Team Marco Polo

Deadword of the Day: Haspenald

Thursday, September 18, 2025 by teammarcopolo

Haspenald: A ridiculously tall kid.

As in: Our haspenald is bigger than your haspenald!

Deadword of the Day: Cupidity

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 by teammarcopolo

Cupidity: When people are so crazy in love, they behave abnormally.

As in: I’m not sure how much more of this cupidity I can take…
 

Deadword of the Day: Begrutten

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 by teammarcopolo

Begrutten: The way one looks when they have been crying.

As in: The begrutten macho-man could no longer tolerate being a vegetarian.
 

Art by Jose Cabrera

Deadword of the day: Buzznack

Monday, September 15, 2025 by teammarcopolo

Buzznack: An old broken musical instrument, particularly an organ, with a ridiculous price tag because it’s “an antique”.

As in: You have been trying to sell that buzznack for years!

Deadword of the Day: Minnock

Sunday, September 14, 2025 by teammarcopolo

Minnock: To mock the manners of ones superiors.

As in: How dare you minnock me, young man!
 

Deadword of the Day: Frout

Saturday, September 13, 2025 by teammarcopolo

Frout: A word for an animal’s reaction when they are suddenly scared poopless.

As in: The puppy frouted and ran to the nearest exit.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/This_was_a_timely_capture_(3926001309).jpg

 

Deadword of the Day: Barking-iron

Friday, September 12, 2025 by teammarcopolo

Barking-iron: Another word for gun.

As in: “Put down the barking-iron and let us settle this like gentlemen…”

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jking89/1363983280/

Deadword of the Day: Holm

Thursday, September 11, 2025 by teammarcopolo

Holm: A low, flat stretch of land on the banks of a river.

As in: Say, you think that’s Ian’s holm?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Ian_Holm.jpg

Ludicrous Latin: Nos nunquam alieno

Thursday, September 11, 2025 by teammarcopolo

We will never forget.

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Deadword of the Day: Gillmaw

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 by teammarcopolo

Gillmaw: A glutton. One who eats waaaay too much.

As in: What’s for dinner, gillmaw?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Georg_Emanuel_Opiz_Der_V%C3%B6ller_1804.jpg