The “L” Word Answer

Here is my answer to the “L” word game.

Now.. first off.. sorry about my confusion thinking Ellis was German.. he published his book on Homosexuality in Germany and in German to avoid being attacked by his fellow Englishmen.   I confusingly said that he was German as a result.   Now, people say that the word was coined earlier by someone else… but Ellis is credited with writing one of the first books in English about homosexuality and was responsible for popularizing the word Lesbian when describing a homosexual woman.   I am open to hearing contradictions to my statement though, if you feel differently.

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  • prospero811

    First?

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    no.

  • pennsyltucky9

    I second that motion.

  • raffo

    *lol* :mrgreen: shaycarl, I’m feeling so sorry for you… Finally being picked as TP, and then with such a bad timing… :wink:
    That was so funny, I completely missed the rest of the show the first time because I was laughing so hard. :D

  • capman911

    Well now we all know the answer. I missed this one. Poor fellow getting a beating by his wife. :sad: I guess since prospero811 is first and maybe aLx is second I am THIRD. :grin:

    Lots of love Marina excellent as usual.

  • prospero811

    Yes! Thanks to a vibrant polemic on the first lesbian board, I am first! All the rest of you can simply get in line for sloppy seconds with the lesbians, at best! :lol:

    I think the word you’re looking for in the homework assignment is “sapphist.”

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    no, I’m third.

    is this some sort of contest?

  • pagedoll

    Wrong again, I was…DANG-IT!!! I know , I’m talking like Yoda now. The whole teachers pet thing was the BEST! And as for the homework, just go ahead and put down another F for me.

  • prospero811

    Are the comments not appearing?

  • capman911

    Yea ani’t it just great. :twisted:

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    rofl.

  • chief_lookout

    I’ve been wondering something for a while. J.R.R. Tolkien, a philologist, like you, said that the most beautiful phrase in the English language was “cellar door”. I have always wondered why, and have never found an answer.

  • pagedoll

    This is the fastest answer i’ve seen so far. You must have had this one locked a loaded. huh?

  • capman911

    They are but they seam to be scrambled around some how. :?:

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    what do you mean, scrambled around?

  • pennsyltucky9

    Sapphic or sapphism are the archaic words referring to lesbianism. Other definitions for sapphic include: a.) designating a verse meter of 11 syllables with a dactyl at the third foot; b.) designating a stanza of verse in three lines with such meter followed by a shorter line of a dactyl and spondee.

  • capman911

    If I was after prospero then your comment then raffo should not be where he’s at. he should be up higher maybe. Or I could be just wrong as usual. :cry:

  • pennsyltucky9

    As in Sapphisticated Lady?

  • nighteye

    I had a hunch all 3 might be true, but I didn’t go with it…guess I should trust my hunches better.

    As for the word you seek, is it “Sapphic” as in “Sapphic lovemaking”?

  • capman911

    Went to that site and they do have alot and the best of all it’s free. :grin:

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    nah, look at the time stamps.

  • pennsyltucky9

    Hey, quit shovin’ you guys. No cuts here.

  • capman911

    Move over pennsytucky9. :twisted:

  • pennsyltucky9

    Me too. See how quick she was on the belt? I’ll bet there’s some history there…

  • prospero811

    There were a few minutes there that my 12:10 and 12:13 comment, and everybody else’s comments around that time, were not appearing on the board. It was weird. For example, aLx you were on the “Recent Comment” list on the right as having just posted a comment, but when I clicked on the video to see the messages, they weren’t there.

  • prospero811

    What do you cal a lesbian dinosaur?

    A lickalattapus!

  • prospero811

    What’s a cupboard full of lesbians called?

    A licker cabinet!

  • prospero811

    What’s an Eskimo lesbian called?

    A Klondike!

  • prospero811

    How can you tell if a bar is a lesbian bar?

    Even the pool table doesn’t have any balls!

  • http://www.nawschod.com ziomalkav

    the answer is “sapphist”

  • pagedoll

    Whats the diferance between a ritz and a lesbian?….one a snack cracker a ones a crack snacker

  • s0ltys

    Hi Marina.

    What is the origin of word “typing”. I don’t understand why typing means typing. For me “typing” sounds like “selecting a type” :)

    Thank you for investigation. If you don’t have time for this, give this job to your sister :)

    Best Regards.
    S0LTYS

  • pennsyltucky9

    Marina, what’s the origin of the word TROUBADOUR?

  • colonelmustard

    Hey Marina, I had a word request. I was wondering the origin of “Mustard. ” I know it is a condiment, but it is also my last name, and my family doesn’t seem to know. Thanks!

  • voxsteven

    Hello Marina- I have two word requests:

    cuckold
    and
    hobgoblin

    Thank you so very much,
    Voxsteven

  • pennsyltucky9

    I noticed some glitches in the first few minutes as well, mostly that the responses were appearing in the reverse order as they are now. In other words, your response was at the top, mine was under it. Also, it took three or more attempts at reloading the page before I finally got the video to run. It’s all good now, though. Loved the TP clip by shaycarl. ROTFLMAO!

  • richardoaktree

    Hi there, Marina!
    I would like to make a request. What is the origin of the word “origin”?
    Definitely, Intelejence his secsee! :smile:

  • pennsyltucky9

    My lesbian friend prefers to think of herself as a vagitarian.

  • prospero811

    A woman goes into the doctor’s office and says, “doc, help me, I have a strange rash on my chest.” So, she lifts up her shirt and shows him a large M shaped rash. The doctor asks, “how did this happen?” And, she said, “well, my boyfriend goes to Univ. of Michigan, and won’t take his sweater off when he has sex with me.” He laughs, and gives her an ointment and sends her home.

