Euneirophrenia

What did Euneirophrenia inspire?

noun; meaning "peace of mind after a pleasant dream."

Joelle Saveliev

Noël Coleman

Prompt 32: Euneirophrenia

Euneirophrenia

noun

1.   peace of mind after a pleasant dream

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Tarantism

What did Tarantism inspire?

noun; meaning "a variety of dancing mania,
popularly thought to be caused by
the bite of a tarantula and
to be cured by dancing."

Joelle Saveliev

Noël Coleman

Prompt 31: Tarantism

Tarantism

noun

1. An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.
2. a variety of dancing mania, popularly thought to be caused by the bite of a tarantula and to be cured by dancing.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tarantism
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tarantism

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Yonderly

What did Yonderly inspire?

adjective; meaning "Mentally or emotionally distant;
Absent-minded,
Aloof, reserved
Morose or gloomy"

Joelle Saveliev

Noël Coleman

Prompt 30: Yonderly

Yonderly

adjective

1. Mentally or emotionally distant; Absent-minded
2. Aloof, reserved
3. Morose or gloomy

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/yonderly
http://phrontistery.info/y.html

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Schedule Announcement!

You're probably wondering why there's no prompt yet.

Fear not!

The Dictionomicon Lives!

Or, it will live. Soon.

Due to scheduling conflicts, the day of the Dictionomicon is being moved.

Which means that prompts and posts will no longer appear on Saturday.

The NEW and somewhat IMPROVED 

(and by somewhat we mean not really any different)

DAY OF THE DICTIONOMICON 

is

Friday

Our next word prompt will be up tonight, 

with a deadline for Friday, January 17th.

Quoz

What did Quoz inspire?

noun; meaning "something queer or absurb.”

Joelle Saveliev

Noël Coleman

Prompt 29: Quoz

Quoz

noun

1. Something queer or absurd

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quoz

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Wassail

What did Wassail inspire?

noun; meaning "the singing of Christmas carols, going from house to house,"
or "a festivity where much drinking takes place."

verb; meaning "to drink to the health of a person,"
or "to go from house to house singing carols at Christmas."

Joelle Saveliev

Noël Coleman