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New dictionary words created after second Test at Sydney
by on Jan 11, 2008 02:26 AM   Permalink | Hide replies

Ponting: (n) (adj)
1. A substance or entity or even a person of unquestionable integrity
2. An act of uncivilised behaviour. [Also, pontingness (n)]

Usage: The judge was driven towards justice because he knew that the pontiff was a ponting.
Sir Bonkers said, %u201CDon%u2019t try to bully me. I surely can fathom the pontingness in your eyes%u201D.

Bucknor: (n) (adj)
1. Temporary blindness leading to missing out on the obvious.
2. To be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
3. Situations leading to grave judgemental errors.
Usage: I feel bucknored by my boss; Life often throws a bucknor at you.

Benson: (n) (adj)
1. Something that legitimises a severe bucknor.
Usage: First they bucknored me and then they bensoned it! I am toast.
Also see bucknor

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  RE:New dictionary words created after second Test at Sydney
by Arindam Sinha on Jan 11, 2008 05:47 AM   Permalink
The best post I have ever seen in Rediff forum. Awesome! Just Awesome!!

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  RE:New dictionary words created after second Test at Sydney
by DRP on Jan 11, 2008 04:16 AM   Permalink
Hey there is a TYPO in your message
it should have been "QUESTIONABLE" and NOT "UNQUESTIONABLE" integrity

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  RE:New dictionary words created after second Test at Sydney
by bharadwaj v on Jan 11, 2008 03:31 AM   Permalink
This is the best message I have seen in a long time. Well said and I really appriciate you for imporving my vocablary with these three new words.

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  RE:New dictionary words created after second Test at Sydney
by MANISHKUMAR DUBEY on Jan 11, 2008 09:27 AM   Permalink
ONE OF THE VERY BEST MESSAGES YET. SURELY A COLLECTORS' ITEM. APPRECAITE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR.

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by Starwar on Jan 11, 2008 07:28 AM   Permalink
Good humor and well deserved sarcasm!

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  RE:New dictionary words created after second Test at Sydney
by Sridhar P on Jan 11, 2008 10:47 AM   Permalink
Good one... good post after a long long time...

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Ponting's finest hour turns bitter