Feb 04 2008
Inventing words
On the off-chance that I actually did invent this in general, and not just in particular (meaning, I certainly invented it in the sense of not having heard it used anywhere else, which isn’t the same thing as it actually not being in use anywhere else), I’ll mention this very useful word:
Ovacious: blend of ova and audacious, gender-specific synonym for the slang words “cocky” or “ballsy”, substitutes for those words quite nicely as needed.
Feel free to use, distribute, and enjoy! I’m going to continue to secretly believe I invented it in general until someone can show me documented evidence to the contrary, as I often like to think I’m clever, and I adore making up words.
You’re a great wordventor.
Nice! It does roll off the tongue rather well. My brain keeps wanting to define it as “something worthy of applause” for some odd reason, combining ovation and audacious.
First of all this is an awesome word. Now write a poem about it! I think I want to write… a recipe. Yummy word.
Oracle: My mind went there too.
Kiki: A recipe, for awesome egg salad?
I like that word.
Make it yours! I googled it, and there were only 18 valid hits (including this one) so it’s hardly out there.
[…] Day. My paper not only proved whatever point I’d been trying to make in my omniscient teenage ovaciousness, but the teacher was impressed enough to show the paper to all the other classes. The incident […]