Words of the Day Are Fun When They're Swears!

Today's word of the day is muthafucka.  I realize you may be thinking a few things.

1. I spelled it wrong.  That's intentional.  If you say motherfucker, those two "R" sounds are all wrong for how this word should be used in this sense.

2. Also, today's word of the day is to be used to start a sentence.

For example:

"Muthafucka, I already told you that shit!"

or how about . . .

"Muthafucka, where the damn milk at?"

I just asked Mrs. Noisewater to start a sentence with the word of the day.  I said, "Quick, say a sentence that starts with muthafucka.  Her first attempt was this:

"Muthafucka bitch?"

I let her know that her sentence made no sense and would need a verb.  Her next attempt was excellent, though.

"Muthafucka tried to rob me!"

I rather like that.  It tells a story.  He tried to rob her, which implies that he failed and she likely fucked that muthafucka up!

Try a sentence with the word of the day in the comments section, readers.  I'm confident you will find it to be a good deal of fun.  Also, try the word of the day on a friend and let me know how they react.

The Word of the Day for 5.2.2012 Is . . .

Caressive

It came up as a suggestion on a spell check I did at work, and I instantly loved the look of it.  It is at first glance just an adjective form of the verb caress, but it's more than that.  It seems like a combination of corrosive (which is not good) and caress (which is sweet and cuddly) so there is a nice dichotomy going on there.

Also, it reminds me of "Last Caress" by Misfits, which doesn't hurt in the least.

When looking up that word just now, I found this one:

Ninnyhammer

That means a "simpleton" or a "silly person."  I'm without a doubt calling my nephews that the next time they are running around giggling and carrying on like a bunch of damn . . .  ninnyhammers.

The Word of the Day . . .

. . . is ignominious.

ig·no·min·i·ous
Pronunciation: \ˌig-nə-ˈmi-nē-əs\
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 : marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : dishonorable
2 : deserving of shame or infamy : despicable
3 : humiliating, degrading
— ig·no·min·i·ous·ly adverb
— ig·no·min·i·ous·ness noun
(copied with no permission whatsoever from Mirriam-Webster Online.)

This is a word I heard my father, a college professor, say all the time in reference to the Chicago Cubs. He'd say something like, "Oh, Ken. Today our Cubbies lost ignominiously. They were throwing the ball into the stands, outfielders were running into each other, and, of course, nobody could take a walk." I found myself using the word when talking to customers around Wrigley Field during my summer job, and I'm glad that one of my dad's favorite terms is now one of mine. I just wish we weren't both using it to describe our Cubbies in two different generations. Hell, it's a term applicable for over a century of mostly terrible baseball.
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Is it sexist to use these images? Should the word of the day be "objectify?" Perhaps, but I thought I'd try to offset this humiliation with some beautiful women because it never hurts. I'm working 7 straight home games, a rarity in baseball because there typically are days off. I said that during game (shift) one that I had a feeling they would go 0 and 7 on this homestand, and so far they are 0 and 4. I knew that once I said it out loud, there was no avoiding it. Wish me luck today, Seven Readers (some fans, like myself, can hold themselves personally responsible for losses by the choices they make. It makes no sense scientifically, but we do it to ourselves anyway.)