Browsing page 1 of new words for August 3, 2012

interjection

• exclamation of surprise.
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  Last edited on Sep 09 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

• exclamation of exasperation or frustration.
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  Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 03 2012.

noun

• a trinket.

  The gift shop sells all kinds of geegaws.

  • See more words with the same meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'.

  Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 26 2010.

notes

• "Geegaw" is an alternate form of "gewgaw", which the Oxford English Dictionary has sourced since 1631.

  Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 03 2012.

• Gorp was used in Manchester when I was young in the 1950's. It was used to describe a person considered to have low intelligence or awareness.

  Joe is a right gorp. He's 7 and can't tell the time.

  Last edited on Jun 26 2022. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 26 2022.

adjective

• a lanky person.

  He's got snow on his hair.

  Last edited on Jun 26 2022. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 12 2017.

noun

• trail mix. An acronym for "good ol' raisins and peanuts".

  We should make some gorp to bring on the hike today.

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  Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

• Boondocks, rough country, out of bounds.

  I hit my drive into the Gorp.

  This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.

  Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 03 2012.

• an unintelligent person; "berk". Possibly coined by Ricky Gervais.

  That bloke is a right gorp.

  We used the word gorp in the 70s in Lancashire. Defininitely nothingto do with Ricky Gervais.

  Definitely used before Gervais was born.

  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.

  Last edited on Jun 26 2022. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 09 2013.

• a person who farts in the bathtub and bites the resulting bubbles.

  Last edited on Feb 21 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 31 2014.

• An upstart or disingenuous youth.

  Most peckers these days care for their crappy fast music.

  Last edited on Oct 02 2014. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 02 2014.

noun

• penis.

  Have you used that pecker lately?

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  Last edited on Nov 26 2010. Submitted by jennifer m. from Pacific, WA 98047, USA on Aug 22 2002.

• courage; resolve. British.

  Keep your pecker up.

  • See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).

  Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 03 2012.

noun

• a party.

                                                                     
  
  Citation from "The New Guy", Warehouse 13 (TV), Season 3 Episode 1 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a party, event, gathering, meeting.

  Last edited on Oct 14 2011. Submitted by Sybil from Wahpeton, ND, USA on Sep 09 2005.

origin

• American version of "shindy", which the Oxford English Dictionary attests from 1821.

  Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 03 2012.