    The next morning, another woman comes in with a similar rash. The doctor says, “let me guess…your boyfriend goes to Michigan…?” And, she says, “no… M.I.T., and he won’t…” He interrupts, “I know, I know…he won’t take his sweater off….” and hands her ointment and sends her on her way.

    The next day a girl comes in with a similar rash and says, “doc, help me I have an M shaped rash on my chest…” And, the doctor in disbelief asks, “Alright alright…so where does YOUR boyfriend go to school? Maryland?” And, she says, “no….not at all… my girlfriend goes to Wellesley….”

    :lol:

  • pennsyltucky9

    MARINA! :shock: He’s pokin’ me with his horns! Send him to the principal’s office. :shock: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

  • tayljim

    a perfect 5

  • Bob

    If the three feet are on the ground, does that make it a Terradactyl? :lol:

  • runawayscott

    The word you are looking for is Sapphic. That was pretty funny though, geez carl, you caught it bad man, good luck with that. Lots of love Marina

  • roachmeistercom

    Oh MAN! Shaycarl was funny! Great use of guest stars!

  • radical_x

    Hi marina

    As far as i know lesbian comes from theory number 2.I’m from greece ad i know about sappho and the other word i think it’s Sapphic love.Except those i’d like to ask where does the word with the same meaning and i mean gay come from.And i ask one more favour.Wish me luck cause tomorrow morning i’m starting exams which will keep up for 2 weeks to join university.Thanks again for all those lessons

    Yours Truly
    Radical_X(known as radicak_x in youtube,mistake because i was in a hurry.)

  • roachmeistercom

    Weird, I can not seem to vote for this video… No stars?

  • metalgod

    >:0

  • http://www.hotforwords.com Marina

    The rating thing was killing my website. Had to remove it… which is a bummer.

  • jimevs07

    hey merina (did i spell it right??? well i wouldn’t be on this sight if i could rite?? LOL :roll:

    anyway my word request is lollipop i was watching your videos and i was sucking one (THATS NOT DIRTY BTW!!! CALM DOWN PERVERTS!! hahah oj!!! :razz::)

    hope you can solve this one

    jimevs07

  • pagedoll

    Metalgod? I’m going to Iron Maden on may 30th. Cant wait! :evil:

  • pagedoll

    NO, not John Madden, Iron Maiden

  • http://rocknrolldrummer.blogspot.com rocknroll_drummer

    Hey! ShayCarl?! When’s SXE Phil going to be teacher’s pet?

  • Bob

    What was the little furry animal wandering around behind you in the kitchen?

  • http://karsrkewl.com karsrkewl

    :razz: :roll: :shock:

  • metalgod

    well if you havent seen them youre in for a treat, and if its not your first time, well you can never get enough

  • tayljim

    You can go to youtube and rate it there

  • tayljim

    Looks like a white cat to me

  • jerix

    What aboute the word SMOKE Marina? :wink:

  • nvslurker

    Hi Marina:

    Funny you should be talking about lesbians and Sappho, with whom I actually have something in common. No,…I don’t write lyrics or poetry. I am speaking of that sapphic (the answer to your question) quality of love for women. Does that make me a male lesbian?

    Anyway, today I was visiting a friend who really knows Las Vegas history. He was telling me some interesting things about the history of our city, Las Vegas, as-well-as just how the term “86″and being “86ed” may have originated.

    I was wondering if you could research this and see if you find out, or verify, just what the background and history of this term really is. I have “my information,” but I’d like you to see what information you’re able to uncover and,…if you show me yours, I’ll show you mine.

  • eric812

    helloooo marina…i have a word since were on the subject that has to do with females,whats the origin of the word….orgasm….come from.

    buh bye oh lovely teacher

  • eric812

    oh i forgot you need have more animals on your video`s

  • http://www.ackster.com ackster2000

    T.N.T

  • dingdao

    The Roman poet Catullus referred to his lover Olvae as Lesbia. Unfortunately, Olvae’s husband had an early death, which she blamed on Catullus. The end of their relationship was followed by Lesbia separating the young men of Rome from their money… dingdao

  • 2hotforwordsfanclub

    I see very little point of having a star rating on 2HFW.com.
    Anyone who wasn’t in total awe of you wouldn’t subscribe anyway.

  • 2hotforwordsfanclub

    Can’t do it . I get too upset with the misguided retard’s comments that treat Marina as a whore just because she is externally beautiful.

  • tk14c

    Why is it called “baby-sitting”?
    u dnt really “sit” on the baby???

  • tk14c

    :mrgreen: :lol:

  • cesdavis

    Those lesbians bite they call them “ferets” too. It sounds like you have been eating chocolate elcairs at a pastry shop is just as well she might be was the last encounter with a lesbian. If it was picker’s wanted with a “toss up” inthe air they probably got spaked for the advertisement in the diaper disposals area by mention the smell :!:

    Ate which one what?

    Adult teething solves: “adut,” audit and the likes for little baby bites.

    :mrgreen: Who is responsible for those inflictions?

  • prospero811

    what?

  • 2hotforwordsfanclub

    Marina.
    I little word in your shell like……..With the greatest respect for everything you do and are doing and no doubt everything you will do in the future, I world like to make a suggestion to increase your subscribers significantly which I consider to be vital..

