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originalpmac
Trad climber
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i tend to use the word DANK a lot. Certain uneducated people tend to think of a dark, damp place, but I think of stinky, pungent green stuff...
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Borborygmus
Callipygian (vs. Steatopygian, where I prefer to simply say "Fat-ass")
Hebetudinous
Logorrhea
Perambulate and Circumambulate
Pusillanimous
Uxorious
Oh yeah, and how come "Fetch" never caught on? Seriously though, much slang from early 90s hip-hop would be welcome to my ears, a sentiment perhaps not shared by many. Speaking of "boss," my boss, a lifelong academic, manages to squeeze in "bitchin" at least once a week. Word 'em up...
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Jim E
climber
Mountain Road
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Ye - You [informal]
Thou - You [formal]
Betwixt - Between
'Tis - It is
'Twas - It was
Ere` - Before
Thy` - Your
Art`- Are
Tickle-brain` - A strong alcoholic drink
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TradIsGood
Chalkless climber
the Gunks end of the country
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hah! I am happy that I only had to look up 3 of Willoughby's list.
I bet there are people here who knew more though.
Sock it to me! - Well maybe not, on that one.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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When I read the sentence "He was a cad and a bounder." in some book circa 1920....I thought "People back then just KNEW good words when they had them!"
For those of you guys who don't know - a bounder is a guy who has a reputation for stepping past the acceptable boundaries, particularly with the ladies. Or, a rake, which I think was less about sensuality and more just a sort of guy who had a bit of derring do.(http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/5/messages/1510.html);
Early 20th century upper-crust casual - my favorite historical era. Wonderful language.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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"HEINOUS" fully describes my 1980's climbing experience.
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Prod
Social climber
Charlevoix, MI
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Succor
Prod.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Zounds
Groovy
Far out
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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2nd the vote for wicked
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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How bout Totally bitchen dude?
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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3rd vote for wicked. When I moved from New England to Cali no one knew what the hell it meant.
"wicked sick"
My wife keeps trying to bring words into play but forgets them after a while: wretched, jinkies.
Pinner.
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Great googly boogly
Any Mojo Nixon fans out there?
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nb3000
Social climber
Oakland, CA.
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"fvck me running"
"sh#t-ton"
2nd "pinner" too
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AbeFrohman
Trad climber
new york, NY
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I'm a big fan of "cat."
instead of dude, like "yea, they're a cool bunch of cats over there."
my wife looks at me like im crazy when i use "cat" in a sentance.
well, crazier than she usually looks at me.
big fan of groovy.
i try to make up my own words, like "Gickle."
i use it like "EWW!"
"Gickle! I just stepped on a slug."
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Pasadena, CA
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"Cowabunga!"
"Ginormous" I've been on a campaign to promote that one for years.
Re: "Wicked": It is greatly enhanced when spoken with a Southie (South Boston) accent. variation: "wicked keen."
Fletch
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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"wicked" and "bitchen" never left my vocab.
"wicked insane, Wicked motha good... etc
But hey what happened to "copaesthetic"
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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"copaesthetic?"
Can't say. Does that have something to do with the beauty of Italian hams?
Copacetic is a good word.
You know what's another good word? Fusty. Especially when applied to dreadlocks. Dreadlocks aren't natty (ie. neat, smart, and fashionable); they're wicked fusty!
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nutjob
Stoked OW climber
San Jose, CA
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Dude, this thread is totally rad.
I'm partial to tubular.
You know, like when you're pullin' into a huge double-overhead close-out thick-lipped winter wave, flying recklessly into the darkdom.
Guess I spent more time in the ocean than at the rocks growing up.
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