Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Some meaningless words with a meaning

Do all words have a meaning, or rather is it necessary for all words to have a meaning? Time and again, we come across words which may not have found a place in the dictionaries, but are used in our conversations or dialects. Mostly colloquial, these words are a mixture of real words, idioms and chit chats. Well, while reading newspapers, magazines and surfing the net, I came across some meaningless yet meaningful words. They have interesting pronunciations and some of them can even pass off as tongue twisters.

Hypoallergenic- Not a typical dictionary word or term, yet it does have a meaning. Simply speaking, a hypoallergic product will not cause any allergies. Just the opposite of hyper I guess!

Subtok- Another widely spoken meaningless word, it is mostly used as a slang or insult. It mainly means dumb, foolish and impotent.

Hokoboroho roruportu- Just like its meaning, the pronunciation is also difficult. Pronounce hoko-boroho- roru-portu. After toilsome research, I came across a satisfactory meaning, which said confused or bewildered. So when you are bemused, you are hokoboroho roruportu.

Tekken- It originates from a fighting game and the meaning too means the same. You can use this meaningless word to define a hard or dodgy battle.

Brab- A word with no lexicon definition, yet it can be used to term something which is dull or drab. For example, “don’t talk foolish, it’s sounding brab”

If I get more such meaningless words, I will share them with you.

P.S: To conclude here’s a crude joke. You may laugh or get irritated. Anyway, both are human emotions.

Spielberg is directing Jurassic Park V, a sci-fi version set in Uranus. He decides to cast Aish as the lead heroine. However, a problem occurs. In a scene, Aish has to do a bed scene with a Tyrannosaurus Rex, which she strongly refuses. Anyways, the problem finally gets solved when A.B. decides to act as T Rex.
                                                                                                     
                                                                                         

                                             

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