    OK senario is : I am a new cynic from youtube. Why would I want to subscribe to your channel to look further as it will probably cost money ? After all you are beautiful so you are just a whore that just wants to take money off people right ? I don’t understand your passion for etymology at this stage. Maybe you can make your motives more clear.
    Please include the words FREE TO JOIN.
    Maybe you could say join the Fun Forum to suggest new words.

    Markie

  • 2hotforwordsfanclub

    Yes it has been suggested many times by me, Tiger, Wordlover etc etc.
    I think that you will find this come up very soon as our heroine is trying to top the view ratings and this word is a prime search field for all of the perverts that can to converted to etymology.

  • cesdavis

    if “L” was for “laughter” it becomes contagious and they would all be grinning “lesbians” rights?

  • gio.forever

    I cannot rate the video. The stars have disapeared :sad:

  • bobsully

    There are no stars for which to rate with, so here are my five.

    * * * * * :smile:

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    I agree by killing half-heartedly coffee to go with the purple smoke was maybe all that is left to your right into strawberry hell.

  • pagedoll

    I heard through the grapevine that it was maybe a little to much for the site to handle :?:

  • bevids

    taranchula! those big spiders!

  • http://TropiCoolUniverse.com SurfinRI

    I guess the alternative moniker for a lesbian must be either “Dyke” or “Butch”. I can’t think of any other possibilities…

    Bye the way, what is the origin of the word “moniker” (not Monica as on Friends)?

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/stokesjrj1 stokesjrj1

    Yea i,m glad you removed the ratings. Ratings for videos are only for commercial videos\movies and porn flicks

  • bevids
  • BillyB

    Why is it a bummer?

  • augie

    no stars to rate anyway always best rate by me kisses

  • augie

    she is not a whore thts my teacher ur insulting beware ya shes hot very beautifull but a lot smarter than anyone on the internet if you listen as much as i do i have learnt more fron her than all my yrs in school and in the military her site is free at no cost to her students im very proud and honnored to be her student here
    Ltcom August Van Suchtelen US Navy Seal-retired-

  • crazyfreakomaniac

    heys love our vid can i request the word origin of “what”

  • pairadots

    shaycarl I hope you’re alright. Get well soon!

  • pairadots

    Worked for me!

  • bosscelt

    You are likely referring to Sapphic. :idea:

  • pairadots

    What do you call an open can of tuna in a lesbian’s apartment?
    Potpourri
    What do you call a can of tuna in a lesbian’s back pocket?
    Chew

  • wtfdude8

    can u do a lesson on this word? “Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia”

  • kaibanator

    well done marina/ great video :) 5 stars!!

    that teacher’s pet segment was hilarious :D

    still kinda hard to believe that all three origins are somewhat true. Especially the third one. It kinda sounds like an early form of Lesbian detector :lol:

  • zranx

    I would like to know the origin of the Jamaican saying “Blood fire”.

  • kaibanator

    by the way, can i be your teacher’s pet? Pretty please with cherries on top :grin: you can be my student’s pet :mrgreen:

  • tryant

    Hey,does anybody know what happened to Sweet Baby Jane? I miss Her sumthin fierce. Never could get enuff-a-that stuff. :smile:

    Tryant

  • buzzword

    Two lesbians walk into a bar.
    One lesbian says to the bartender, “I’d like a beer and another for my girlfriend.”
    The bartender asks, “Are you two lesbians?”
    The other lesbian says, “Yea.”
    The bartender says, “Oh.” and pours them two beers.
    The lesbians drink them.

  • svoboda

    Well, I don’t have an answer for your homework yet. I need to do a little investigating.
    In the mean time, I will rate your video this time with a 30 out of a possible 10. The teacher’s pet scene was the bomb!!!! With the comments that had been made a few days back about some of the people not getting to be pet after being a member for so long, this segment shows why being one may not be the best idea for some.

    Finally, I am interested in knowing where the phrase “putting in my/your two cents worth” came from. Perhaps a phrase game would be fun with this.
    As always, a pleasure to see you.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/stokesjrj1 stokesjrj1

    Maia Marina, I am quite stunned by you appearance in that beautiful pink outfit. S

  • roadrunrnch

    Teach is true, Just look at Rosie O, and Elaine D, and the rest of the Man hating ………..lesbos. All just as crazy as sh1t. :lol: They are full of hate.

  • sniperskaya

    The lady with the curves throws the class a curve!
    If I remember, Sappho had a thing for Rhodopis (Rode-a-pus), but I wouldn’t touch that one with a ten foot Pole or an 11 foot Russian…
    After seeing what happened to Shaycarl Marina, please never pick me as teacher’s pet! I mean it! (I taught my wife how to shoot. Besides if you do I’ll just have to get one of those damn gravitars.)
    And I think the word you are looking for is “sapphic” or “sapphist” after the poetess Sappho.

  • sniperskaya

    Don’t worry Marina, we’ll always have Paris…

  • sniperskaya

    If women have their hair done in a “Perm” or “Permanent”, why do they have to have it redone in a few weeks or months? Doesn’t that mean it isn’t really permanent, but only temporary??? Shouldn’t it be called a “temp” then?

  • fatsoplayboys

    hello hot for words what is the origin of the f word

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    It was a scenario, not Markie’s sentiments.

  • lofkc

    love those eyes

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    As a fellow Las Vegan, I would like to double down on this request.

  • lofkc

    teachers pet mmmmmmmmm what about p……… the teacher

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    If she answers, you’ll “find” out.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    I had a hunch, but I blew it. Now i want my hunch back.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    BillyB, it’s a bummer because she enjoyed saying, “Please, rate my video”—followed by a flying kiss. And we enjoyed that delicious routine in her lessons. So I agree. Bummer.

