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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:44 am
sometimes words look funny or seem to have another meaning when you split them into parts.
i realized this when i was doing a word puzzle and had to associate "mal" (bad) with "lard" (grease).
the answer was mallard, a duck.
so through misdefinition by parts, a duck became bad grease.
i always (almost) laugh at the word "coworker" since i think of someone
orking cows.
so what examples can you come up with?
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:47 pm
alimony
ali= the hero of Aladdin
mony=Mutual of New York, an insurance and investment firm
alimony= where Aladdin invests his treasures
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:55 am
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:55 am
sextant
sex + tant (replace w/tent)
a portable shelter where intercourse is the main activity
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:40 am
hey, i like dat!
codependant
a necklace with an amulet contained a secret message
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