Thursday Thirteen # 7 - "Of zaftig zaddicks drinking coffee with zarfs"
Of zaftig zaddicks drinking coffee with zarfs … 13 weird and wonderful words beginning with the letter Z:
1. zaddik
a just and virtuous person
2. zaftig
pleasingly plump
3. zarf
an ornamental metal holder for a handle-less coffee cup
4. zemblanity
[fr. Zembla, an Arctic island to the N. of Russia once used for nuclear testing]
the inexorable discovery of what we don’t want to know (contrast serendipity)
5. zenzizenzizenzic
the eighth power of a number
6. zerk
[fr. Oscar U. Zerk, American inventor] a grease fitting
7. zetetic
a skeptic
8. zoanthropy
the delusion that one is an animal
9. zob
a weak or contemptible person; a fool
10. zomotherapy
the treatment of disease with a diet of raw meat
11. zucchetto
[It.] (R.C. Church) (also zucchetta, -etto)
the skullcap of an ecclesiastic; the pope’s is white, a cardinal’s red, a bishop’s purple and a priest’s black
12. zugzwang
[G.] in chess, when all possible moves weaken the position
13. zumbooruk
a small cannon fired from the back of a camel
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Comments
Wow, now I can impress and amaze my friends who drink demitasses by telling them what that metal holder for their cups is called: zarf. Cool!
Posted by: webduck | March 25, 2007 4:24 PM
HUH?
I guess I'm zaddik and zaftig. LOL.
Interesting list :-) Thanks for dropping by.
Posted by: Sophisticated Writer | March 24, 2007 3:13 PM
hi..
what an interesting list. I don't think i can say or even remember no. 5. well done. looking forward to next TT.
Posted by: MM del Rosario | March 24, 2007 1:30 PM
This is a great list. I have many adult ADD books on my shelf too! Thanks for visiting my TT.
Posted by: Melessa | March 24, 2007 12:30 PM
What a great list! I love obscure words! Thanks for dropping by my TT *last week*. I didn't get a chance to stop back, so I did this time! :) No TT for me this week, though!
Posted by: Katia | March 24, 2007 3:06 AM
I'll have to reply, I'm not fat I'm zaftig. lol
Posted by: Rose | March 23, 2007 7:29 PM
Interesting!! I love new words.
Posted by: Randa Clay | March 23, 2007 4:37 AM
zob, is certainly the best one!
Posted by: Red | March 23, 2007 3:19 AM
Michael asked, "What disease do we treat with raw meat ?"
Vegetarianism.
Posted by: David | March 23, 2007 1:14 AM
Great to see such list!! People made entries related to language this week and i am happy about that!
Posted by: Osman | March 22, 2007 10:04 PM
I love learning new words and I'm definitely going to find some way to use ZOB in conversation this week.
Posted by: she | March 22, 2007 8:33 PM
I'd like to think I am a zaddick , haven't seen a zarf in years; I've been known to be a zetetic, but never suffered from zoanthropy, maybe a zob a time or two, but if they try to cure it with zomotherapy, I'll stay a zob!
Fun list!
Posted by: Marcia | March 22, 2007 8:15 PM
Your blog and posts are way too much fun! Mahalo for dropping by!
Posted by: Kuanyin | March 22, 2007 8:11 PM
mmm, wonder how many I will be able to use playing qwerty over at pogo. Fun list!
Posted by: Jen | March 22, 2007 7:14 PM
Awesomeness!! I personally love zaftig, I'm going to start calling my cats that instead of the f-word.
Posted by: NOLADawn | March 22, 2007 7:11 PM
Did you take all the words under the letter Z in the dictionary?
I'm having an hard time saying them in my head...Oops!
Posted by: Jill | March 22, 2007 6:56 PM
Whoa. That's some wild stuff you dug up. A cannon fired from the back of a camel? Raw meat therapy?
I'm glad you came by West of Mars, Christine. This was one of those lists I'd have been sorry to miss.
Posted by: Susan Helene Gottfried | March 22, 2007 6:35 PM
What disease do we treat with raw meat ?
Posted by: michael | March 22, 2007 6:24 PM
Okay, that was educational! I'm gonna walk around the workplace and call everyone a "zob" now! Thanks!
Posted by: Kathy | March 22, 2007 6:06 PM
LOVE the Z words!
Thanks for stopping by my TT.
=))
Posted by: SheSchenker | March 22, 2007 5:56 PM
Can I say no thanks to zomotherapy!? I like sushi but the raw meat thing freaks me a little.
I'll stick to Jelly Bellies and Peanut Butter M&Ms thank u very much!
Posted by: chana | March 22, 2007 4:53 PM
ROTFL @ zumbooruk! I'm so going to find a way to use that in a sentence...
Posted by: Amelia Elias | March 22, 2007 4:35 PM
"zenzizenzizenzic"
But can you pronounce it? ;-)
Happy TT! Loved the list!
Posted by: spyscribbler | March 22, 2007 4:13 PM
Awesome! Don't you just love words!? :) Number 5 kills me!