  • http://emmy-de-zelaware.com lividemerald

    Here, puddy, puddy…

  • augie

    reply to Markie–sorry tht i took it wrong my friend i just love Marina and wanted to defend her honnor i was in russia durning the vietnam war and those russians had a lot of problems back in tha 70s and to see one tht left russia and made something out of life worth more it makes me very happy and always hopin tht her dreams r full-filled

  • tex

    Hello Marina,
    Could you do a lesson on the word “Willy-nilly”?

  • BillyB

    Thought about that twice & then twice more. I’m leavin’ thinking about that? Why?

  • egocogitoergosum

    welkin, i believe it to be “auspiciously poetic.”
    if you would like, I would be delighted.

  • BillyB

    Looks like from now on you gotta film the reaction, yeah. I just hung around a long time & got to be t/p a little while ago. Your time will come
    You look young & healthy, you will survive outside a little while. Funniest reaction I got was from my daughter, (living out of town) I sent her the link to the vid. of my pet inauguration & she replied “Daddy, I’m scared” she’s 22yrs old. LOL

  • vastud21

    Hello Marina, I would be delighted if you did a lesson on the word “oylet.”

    You know, if more teachers in the United States brought the approach that you bring to the classroom I am quite positive the American Intelligence Quotient would jump about 10 points.

  • pennsyltucky9

    She might, or she might not.

  • pennsyltucky9

    Well put, buzz.

  • caveman

    What is a lesbian rule?

    1. A rule that lesbians must live by.

    2. A mason’s rule, made of lead, of a type used on Lesbos, which could be bent to fit the curves of a molding.

    3. The infield fly rule applied to women’s softball.

    4. Lesbians Rule!

  • http://www.youtube.com/labbatt78 labbatt78

    Poor Carl. His gf caught him in the act. That has got to hurt. That segment was entertaining.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/stokesjrj1 stokesjrj1

    maia iam here.

  • caveman

    What is a pronoun that came to modern English from the Old English hwæt. Pretty boring.

    Also, What was the name of the second baseman in the Who’s on First? skit by Abbott and Costello.

  • BillyB

    Define pervert? … Convert a pervert?

  • BillyB

    Define “Whipped”. LOL very entertaining indeed. How was the pirates vs cubs game?
    Stanley cup? I pick Detroit in six. Pitsburgh takes game one though. no money just keep the email, see if I’m right. My longweekend ends now. Cheers

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/stokesjrj1 stokesjrj1

    Maia Marina, new word request: understudy

    all I am able to say is
    See Paris in June in Lubbock in person in soon in person about June

    and check you email, You triple FFF star must have been a spam filter problem

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/stokesjrj1 stokesjrj1

    I Have too work tommorow so iM going back to bed Now I,m 2 hours ahead of your time zone

    Night,

    Somebody in Texas Loves You

  • BillyB

    lividemerald, boy thats a tough one to type, ratings count @ youtube, but do they mean anything here?
    If Marina made a vid of herself “flossing her teeth”, “Clipping her toenails” or “filing her taxes” Most guys here would rate it 5*, but really does it matter to the website, webmaster or who?
    Don’t get me wrong, the kisses & sayings are sweetness, and probably won’t be gone.

  • http://www.youtube.com/labbatt78 labbatt78

    It was entertaining but 2 bad they lost. I had about 15 cubs fans liking my red and blue hair I dyed well before the game. Yeah I agree, red wings in 6. Sadly my long weekend ended earlier today. I’ll tell you more on you tube.

  • greenbush

    Wow, I was 1/3 right, and 2/3 wrong. Nice trick. Have no clue as to what term Miss/Mrs. Sappho was classified up to 100 years ago. She lived some 2600 years ago, was not required poetic reading in public schools, and since I am a guy, it doesn’t register. Ok, I guess, …..saphrodisiac.

  • Bob

    :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

  • duri

    word request: prom

  • Bob

    Over my head too … except they never will be ‘coz they’re lesbians.

  • Bob

    :arrow: As the Buddha pointed out, nothing is permanent.

  • lostinhere

    Man, talk about delving into the dark depths of history. First, I have to remember an item from my college “History of Mythology” class, now you have me traveling back to sociology. :???:

    The word is sapphic. Now I’m off to get an asprin…

  • bobsully

    Oh? Are you implying the rating may have been dropped intentionally due to the subject matter? I’d like to know who this “grapevine” is to better judge that fact. I figured it was just error or neglect.

    Hmmm “grapevine.” Wonder how that word with this meaning came about.

  • kranium

    well dere are many words, such as Idne, Sappphic and Dyke or Dike.

    i hope u notice dis or not like every time…

  • tayljim

    If it is, I think we should have a name the cat contest

  • Bob

    How about “9 Tails”? or “9 Lives”
    Or, since Arnold (the mouse) has backed John McCain, the cat should be Hilary or Barack, depending on its sex.

  • tayljim

    or cat atonic

    a least now we know who the real teacher’s pet is.

    (I thought she had a huge dog at one time)

  • Bob

    Maybe the cat is the dog’s dinner? :roll:

  • Bob

    Hmmm … Before the good Captain wakes up I’d better suggest cat amarina.

  • Warren

    Thanks Marina.
    FUNNY.
    No wrong answers so my roll is still going (6).

    How about detention?
    You could get out the ruler then each video will get 2 names.

