmofthewombat.com/2009/12/15/miasma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The JJGo podcast loves to use good words. This time, it&#8217;s miasma: - noun 1. A noxious atmosphere or influence 2. A poisonous atmosphere formerly thought to rise from swamps and putrid matter and cause disease; A thick vaporous atmosphere or emanation]]></description>
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		<title>Velocipede</title>
		<link>http://www.realmofthewombat.com/2009/11/01/velocipede/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tall guy and podcaster Jesse Thorn likes to refer to those old-timey bicycles with one giant wheel in the front and one small wheel in the back. Apparently these are called &#8220;velocipedes,&#8221; although that usage seems to be a subset of the more general term. From dictionary.com: –noun 1. a vehicle, usually having two or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sirrah</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Odie started calling me &#8216;sirrah&#8217; on the train the other day. We figured it was the predecessor of &#8216;sir,&#8217; which turned out to be true. But &#8216;sirrah&#8217; holds a different connotation, according to dictionary.com: –noun Archaic. a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc. Origin: 1520–30; extended form of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arachibutyrophobia</title>
		<link>http://www.realmofthewombat.com/2008/05/25/arachibutyrophobia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 12:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I recently learned from Mental Floss, &#8220;arachibutyrophobia&#8221; is a word. According to dictionary.com it is: noun a fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one&#8217;s mouth Is this really a condition? Even if it is, does it need a specific word to describe it? This is a general problem: most phobias don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panegyric</title>
		<link>http://www.realmofthewombat.com/2008/04/07/panegyric/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Washington used the word &#8220;panegyric&#8221; in a humble reply to a poem dedicated to him by Phillis Wheatley at the outset of the Revolutionary War. From dictionary.com: noun 1. a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy. 2. formal or elaborate praise.]]></description>
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		<title>Innocuous</title>
		<link>http://www.realmofthewombat.com/2007/10/05/innocuous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an exchange that recently transpired: Labmate: Are you rooting for the Rockies in the playoffs? Our Hero: Yes. They&#8217;re the most innocuous team left. Labmate: Innocuous? That&#8217;s a prompt for some learning action. Here&#8217;s the entry from Webster: adjective 1 : producing no injury 2 : not likely to give offense or to arouse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jeremiad</title>
		<link>http://www.realmofthewombat.com/2007/06/15/jeremiad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his article in the latest Newsweek about Al Gore and Bill Bradley, Jonathan Alter used the word &#8220;jeremiad.&#8221; This piqued my interest, as you might expect. I should have guessed the etymology as biblical and hence the meaning. Here&#8217;s the listing from dictionary.com: noun a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint. If I ever decide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bailiwick</title>
		<link>http://www.realmofthewombat.com/2007/02/24/bailiwick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had never heard the word &#8220;bailiwick&#8221; before a month ago. Then it appeared throughout The Cuckoo&#8217;s Egg and as the name of a theater in Lakeview, the Bailiwick Repertory Theater. I figured I should look it up. noun 1. the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction. 2. a person&#8217;s area of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Factotum</title>
		<link>http://www.realmofthewombat.com/2007/02/11/factotum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Factotum&#8221; first appeared in the Jack Black classic School of Rock. It since graduated to a movie of its own, starring Matt Dillon. That was the tipping point for me to look it up. noun 1. a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of work around the house. 2. any [...]]]></description>
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