Are you in control of your words on laughing gas?
On laughing gas, nitrous oxide, you are somewhat conscious of yourself, you shouldn't be saying anything for the most part. You might say something but it would be more like something you would say when dizzy, not outrageous or anything. The gas kind of separates your brain from your body, you know the tooth pulling is going on, you just don't rally care about any pain. It's more a fuzziness in the head, not blurting out funny sayings, And it wears off almost immediately.
What word in french means "laughing and crying at the same time"?
I heard once that there is a world in french that literally means to laugh and cry at the same time. Does anybody know what it is and can spell it (correctly) for me here?
All laughing aside, where did the word ******** originate? What was it's original meaning?
Well, its origin is rather straightforward, too. Cock-eyed (or ******** as dictionaries prefer it today) is a relatively new word, first appearing in print in the late 19th century. A cock-eye (or ****** eye) was originally an eye with something wrong with it, an eye that is turned inward or outward, that is out of alignment, off-center in the sense a ****** hat is a hat off-center or out of alignment. (Some people distinguish cross-eyed, when one or both eyes are turned inward, from cock-eyed, when one of both eyes point outward.) The verb cock means to move something from its usual alignment or kilter, to set it askew, askant or awry. Its combination with eye in cock-eyed makes eminent sense. If something is out of kilter, it is a little crazy, so the drift of the meaning from a little crazy to completely crazy makes sense, too. (The process is called ’semantic expansion’.) Now, a cock-eyed story can also be a cockamamie story since the both words have firmly assumed the sense of “crazy”. Hmmmm. ******** : cockamamie. They must be related, right? Wrong. In fact, cock-eyed is totally unrelated to cockamamie. As I explained when I wrote up cockamamie as a daily Good Word back on February 24, cockamamie is a corruption of decalcomania “a mania for decals”, a mania—believe it or not—that raged in Victorian England. Dr. Goodword’s Language Blog http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=57
Which one is correct: "Laughing at my words" or "Laughing on my words"?
“Laughing at my words” is correct.Although both at and on are prepositions, at is correct because it is the preposition that the verb “to laugh” can be paired with to indicate the cause of amusement.Unfortunately, there is no definite rule or formula for choosing a preposition to pair with a verb (if applicable). In English, many of these pairings must be memorized.For most answers about grammar and language, visit my profile at Lana Saint Clair
Word for sarcastic laugh?
I think 'snigger' is probably the nearest
Four pictures 1 word hyena laughing garbage?
The word is SCAVENGE
What is the word that means your so tired you laugh and just get really crazy?
hysterical. Like, going into hysterics.
Synonym for laughing darkly?
I need a synonym for laughing darkly or a dark chuckle...the background of the scene I'm writing is basically that when the husband comes home and thinks the wife is cheating on him (she's not really, but just talking to a close brotherly friend), but the husband thinks they are having an affair and when she denies it and tries to explain, he laughs darkly. Is there some type of word to describe the laugh I'm getting across? Thanks!
What do the words deft, first, calmness, canopy, laughing, stupid, crabcake, and hijack have in common?
they all have three consecutive (alphabetical) letters in them DEFt fiRST caLMNess caNOPy lauGHIng STUpid crABCake HIJack. :)
4 pics 1 word 2 clocks, handshake, men laughing or singing, a happy couple?
1) 2 small clocks one black & one white showing the same time. 2) a handshake 3) a happy couple smiling & embracing 4) 2 men their mouths are open eother sining or laughing. 6 letters _ n _ _ _ _ NSULMFDOIQW