    Also, are you going to set up a Paypal account so we can buy the videos?

  • Bob

    Of course all this speculation is going to be for nothing if Marina tells us it’s a rabbit or …
    OMG … The hamster’s cage is open!
    Tiger! Come back here at once.

  • prospero811

    It’s likely that Marina, like most other pet owners, has already named the cat rather than call it “hey you.”

  • sniperskaya

    From all the ringlets of hair on the statues of Buddha I’d say he had a perm too… so maybe he was speaking from experience…

  • pagedoll

    subject matter? no. by grapevine i ment this site. Marina said it” was killing my website”. I could only assume that it was maybe to much for the site to deal with and yes i agree “through the grapevine” might be a good one for Marina to do :smile:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/YUPchannel livewire-

    Hi Marina please check your pm and thanks!
    All 3?!?

  • iskens

    Marina could you research the origins of the word “Bugger” for me
    Cheers :mrgreen:

  • kaibanator

    hahahaha that sounds classic BillyB :D

    I didn’t think marina was scary though :) and I’m 25yrs old :lol:

  • prospero811

    Let me try.

    Pervert (noun): A person that has been perverted. :smile:

  • prospero811

    `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
    Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
    All mimsy were the borogoves,
    And the mome raths outgrabe.

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    so what does she look like, billy? ;P

  • prospero811

    Taranchula is a slang word meaning ‘A girl with hairy nipples that resemble the legs of a tarantula.’

  • prospero811

    Two lesbians walk into a bar, and the third one ducks.

  • prospero811

    Q: Why are there so few Buddhist rhythm and blues bands?
    A: Because Buddhists don’t have any soul.

  • prospero811

  • Bob

    Perfect grammar, unknown words.

  • prospero811

    A “lesbian rule” was the adaption of a defective rule of law to a given circumstance. That is, particular rule of law may have been considered defective because it is overly general, so a court would adapt the rule to fit the given specific facts.

  • Bob

    They have soul; but they aim to kill off the ego.

  • prospero811

    Rene Descartes walked into a bar and sat down. Bartender asked, “would you like a beer?”

    “I think not, ” replied Descartes.

    And he disappeared.

  • Bob

    I drink, therefore I am.
    I’m drunk, therefore I was.

  • geronimo

    Which one? Frankfurter? Food? Fart? Narrow it down a little.

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    since semantics belongs to grammar, that is, semantics is a subcategory to grammar, this … stuff … ain’t grammatical.
    grammar is not just syntax.

  • geronimo

    Ok Pros: after all those bar jokes we did last week I decided to pass on the lesbian jokes, but the Wellesley college one was awesome! :lol:

  • Bob

    Thank you aLx, but not according to the O.E.D., so I seem to be working at a disadvantage here.
    Can you provide references and recommend further reading, please?

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    sure, bob.

    “grammar[:] the term is generally used to include syntax and morphology but may also be used in a wider sense to include rules of phonology and semantics. A grammar is a collection of linguistic rules which define a language.”
    –> link.

    “The acceptability of a sentence will also often depend upon whether the sentence expresses the intended meaning. Here the judgement doesn’t state whether the string is acceptable or not, but rather whether the string is assigned the meaning that is specified.”
    (D. Adger, Core Syntax. A Minimalist Approach, New York: Oxford, 2003, p. 5.)

  • khagan

    My suggestion for a word is : silk
    As silk originally came from the silkworm in China and silk isn’t a Chinese word it would be interesting to discover where it comes from.

  • buzzword

    And, in this corner… aLx!

  • dbqbuddha

    WORD REQUEST: Copasetic

    Thanks, Dbqbuddha

  • dvdpage

    Sapphic sounds right to me.
    The poor teachers pet! She really has him down.
    good one again Marina. I wonder how can the place
    called Lesbos sue for a word? Lesbian is so popular
    it’s just not feasible. Interesting. I wonder if the Indians
    can sue Americans for misuse meaning Native Americans?
    Now with so many Indians in America we should get out
    words straight.

  • iamthestopher

    WORD REQUEST: Sewage

  • mandrina

    Please do – KIBOSH

    x
    Mandrina

    you’re great btw

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    here are a few thoughts of mine:

    of course you can build sentences ignoring the meaning of the words you used to build that sentence. syntax is a great thing, and I love syntax and morphology, and I even dislike phonology and semantics.
    but I do have to admit that semantics is just in there as soon as you speak. words have meanings. when you build a sentence you use elements from your (mental) lexicon. to simplify this, we’ll call those elements words. now … the meaning of a word is stored in there, too. it just belongs to that word. so, as soon as you begin building a sentence, semantics is in there, too. it makes perfect sense to say that semantics belongs to grammar as well.
    now, if syntax belongs to grammar, and semantics belongs to grammar as well — why would a syntactical correct sentence be grammatical but a semantically malformed sentence not?

    this is neither a link nor “further reading”: I once actually asked a prof of mine this question. she said, yes, a sentence that is semantically screwed up is ungrammatical. so I’ll go with that. it just makes more sense.

  • r3ap3r

    great vid

    word suggestion:cracker

  • tayljim

    well, if the hamster’s cage is open, I guess we don’t have to feed the cat today

  • laconickid201

    Trick question, huh? :razz: Oh well, at least I got 1 answer right. A music request: what are the origins of the terms rap and hip hop?

  • eric812

    whats the origin of the seven days of the week?monday,tuesday,wedsday,thursday,friday,saturday,sunday

  • Bob

    Thank you aLx.
    And you too, Buzz, for the :cool: beat link.

