Prompt for this week: Take any dictionary. Randomly pick any 10 words from the dictionary. Do not look at the meanings. Write these words down on a piece of paper, and then write how each word makes you feel, and what according to you should these words mean. Be creative and have fun
Since this is the English language, a language with which I am more than familiar with, my definitions and what these words make me feel like, shall be somewhat out of the box 😉
Vindicative– if this word were a person, it would be a bald headed person, which a very sharp tongue. Like razor sharp. Everything about him would be sharp. and in his house he would have lots of windows. To let the air in and his sharpness out harmlessly. He does care too you know. He is a good hearted bald headed person.
Recalcitrate– This word is evil. It contains a shortened version of a word, that reminds me of days of pain and suffering in the dungeons of integral calculus. Lost for days in hunger and solitude, this word makes me feel that it is about to happen again, with a lemony tinge to it, which although refreshing, doesn’t seem to good for me.
Gynandromorphous– Seriously? All I can think of is an enormous constantly wobbling absolutely hairless genderless blob of a creature, sitting down on what qualifies for its butt and most likely our planet. This creature is here to stay. IT-SHALL-NOT-MOVE.
Indrawn– There is a god in the Hindu mythology called Indra. I personally do not like him much. But apparently he is the king of “swargalok” (heaven). He is considered so awesome, that even his yawn has a word for it. This is it.
Thrips– Considering where commercialisation and general IQ are headed in today’s world, with words like selfie, swag,yolo and phablets almost on their way to the oxford dictionary, I cannot think of anything else other than thigh strips for this one. Chicken thigh strips. KFC anyone?
Manipulate– I am an Indian. We, specifically our locals, have an interesting way of considering english their own property and actually “manipulating” it the way they wish or deem convenient or fit. For example, stop might be pronounced “ishtop”, which I personally find quite amusing and not demeaning at all. The fact is proved by the act. I am going to use this very way to tell you what this word makes me feel like. It makes me feel that it’s the man who got late for work because he had to take a dump. Oh btw, an excuse of this level is quite acceptable in several places of work here. I am not being critical. Afterall, A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. even if it makes him “man-ee-poo-late” things at his workplace.
Foot– Feel the wind in my hair. I am breezing through the air. My flight is straight and unhampered. I feel dartish. A dart thrown from someone’s mouth. And my journey is about to end. Dang this board.
Draftsperson– The education system. Literally asks for more money per-son. Mostly in the form of drafts. Cash would do too. better make it under the table sir! Surely your son will get a seat. Afterall, seats for money, money for seats, money from seats, money under seats; thats what democracy is about right?
Antiodontalgic– The people with the bad pasts. Never go up to them and talk about the good old days. Never. It saddens them if you are lucky. If you are not, they might be infuriated and might choose to grab your arm and give it a hard bite. They NEVER like to long for the past. Not even their dental records.
Eurotiales– A new pokemon. It looks like a dumb teenager with all the wrong idols and ideals and ideas. Makeup and poor grammar are its prime weapons, although a sheer dumbness explosion is also fatally damaging.
Arnab Mukherjee 