"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
Saturday, 24 January 2009
D'Oh
D’Oh expresses frustration or anger, especially at one’s own stupidity.
In 1989 "The Simpsons" hit the television screens. A cult series in both the USA and UK some of the catchphrases are now so well-known that in 2001 Homer’s “D’Oh” arrived in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Scriptor, You should feel complimented for having such an observant reader who notes "repeats."
I like Homer's expression of anger "Why you little..." as he lovingly strangles Bart. I have "air-strangled" a few people in my day while muttering the phrase. It's really quite satisfying (and funny).
My daughter Helen commented in November 2008 in her Blog that she was now keeping a notebook of new words that she came across during her reading. "This week I bought a lovely little leather bound book to write new words in as I read them . I've added a few from "1984", but my favourite has to be persiflage (from the French persifler) which means banter." I later discovered that my older daughter, Bryony, also kept a similar notebook.
This inspired me to create a Word blog. This will include both new words, favourite words and the origins of phrases that we commonly use. A definition and some comment, perhaps even a relevant quotation, will acompany the word or phrase.
“I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me.” - Winnie the Pooh
I'm having this weird sense of deja vu. For some reason it feels like the 28th of November 2008. D'Oh!
ReplyDeleteD'Oh!
ReplyDeleteScriptor, You should feel complimented for having such an observant reader who notes "repeats."
ReplyDeleteI like Homer's expression of anger "Why you little..." as he lovingly strangles Bart. I have "air-strangled" a few people in my day while muttering the phrase. It's really quite satisfying (and funny).