  • eric812

    marina my dear,do you realy have a sister?is she available?lol

  • http://captainjack.ws captainjack

    Yea, poor Carl. :mrgreen: I wonder how many HFW viewers have been whipped by their GFs or wives? I wonder if Marina knows the punishment these men go through in order to view HFW videos? :mrgreen:

  • Bob

    I once heard someone say, “as far as rap goes, the C is silent.” :grin:
    Not sure I agree any more.

  • prospero811

    Brillig means “four in the afternoon.”

    Slithy means “slimy and lithe.”

    A “tove” is an animal (looks like a combination of a badger, a lizard, and a corkscrew), that makes nests under sundials and lives on cheese.

    “gyre” means to “go around and around” and “gimble” means to “make holes.”

    A “wabe” is the grass plot around a sundial.

    A “borogrove” is kind of bird that looks like a mop with feathers sticking out in a messy fashion.

    Mimsy means sort of miserable and flimsy.

    A “rath” is a type of green pig, and “mome” means “away from home” or “lost.”

    And “outgrabe” is something between bellowing and whistling, with a kind of sneeze in the middle.

    There! Now we have some semantics! Grammatical now? :grin:

  • Bob

    and what about the raths of grabe?

  • http://captainjack.ws captainjack

    Yea Sniperskaya, I didn’t see that coming either. Marina is very sneaky. Sniperskaya, just load your guns with blanks. You should be alright. :mrgreen: No stupid gravitar? :shock: Come on I know there is some stupid picture you can make for your gravitar. :mrgreen:

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    the grapes of wrath, maybe?

  • Bob

    Hole in one, aLx.
    Something to stick that finger in. :lol:

  • errin

    I am going to do a reverse word request and put in my own ‘L’ word and it’s definition/origin.

    The L word I am putting forth is ‘lover’, as in what the qualities are of a proper male lover, i.e. a man that women desire to be with. I figure this forum is as good a place as any to discuss it, so that those lusting after Marina can behave like MEN instead of boys when in this virtual classroom. Also, I enjoy doing my own ‘extra credit’ assignments around here, and this one is a thank you to our trusty teacher. If she’s the only one that reads it, so be it, but the fanboys could learn a thing or two as well. Hell, anybody looking for love could learn something from this. I’ve had a few people tell me I should write down what I know about the matter, so HotForWords.com is as good a place as any to do such. After all, I know I have at least one worthy student here… :roll:

    An effective lover is defined by these six qualities: Attractive, Attentive, Assertive, Confident, Intelligent, Experienced. Such adjectives describe how a lover should be both in and out of the bedroom, as the way you conduct yourself non-sexually is tied into how you are sexually. Being the social animals we are, we tie in our mentality to our physicality and vice versa when it comes to love and sex. The secret to ‘getting’ women is to actually be worthy of them by having the qualities they naturally look for in a potential lover, as follows…

    Attractive – Looking physically attractive is of course fundamental to being a good lover. Looks do not just mean what you are born with… it’s the cut of your hair, the clothes you wear, the level of personal grooming you have, the results of good exercise and diet, etc. The motto should be ‘Look your best’, because that mindset in and of itself is going to lead to a more attractive physical appearance whether you are as pretty as they come or were hit with the ugly stick when born. Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder, but the point of being attractive is to attract, so their are indeed some constants when it comes to what people consider comely or appealing.

    Attentive – Being a good lover is about establishing a real bond between two people. That is why communication and appreciation are so important to a loving relationship. Being attentive is a must, as you need to understand in detail what is desired of you by the woman you are with. Also, the nature of relations is being in the moment, so being perceptive and picking up on the signals a woman puts out helps capture the moment all the better. It could be said that being attentive is the whole point of being a good lover, as if you are not properly and fully focused on the woman you are with, you are wasting both your time and hers. Being loving means being focused, being attentive. This should be a no brainer… no man should have a problem with giving a woman all of his attention. You get what you give, after all.

    Assertive – This is one of the key qualities, if not the key quality, of a skilled male lover. Call it dominance or willpower, but all women like a man of action. The way you demonstrate how you will provide for a woman or be protective of a woman is by being assertive, as asserting one’s self is equated with strength and power. Asserting one’s self is not just about flexing your might and muscle… it is about being assertive in your role as being the man to your woman. Aggressively taking on the problems that come up within a relationship helps tremendously in progressing forward as lovers and sexual partners. And being assertive/aggressive in bed (even a little rough) is rarely if ever complained about by most women… in fact, it’s what most desire.

    Confident – Everybody knows that confidence is a must-have for a man to be man in the eyes of most women. If you aren’t confident in yourself, then most women are not going to be confident in placing any trust in you as far as being a potential lover to them. With confidence comes sureness and purpose, a positive mindset that serves as a de facto guarantee to most women that you are indeed worthy of their time and affection. Note that while confidence and assertiveness are linked, they are different in that confidence is expressed indirectly while assertiveness is expressed directly. Having confidence in one’s self doesn’t necessarily need to be asserted in order for others to pick up on it. In fact, being too assertive often belies a lack of confidence in one’s self. And being overconfident does not count as being confident except in the hands of a select few egoists that are just built that way. Otherwise, it’s just foolish pride.

