tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273883632460433399.post7776915614292054207..comments2024-03-28T02:33:20.668-07:00Comments on Earwigoagin: America's Cup; What! Already!Tweezermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06559514473959503645noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273883632460433399.post-36230773975127182052013-07-07T10:52:48.347-07:002013-07-07T10:52:48.347-07:00It's not really a mashup. Just a more emphatic...It's not really a mashup. Just a more emphatic way of saying ridiculous. I think I picked it up from one of my daughters-in-law who is fond of saying it.<br /><br />Often assumed to be a modern day slang word but was used (with slightly different spelling) in The BFG by Roald Dahl 30 years ago...<br /><br />"Redunculous!" said the BFG. "If everyone is making whizzpoppeis, then why not talk about it? We is now having a swiggle of this delicious frobscottle and you will see the happy result. "Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273883632460433399.post-62820701041337690592013-07-07T07:18:28.036-07:002013-07-07T07:18:28.036-07:00Tillerman,
Thanks for the heads up on the postpon...Tillerman,<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up on the postponement. Just read about it in the Sunday paper. <br><br /><br>I see that you are using a linguistic mash-up of which I'm not aware - ridonculous - ridiculous + what other word? For example the video uses the linguistic mashup, ginorumous (gi[ant]+[e]normous) which has entered mainstream English seamlessly. Thanks for any information of your interesting word.Tweezermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559514473959503645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273883632460433399.post-70159644330057280202013-07-06T13:27:19.653-07:002013-07-06T13:27:19.653-07:00No. Not already. Sounds like there will be no raci...No. Not already. Sounds like there will be no racing Sunday because they are still bickering about the rules for the sticky-out bits on the rudders.<br /><br />Ridonculous!Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.com