Saturday, April 2, 2011

Apocryphal Zenzizenzizenzic Project: Bregma









Apocryphal Zenzizenzizenzic is an old Latin phrase referring to someone who has the uncanny ability to define obscure words with pinpoint accuracy.

NOT!
(read about the project and accompanying contest)

Day 2: Bregma: a Nordic Warrior cry, signaling mayhem and debauchery. A loud wail resembling a howling animal, "BREGMAAAAAAAA!!!!" would strike fear into the hearts and minds of people, cowering under the floorboards of their burning homes, while fierce warriors ripped through their village.



That same fear pulses though their victims' surviving bloodlines, although, today, the words mayhem and debauchery have taken on new meanings:




*shivers*

We'll you've got my definition. What's yours (leave it in the comments for your chance to win)?
~2

13 comments:

  1. Your definition is so good, I can't think of another one. *sigh*

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  2. A long time ago I was dating this girl named Brenda. We were having a contest to see who could put the most marbles in their mouth. Lets just say that she was a sore loser and stormed out. I was sad to see her go so with a full mouth of marbles I called out to her, "BREGMAAAAAAAA!!!!"

    I won the contest that day, but lost my girlfriend.

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  3. hahahaha... sorry to laugh at your pain, Ryan.

    I hope my post hasn't ruined your weekend :-P
    ~2

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  4. This is what came to mind :
    "a self-proclaimed matriarchal braggart with an accent" ~~ she's the head ma who brags all the time but cannot pronounce the letter "a" correctly ... it comes out as "e"

    Oh well , that's the best I could do! Yours was the perfect definition ... :)

    ~MICHELLE~
    http;//writer-in-transit.co.za/category/other/rambles-rants-and-raves/

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  5. Haha my definition is similar to RockDog's! I've decided to try and link all of your words to each other, so I was going to say what a guy would call his gf/wife, Brenda of course, after he reached the point of Ambeer.

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  6. I love the idea of combining them... kinda excited to see where you can go with it, Allison :-)
    ~2

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  7. Volcanic effluvia, originating near the Fjords of Finland. Pined for by parrots.

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  8. not really sure what you said there, James, but I like it... a lot.

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  9. Breg - a Joisey way of saying break
    Ma - the Joisey way of referring to one's mother.
    Bregma - what happens when Mom gets caught ratting out her son Tony to the FBI.

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  10. What some people may be heard to say after a little (or a lot) too much ambeer: "you bregma -insert breakable- I breg your -insert breakable anatomical part-"

    Ok?

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  11. Cool! Naw, your definition works for me.

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  12. Cathy, you crack me up, as usual.

    Kevin, you bregma heart... I was expecting haiku ;-)

    Alex, thanks!

    ~2

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