    Intelligent – This quality can be summed up quite simply: A smart guy does well with women while a dumb guy does not. Besides the simple logic of stupidity ruining ANY effort, not just those in the love department, there is a real point to intelligence being specifically important when it comes to being a lover. What differentiates the human animal from the rest of the animals is our intelligence, so of course intelligence is going to be a huge factor when it comes to attracting and satisfying a woman. Intelligence is sexy because we are mental creatures first and foremost. An intelligent mind means an intelligent body to most women, and being smart in the bedroom pays off big time. Like any endeavor you undertake, being intelligent rather than stupid with it, and you can go far. Intelligence executed correctly can trump all the other qualities I’ve listed, if you are indeed serious about being a real lover to a woman. Thinking before acting is most definitely beneficial when it comes to love and sex, as long as one does indeed act on what they think is best in such a situation.

    Experienced – I cannot stress enough how important being an experienced lover is to being a good lover. If you want to be a ladies’ man and/or meet the woman of your dreams, you don’t do it by sitting around daydreaming. You go out there and meet women. You break your hearts, get your heart broken, get lifted up and kicked around by love like everybody else. Then, when you meet that one that’s right for you, you are ready for her. Experience means knowing what to do and how to do it, whether that be physically or mentally as a lover. Experience means NOT repeating mistakes you have made in the past, which means getting it right. A good lover is made, not born. We may be built to mate, but love and happiness have to be worked for. That’s where experience comes in, as it can boost every other quality I have listed, as those that are open to growth will grow. Those that go out and experience love and sex become better and better as lovers, having much better sex lives and love relations than most. Such are the benefits of experience, so take the hard path when it is placed before you… take your lumps and pay your dues if you really want to be that lover to the right woman some day. When it comes to matters of love, taking the easy path is foolish, as, though it seems the less difficult, it actually leads to more difficulties than just embracing the hard realities and challenges life has to offer. Experiencing love and sex is the only real way to ever become the lover you want to be.

    And so goes the qualities of a good male lover. If you are lacking in a certain quality, the best option is to strive to achieve as much of that quality as you actually can in yourself. Simple put, if you lack a certain something, trying to make up for that lack of something goes a long way in the eyes of a lot of women. Please also take note that having the opposite qualities of a good lover (Unattractive, Inattentive, Inassertive, Underconfident, Unintelligent, Inexperienced) are going to make you a bad lover and lead to no love when it comes to most women, as they are pretty smart about getting turned off quickly by a guy who behaves more like a boy than a man.

    Well, that’s it. Hope my L word was worth the read. I took the time to write it because I will be absent from this website for an extended period due to professional and personal reasons. Thanks so much to HotForWords for being a such an outlet for philology and other wordly affairs. I have thoroughly enjoyed my education here and look forward to returning in the not-too-distant-future. Thank you kindly, Marina. :grin:

    Peace and Love, Errin : )

  • prospero811

    In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.

  • prospero811

    “Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
    The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
    Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
    The frumious Bandersnatch!”

    He took his vorpal sword in hand:
    Long time the manxome foe he sought –
    So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
    And stood awhile in thought.

  • roadrunrnch

    Teach, Your not trying to tell us anything …..are you? :cry: ?NAH?.

    If you are , PASS THE COOL-AID.!!

  • footballplaya

    Marina, what is the wors origin of boner. :wink:

  • http://www.youtube.com/fatsoplayboys fatsoplayboys

    fuck

  • footballplaya

    sorry i misspelled WORD. So yeah, boner.

  • capman911

    Good one Bob. :cool:

  • capman911

    Not all are that way I’ve been between a couple in my time. :twisted:

  • capman911

    How about a Sig Sauer SG 550. It’s looks like a great weapon for snipers. It would make a good gravitar.

    http://www.snipercentral.com/sg550.htm

  • jason purcell

    Hi Marina I would like to know about the word Christmas came from
    thanks Jason Purcell

  • capman911

    Man thats gross just thinking about that. :shock:

  • roadrunrnch

    TEACH, This word or ism is very interesting. check it out, (Solipsism)

  • buzzword
  • melikadothechacha

    it’s 4:20 here..

  • melikadothechacha

    oops! 4:21

  • geronimo

    It’s a good thing Sappho wrote those letters to some tiny little known island. Could you imagine if Sappho wrote them to women in Italy, Turkey or some other well populated country? Rosie would be called an Italian. :mrgreen:

  • Charles

    The word is sapphic. What is the origin of the word “fly” as in the fly on a man’s pants??

  • tayljim

    contest cancelled it’s a dog :oops:

  • http://www.kunstscheiss.de aLx

    if anyone reads the above — please do a summary. thanks.

  • laconickid201

    :mrgreen: ooooooooooohhhhhhhhh snaaaaaaaaaaaap!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

  • trikerskip

    I’d like to know where the term , Pulling the wool over sopmeones eyes” came from?

  • buzzword

    This literally bored the fuck out of me and my wife.

  • titanpa

    Marina,

    What?!?! No Bloopers today? Maybe your getting better at this.

    Btw…can you tell us about the origin of the Phrase “No Rhyme or Reason”

    Why would you need both at the same time?

  • hutchiee

    That’s ok, at 4:20 I forget what time it really is too

  • tayljim

    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  • hutchiee

    I thought WordPress could configure a maximum character limit on comments…

  • TongueTwisler

    :???: Saphistic :neutral: :?: ? :?:
    This was a pretty random guess lol :lol:

  • tiger13cd

    i have no idea what the word is but how do i rate the videos??? i dont see where…

    all i can say is WOW, ur amazing!! :razz:

  • astaroth267

    Is the answer sapphism?

  • dragon90815

    :lol:

  • pennsyltucky9

    In summary:

    “Love is when your heart melts

    And squirts out the end of your dick.”

