Words, Words, Words
thanks to Cat, i am now addicted to Yahoo! Widgets. being the geek that i am, i downloaded one called Word of the Day. today’s word is uxorious, which means:
excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
i searched for the etymology here, and learned that uxor is Latin for “wife.”
certainly Brian is “excessively fond of” me–i’m his wife, after all, but i wouldn’t describe him as “submissive.”
what a poor, confused word. its own definition has 2 contrasting connotations–1 positive, and 1 negative. i’m no mathlete, but doesn’t that mean then, that the word “uxorious” cancels itself out?
March 14th, 2006 - 7:21 pm
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WordPress hit me over the head and told me you linked over…thanks!
*rubs head*
Interesting word. Isn’t there another word for it though? Like cat whipped…or pussy cat…or whipped cream? Anyhow…I know there is a word in there somewhere I’ve heard.
I know guys like this. I’ll have to make note of the word so I can use it where others won’t know what it means — then I can explain it!
March 14, 2006 8:28 pm
i’m not excessively fond, you’re just excessively lovable.
March 14, 2006 9:26 pm
I’m not too fond of Yahoo! due to their aiding of the Red Chinese government in the persecution and prosecution of dissidents and intellectuals, but you can get the same material (yes, even the word uxorious) by going to http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/
Uxorilocal is a word I learned in college: it means that the husband goes to live with the wife’s family.
Personally, I think you should just go off on your own.
March 14, 2006 11:36 pm
I know a few “uxorious” guys….
I wonder what the feminine form of the word is…
March 15, 2006 4:00 am
Yes, it cancels itself out. We must never speak of this again.
March 15, 2006 5:16 am
I can’t wait to use this one on my husband.
March 15, 2006 6:16 am
You’ve been tagged for the Chimerical Meme:
http://paxnortona.notfrisco2.com/?p=3936
March 15, 2006 2:08 pm
Wassa widget?
March 16, 2006 1:34 am
I reference them on my site. Basically, KentuckyGurl, it’s things kinda like the clocks you see on blogs or the weather pixies, but on your desktop where they belong
You can also load RSS feeds, News feeds from Yahoo and CNN and other sites, streaming music players (they are all designed differently), clocks, toolbars, etc.
They are designed by individuals and placed at http://widget.yahoo.com for public use.
WARNING: They are addictive! Even for those that do not like clutter on their desktop - ADDICTIVE!
March 16, 2006 7:52 am
Good Scrabble word?
March 16, 2006 12:34 pm
If my husband found out he was uxorious, then he would commit uxoricide.
“uxoricide”–When a man kills his wife.
hehehe.
thanks for visiting my site! Pinoy ka rin pala.
March 16, 2006 2:28 pm
Cat, the term is “pussy whipped.”
pantheranon, another reason why i love you. ~swoon~
Joel, in some cultures, like my own, it’s common for a newly married couple to live with one or the other set of parents. that doesn’t happen so much with Fil-Am families anymore
i must decline the meme.
dan, based on this dictionary, i think it would be maritusorious. sounds like a dinosaur to me. no, that would be maritusaurus. a dinosaur husband?
BJ, if you can get away with it!
KG, see Cat’s second comment. it was moderated because of the link.
Margaret, if you can remember how to spell it and are stuck with a bunch of vowels!
emz, good one! ako Pinay, pero yung asawa ko Amerikano. sorry if my spelling and grammar are off. lol
March 16, 2006 5:03 pm
SPAM!
Yeah, I knew the word. I was just being nice.
Guess I don’t have to be around here??
SPAM!
SPAM!
March 16, 2006 5:28 pm
i’m slow like that sometimes.
March 17, 2006 3:16 pm
yay yahoo widgets. glad to hear im not the only nerd out there.
March 23, 2006 11:08 pm