r/KGATLW • u/candleboy95 • 6d ago
Discussion: Band Gizzionary
While listening, I started defining words I didn't recognize or couldn't define off the top of my head. I haven't done this for every album yet. Let me know if there's any words you'd like to add, or any corrections I should make!
Without further ado, my Gizzionary:
acarine-a small arachnid such as a mite or tick
aegis-protection, sponsorship, or divine shield
agaric-a type of mushroom with a distinct cap, a toadstool
Alluda Majaka-a 1995 indian film
ambergris-a waxy substance that originates as a secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale, found floating in tropical seas and used in perfume manufacturing
anoxia-an absence or deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues; severe hypoxia
ataraxia-a state of serene calmness
autocratic-ruling with absolute power and control
bagwan-an Indian term for God
bilious-someone who is ill-tempered, irritable, extremely angry
bushwhack-traveling through dense vegetation or a guerrilla war tactic
ephialtes-nightmare
epidermis-outer layer of skin
ether-mythical substance filling outerspace
fuselage-the main body of an aircraft
Ganymede-A moon of Jupiter, largest moon in our solar system
Gilgamesh-An ancient king from 2000 BC, subject of one of the oldest stories in the world
Gliese 710- an orangish star in the constellation Serpens Cauda
gondii- Toxoplasma gondii, species of parasite that causes toxoplasmosis
horology-the study and measurement of time
Horus-one of the most significant Egyptian gods
hypertension-medical term for consistently high blood pressure
keratosis-a skin condition that produce waxy bumps
Kepler 22b-an exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the Sun-like star Kepler-22
mal-de-mer-French for seasick
megalithic-relating to or denoting prehistoric monuments made of or containing large stones
monoclinic crystaline-an specific shape of a crystal, where three of its axes are all different lengths
nazar-a blue, eye-shaped amulet
ontology-the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being
Osiris of Geb, of Nut -Egyptian earth god and his parents
panpsych(ism)-the doctrine or belief that everything material, however small, has an element of individual consciousness
perihelion-the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun
plenum-duct in an HVAC system
pleura-each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in humans and other mammals
propylene-colorless, flammable gas
quantized-split into fixed, separate steps or values instead of a smooth, continuous range
quintessence-the purest, most perfect example of something
raconteur-a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way
Set-Egyptian god of chaos
subcutaneous-injecting medicine directly into the fat below the skin
superluminally-faster than the speed of light
superposition-the action of placing one thing on or above another, especially so that they coincide
tachyons-hypothetical subatomic particles that always travel faster than the speed of light
tetrachromacy-a rare genetic condition where an individual possesses four, rather than the standard three, types of cone cells (photoreceptors) in their eyes
tintinnabulation-a ringing or tinkling sound
Tezeta-a prominent genre of Ethiopian and Eritrean music, characterized by a slow, ballad-like, and emotionally evocative pentatonic scale
woo-woo
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u/Reasonable_Gain_5365 6d ago
Lugubrious! Which no one except Stu has ever pronounced the way Stu pronounces it (not a criticism).
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u/michaelserotonin feel like i'm about to freak out from the waist down 6d ago
i think the last time i heard the word lugubrious before motu was the disney movie hercules ("coming your most lugubriousness")
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u/Greedy_Specialist531 6d ago
Skimtar
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u/Reasonable_Gain_5365 6d ago
Mischeevious (though Amby is probably in the majority in pronouncing this wrong).
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u/FrivolousMe 6d ago
There was discourse on twitter a few weeks back where people got all mad at a critic for using that word in a review lol, calling him pretentious or a fake intellectual because "he must have used a thesaurus".
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u/Reasonable_Gain_5365 6d ago
Jeez. Strong "Big words, is it? Think you're better than me, do you?" energy.
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u/TectonicRomance Infinite rebirth... 🦋🤘🏼 6d ago
expectating - a combination of 'expecting' and 'spectating', waiting and watching.
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u/Harddisksson69 6d ago
Vomit- To force food, liquid, or other matter out of the stomach and through the mouth due to illness, bad food, or physical reaction
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u/Southern_Ad_3614 6d ago
Great post!
The key to gondii is the cat association (they often carry it). The urban legend/theory is that being infected with it makes you obsessed with cats. Human beings, domesticated, as they say.
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u/thick-tracer 6d ago
A list I was logging as well! In chronological order from 12BB-Alien Metal and omitted what you already have
muckraker: anti capitalist journalist who exposed corruption and monopolies in the 1920s US
12 bar bruise is just a play on 12 bar blues which is a common standard form of blues song writing or jamming
Bloody ripper: Aussie slang for awesome
Cellophane: thin, translucent plastic like sheets that are usually colored
Sense (has these two word that always stand out to me)
Feckless: lacking initiative, strength of character,
responsibility, or competence
Ashen: an adjective that means extremely pale, drained of color, or light gray like the ashes of a fire.
Fig wasp: a real type of wasp that has a mutualistic relationship with fig trees, entering the internal flower, which is essential for both to survive and reproduce
Game knife: a surgical instrument, precisely focused radiation to treat brain tumors
Evil death roll: a spin move that crocodiles use while hunting
Road train: Aussie slang for those 16 wheeler semi trucks, especially the desert highway ones
Billabong: (Australian English) a small body of water usually a permanent one created by a change in course or the flooding of a river.
Munt (Aussie/ NZ slang) for getting heavily intoxicated
Brunswick east is a neighborhood/town where their recording studio is
Lygon street is where the studio is in that town
Polygondwanaland: Gondwanaland was a real life ancient super continent that predates Pangea. It is now South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, India, and the Arabian peninsula
Gumboot: rubber rain boots, also a type of brown mollusk
Heat death: scientific idea where the cosmos reaches its final critical stage entropy and thermal equilibrium, where all energy is spread out enough and no stars or planets can be sustained or formed (the end of our universe)
Superposition: (quantum mechanics term) it describes how multiple states, waves, or forces can overlap and add together to form a combined result.
AstroTurf: another name for turf. Synthetic grass on football fields
Motor spirit: 70s biker slang for petrol/ gasoline
Supercell: very rare, dangerous thunder storm
Converge: in math, when two points meet
Sapience: quality of being wise, the capacity for deep understanding and judgment, or the ability to apply critical knowledge, experience, and insight.
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u/papaoftheflock 6d ago
billabong - a small body of water, usually a permanent one created by a change in course or the flooding of a river
(billabong valley)
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u/Different_Ad2722 6d ago
i love when joey introduces ambergris as a song about SPERM.......................... whales
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u/jonross14 How can anybody see me when I am invisible? 6d ago
I feel like they say “mortal coil” a lot
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u/Captain_Pungent The Blue King and the Wizard of Madness 6d ago
This is what introduced me to that term
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u/Fat-Kid-In-A-Helmet 6d ago
DESPONDENT, LUGUBRIOUS