    -Nizam’uddin the Blunt

  • roachmeistercom

    Everything is freaking me out! I had a reply in my email. I came here and there was a whole thread full of replies and counter replies. I signed in to add my reply and IT ALL DISAPPEARED!

    I am going krazy???? :lol:

  • greenbush

    Mr. Markie, where to start? You say, “with greatest respect for everything…”, then contradict yourself by calling our dear teacher the h-word. Where are your manners to show others respect? Contradictions are invalid logic. Usually people that call other folks names, have a self esteem problem. You don’t think that you are OK, so you try to cut/hurt others to make them below you, then you are higher than them. Is that correct? Any slang dictionary of the h-word, will not match Miss HFW. Is that also correct? livedemerald did not get it correct regarding scenario/sentiments. It is your words/statements. I sincerely hope that your interpersonal skills with members of the opposite sex, show improvement. An apology to Miss HFW would apply also. Wallace and Grommet are claymation figures that have no real feelings. You cannot hurt my feelings, because I never gave you permission to do so. Cynic, yes I guess so, but you can get out of that rut that life gave you. Those people in Burma and China that had devastation put upon them recently, you are way better off them them (am I correct?) Share the positive with others.

  • Bob

    To avoid anyone else getting upset and emotional, allow me to rewrite Markie’s scenario in the way I understood it and the way I believe he intended it to be understood.

    The scenario is:- Suppose there is a new cynic from youtube. Why would that new cynic from youtube want to subscribe to Marina’s channel to look further as it will probably cost money (in his view) ? After all, that new cynic from youtube sees that Marina is beautiful and believes that, because she is beautiful, she is just a whore that just wants to take money off people. That new cynic from youtube doesn’t understand Marina’s passion for etymology at this stage.

  • Bob

    See my editing of the scenario to which you took exception, below.

  • Bob

    Greenbush, See my editing of the scenario to which you took exception, below.

  • greenbush

    Well….I need other things to do with my life beside blogging. No one asked me to be a knight in shining armor. A while ago, somebody told me about someone else that got fired from work, because she was in jail. This woman got caught three times for prostitution and was in a voluntary rehabilitation program that was company sponsored, five times! This other person spoke of her, “she’s nothing but a co-ho,” or cocaine whore. Ok, Bob, I’ll try to cool down.

  • roachmeistercom

    Yeah, and since I am finally making videos (sort of), it becomes easier to watch them there too. Still, the website here is slicker if you’re specifically interested in HotForWords.

  • http://www.myspace.com/MASTERandCOMANDER joshyman12312

    I beleive that lesbians were known to be “Sapphic” as well as “Lesbians”

  • cheza

    Typing is used for … well … typing, because the old form of keyboards are typewriters… and they were used to produce a copy… a hardcopy… creating/giving sth. a new form.

  • cheza

    You have to go to YouTube to rate the video.

    Just click on the video without hitting the “play” button.

  • adrianeq12

    LoL :lol:

  • elpollo

    No idea, well done.

  • capman911

    Buzzword where have you been for such a long time. Please come back and join us. Everyone is asking about you and wordlover :smile:

  • daddydoc

    At the time of Sapho’s writings (not just dirty letters, but the first recognized woman philosopher in ancient Greece) the island of Lesbos was the original plato’s retreat, the sex capital of the world, not just for women who liked women, but for everyone, regardless of their proclivity. related to this video, perhaps we should look at the words Sadomasochism,dominatrix and cunnilingor. (how’s this archaic term, “Cunnywarren” refering to a brothel.

    on a more innocent track, i found the origins of the word “Dollar” quite interesting.

    nequaquam Veritum

  • Дазбог

    Uranism. :wink:

  • inoxx03

    the word you asked about is “sapphic”, it’s an adjective and a synonym for “lesbian”

  • cufan71

    :shock: I just watched this lesson for the first time. WOW I didn’t see that coming! Poor shaycarl :!: :lol:

  • crazyfreakomaniac

    Hi Marina, would like to request a word origin or more like 2. The words are wind as in the breeze and wind as in turning things and why they are spelt similarly and pronounced differently.

  • michael r

    sappho did wright love pomes to women but she did so well she would wright from the point of view of a young man as was the styal of the time

  • http://www.dotak-series.shorturl.com/ elementaldraco218

    hahaha :lol: That part about shaycarl was funny.

  • Shakira’s feet

    Lesbian Nights :lol: :mrgreen:

  • birdman

    :shock: dang that must of hurt

  • 007

    “NO HONEY NOOOOOOO!!!!!!” :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

  • eish

    so.. are albinos from albania?

  • synthetic1

    omfg..that was so funny

  • leonard

    Uranism is interesting, looked it up…[Saracen]…sapphira…random lessons are fun :lol:

  • hamburgler

    lesbos…

  • http://vkontakte.ru/id25408688?68581 leonard

    How to protect yourself from a bull penis during the dicking

    GREECE…would be fun…Hot*!*FOR*!*Words

  • leonard

    funny :razz:

  • mattstout

    how did the word [dike or butch] come to mean homosexual women

  • mr.niceguy

    I love this video so far….very funny….I like the participation from the couple…….good times….

  • michael r

    men have allwways loved lesbians lol the women of lesbos were well kinda slutty lol

  • rijk

    Yes, yes, yes, ShayCarl and girlfriend, :smile: :smile: :smile: really funny had to watch that part 4 times.

  • rijk

    Looking at your nickname, are you a RoadRunner user as well?

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