Bovinity noun the state or quality of being like a cow or ox, especially in the sense of being dull, stolid, and slow-witted. — bovine, adj. See also: Idiocy.
Methemoglobinemia blood disorder that occurs when red blood cells (RBCs) contain methemoglobin at levels higher than 1% (also see "Blue Fugates" or "Kentucky Blue People") im definitely using this (methemoglobinemia, not the Fugates), in a story
Somewhat like Cartoony. I worked on a project for Universal Studios where one of the specs was that the things needed to look Cartoony.
circumbendibus: an answer or argument so convoluted and evasive that it isn’t really an answer at all.
OK, yeah, I can see the accordion joint in the middle where it bends. Yeah, a bendy bus. But also a bendy building.
here’s an interesting one: puisne. It’s mostly an obscure British legal term, but its provenance is the most interesting thing about it. It comes from the very same Old French word as puny and in fact is pronounced the same. It means “inferior in rank.”
Over Unity. Actually heard it years ago, and only ever from that one source. It was a restatement of Perpetual Motion. Over unity has a mathematical meaning that is as valid as one that states Over C.
I didn't know the reference, but I found it after searching 'meerkat car insurance' on YouTube. On topic: Winnow verb remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left. "guidelines that would help winnow out those not fit to be soldiers"
Stentorian adjective (of a person's voice) loud and powerful. "he introduced me to the staff with a stentorian announcement"
Purchase in the sense of a pulley and in the sense of traction, grip, hold. Nice. In German we use "Rindvieh" ( = "cattle" in singular) in the sense of "idiot".