Posted by: Haley-O | March 22, 2007 2:01 PM
A small cannon fired from the back of a camel? Huh? I just can't picture it... I have more and more questions with every thought about it! ;)
Great list! Happy TT!
Posted by: Victoria Krain | March 22, 2007 12:17 PM
Wow, who knew? btw...loved your chickens in love too!
Posted by: Lazy Daisy | March 22, 2007 10:38 AM
What a marvelous list. Learn something new everyday.
Posted by: Rene | March 22, 2007 9:30 AM
Heh, great list~ how did you find those words?
Posted by: Ridz | March 22, 2007 9:27 AM
If the zetetic asks the zaftig zaddik the zenzizenzizenic of the number 8, is he a zob, or just searching for zemblanity?
I just love words. And, boy do I wish I had a zumbooruk!
Thanks for visiting my TT.
Posted by: Denise Patrick | March 22, 2007 7:47 AM
Tah, THATS the word I was thinking of yesterday. LOL
I really love your list! The best one I have seen this week!
My TT has movie trivia. See if you can get all 13.
Posted by: stephanie | March 22, 2007 7:40 AM
And who says you don't learn something new every day. *g* In this case 13.
Posted by: Sydney Somers | March 22, 2007 7:34 AM
I don't think I pronounce most of those!
Thanks for visiting me.
Posted by: Lisa | March 22, 2007 7:32 AM
Those can't be real words! I haven't heard of a single one! And thanks for stopping by my Thursday Thirteen #34 The 13 Things You Wish You Could Say At Work Edition.
Posted by: Dane Bramage | March 22, 2007 7:29 AM
I got ZERO! And I love Z words ...almost as much as V words...because the zzzzizzz and v words vibrate. I'm going to keep some of these in mind for Scrabble! Thanks!
Posted by: colleen | March 22, 2007 7:08 AM
Great imaginitive, informative list! I personally identify with #2 :)
Posted by: Wylie Kinson | March 22, 2007 6:47 AM
Those are great works! :) I love the zog! and zoanthropy.... hehehehehe I love reading your lists they are always enjoyable. :) Thank you for stopping by my blog.
Posted by: Rashenbo | March 22, 2007 6:02 AM
I love language! I'm not a native speaker in English, most of the words are new to me. Thanks for sharing!
My TT lists 13 of the cars we owned before our current one.
Posted by: Tink | March 22, 2007 5:44 AM
I dare you to try to use three of those in casual conversation today!
As I said in your response to my Smart Mom TT, you should add Zithromax (and have a couple of extra Z-packs in your medicine cabinet) for those days when you can diagnose the ear infection, but can't get the kid to the doctor!
Posted by: Di | March 22, 2007 3:16 AM
Oh I can SO now beat my husband at Scrabble!LOL!
Very interesting words. Some of those words are unbelieveable that they would be real. Like the last one zumbooruk!
Loved your Z list!
Happy Thursday!
Posted by: Christine~AreWeThereYet! | March 22, 2007 12:25 AM
Great list! Next week's assignment -- "X"!!
LOL
Very educational. I think I'm going to use a few of these in every day speech. :P
~~Becka
Posted by: Rebecca Goings | March 22, 2007 12:17 AM
Sure, take away the "well read" feeling! Great list, I didn't know any of them!
Posted by: Terra | March 22, 2007 12:03 AM
I so need a zumbooruk!
:)
Posted by: Kate Davies | March 21, 2007 11:58 PM
Wow, those are truly words?! That's great!
Posted by: Shelli Stevens | March 21, 2007 11:52 PM
zoanthropy!!!
i'm laffin an laffin!
luv--yer cat frend--jh
Posted by: jeter harris | March 21, 2007 10:36 PM
Whoa... the only word I know is zaftig. And that's because I speak German.
Interesting entry. It's time to give the letter Z some lovin' :)
Thanks for visiting my blog :)
Posted by: Coco | March 21, 2007 10:36 PM
Wow. That's more words that start with z than I've ever heard before in my life. Way to use a dictionary!
Posted by: Cordia Amant | March 21, 2007 10:28 PM
That is totally awesome.
Posted by: Jenny | March 21, 2007 10:27 PM
what a wonderfully fun list! I love that pleasingly plump picture - too cute.
Thanks for visiting mine! :)
Posted by: marianne | March 21, 2007 10:21 PM
OK, I wonder how many of these I can work into casual conversation tomorrow?
Posted by: Mom of 3 | March 21, 2007 10:06 PM
I LOVE THIS LIST!!! Z is my favorite letter and I was surprised not to know a couple of these.
Super :-)
Posted by: tj | March 21, 2007 10:03 PM
What a fun list! I love to learn new words, and several of the words on your list were brand new to me.
Loved the pics, too!
Happy TT, and thanks for visiting my blog.
Posted by: Thomma Lyn | March 21, 2007 9:22 PM
??? what's that for a language ??? I have 2 question marks in my eyes !
Posted by: Gattina | March 21, 2007 9:17 PM