Showing posts with label Bunny Bon Mot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bunny Bon Mot. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Bon mot: punctilious


punctilious
\puhnk-TIL-ee-uhs\ , adjective:
Strictly attentive to the details of form in action or conduct; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.


Bunny bore witness to Bob's punctilious travel preparation; a multi-day affair involving checklists and his fashion staple: the green sweater.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Bon mot: sinuous


sinuous
\SIN-yoo-uhs\, adjective:
Characterized by many curves or turns; winding.


Foo prepared to white-knuckle her way up and down the sinuous roads of the Pacific Northwest.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Bon mot: cognoscenti



cognoscenti
\kon-yuh-SHEN-tee; kog-nuh-; -SEN-\, noun:
A person with special knowledge of a subject; a connoisseur.

Bunny Foo Foo: snickerdoodle cognoscenti

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Bon mot: efficacious


efficacious \ef-ih-KAY-shuhs\ , adjective:
Capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.

Bunny sought an efficacious method of eating baked goods without the lumpy repercussions to her waistline.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Bon mot: lucubration

lucubration\loo-kyoo-BRAY-shun; loo-kuh-\, noun:
The act of studying by candlelight; noctural study; meditation.

Bunny preferred the hours prior to first light in contrast to lucubration by the light of the moon.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Bon mot: bucolic

Bucolic \byoo-KOL-ik\, adjective:
Relating to or typical of the countryside or its people; rustic.

A bucolic urbanite, Bunny gleefully scampered the muddy countryside in her silk pashmina and well-worn Sorels.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Bon mot: inure

inure\in-YOOR\, transitive verb:
To make accustomed or used to something painful, difficult, or inconvenient; to harden; to habituate.

Inured to morning hunger pangs, Bunny sought out her trusty peanut butter.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Urban bon mot: cheet

cheet: The orange dust that coats your fingers and lips after eating [Cheetos]. This is why you shouldn't eat Cheetos in public unless you have a wet-nap handy.

Foo—I know you've been eating my Cheetos again, you've got cheet all over your nose!

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Urban bon mot: w00t


I'm on Day 13 of my Advent Calendar—w00t!

woot: An expression of joy and excitement.
And speaking of Advent Calendars, this years has been chock-full of woot. Who knew that the real reason Joseph and Mary ventured off to Bethlehem on donkey was to register for tax—not to pop out God's son.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Urban bon mot: compunicate

Compunicate: When you are in the same room with someone, each on separate computers, and you talk via Instant Messenger instead of speaking to them out loud, in person.

Even though they are sitting right next to each other, Jesse and Justin only compunicate when they have to tell each other something.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Urban bon mot: bunched

Bunched: To be upset or angry; to have one's panties in a bunch.

Foo's all bunched up because she didn't prepare
for the board meeting.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Urban bon mot: roll thick

Roll thick
To associate with a large group of people. To travel/go out
with a large entourage.
Don't mess with Foo—she rolls thick.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Urban bon mot: phone grope

Phone grope
Grabbing at pockets and patting yourself down to make sure you have your cellphone—because heaven forbid you leave home without it. This behaviour tends to be heightened in people who own iPhones.

Dude, stop that.
What?
Quit the phone grope. It's in your hand.

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Urban bon mot: guitar face


guitar face
The act of making an unusual face while playing the guitar. The look typically resembles a look of pain, intense ecstacy—or sometimes even plain old gas. For reference, Ms Foo has put together a panoply of guitar face to show a small sampling (e.g. Avril looks as though she's ready to spit, whereas Sheryl Crow seems to have found a very special place with her six-string).

Man, that solo was sweet but John Mayer
has some crazy guitar face.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Urban bon mot: winge

Winge
is just another word for whine. It's best described as the tone and demeanor of a young child complaining when they don't get what they want. More or less, the precursor to a temper tantrum.

Bunny Foo Foo continued to winge while waiting for Mama Foo to finish the grocery shopping.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Urban bon mot: hollywood marriage

hollywood marriage
A measure of time equal to approximately one month.

"Hey, do you know how long it takes to acclimate before making an Everest summit bid?"

"Yeah, about a hollywood marriage."

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Urban bon mot: bootsy

bootsy
Bad or wretched. (n)
A word that originated from "The Town"—Oakland, CA

"That flight outta Juneau was hecka bootsy, man!"

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Urban bon mot: dotcomrade

dotcomrade
An [Internet] acquaintance; someone you chat with but have never met.

"So who's this NrdPowr32 guy?"
"I dunno. Just a dotcomrade of mine."

Monday, October 22, 2007

The Bunny Bon Mot goes Urban


The next time you find yourself in a situation where you don't understand a slang word, don't get snarky—just bust out your pimped-out Sidekick.

Translation: Visit the Bunny Blogs daily for your urban word-of-the-day.
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tops
(Aussie, Irish, Scottish slang)
Fantastic. Wonderful.

Ahh she's tops mate. Reeaaal tops.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Bon Mot: quotidian














quotidian \kwoh-TID-ee-uhn\, adjective:
Occurring or returning daily.


Like brushing your teeth, a quotidian bunny
bon mot is a good thing.


Let's get to the root of it: Quotidian is from Latin quotidianus, from quotidie, "daily," from quotus, "how many, as many, so many" + dies, "day."