sergio masci wrote: >> > On 3/16/08, Jinx wrote: >> >> > incomprehensible appreciations of each other's argot >> >> >> >> Now there's a word you don't hear every day >> >> >> >> Argot - n, Fr. Etymology unknown. Low, popular slang, esp >> >> of Paris, specif thieves' slang >> >> >> >> Argot - n, the vocabulary peculiar to a particular group of >> >> people, esp that of an underworld group >> >> >> >> Hey ! I resemble that remark ! >> >> >> >> Popular, peculiar, particular >> >> >> >> Not so much a tea leaf, Parisite or Morlock though >> > >> > ROTFL - thanks Joe >> >> I know it's not as funny when someone has to explain it to you... but I >> really want to know why John is rolling on the floor, laughing. :) > > resemble - should be "resent" - the misuse showing that that person thinks > they are "superior" and getting it wrong. > > tea leaf - slang for thief > parasite - misunderstanding of what Etymology means > Morlock - underground dweler from H.G. Wells' "time machine" - "superior" > thing again but this time with underground / underworld > > Regards > Sergio Masci Thanks, Sergio. :) -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist