Still another mem crutch

sternutate

PRONUNCIATION:
(stuhr-NOO-tayt, -NYOO-)

MEANING:
verb intr.: To sneeze.

....a tough one because it starts with "stern" suggesting instead one's rear end

But think "stern mutate," where the mutation entails the shift from a fart to a sneeze

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with Anu Garg

nictitate

PRONUNCIATION:
(NIK-ti-tayt)

MEANING:
verb intr.: To wink or blink.

Even tougher. Immediate to mind's eye: nick tit ate, suggesting Nick at Dolly's breast. But how do we connect it with the eyes: If it were Santa I guess we'd blink

quodlibetal

PRONUNCIATION:
(kwod-LIB-uh-tuhl)

MEANING:
adjective: Relating to a question or topic for debate or discussion.


Real toughie. Imagine a typical liberal on his hands and knees (quad) being persecuted by a staunch conservative standing there with whip in hand, insisting that the lib is evading the issue

outro

PRONUNCIATION:
(OU-tro)

MEANING:
noun: The concluding part of a piece of music, program, etc.

Thus, out there, see that row of musicians, they're just concluding

bathos

PRONUNCIATION:
(BAY-thas, -thos)

MEANING:
noun: An abrupt descent from lofty or sublime to the commonplace; anticlimax.

Bat at those balls the pitcher supposes lofty or sublime until the first time I hit one

sitzmark

PRONUNCIATION:
(SITZ-mark, SITS-)

MEANING:
noun: A mark made by someone falling backward in the snow

Really, could any be easier

outro

PRONUNCIATION:
(OU-tro)

MEANING:
noun: The concluding part of a piece of music, program, etc

Yes, play on "intro"

stridulous

PRONUNCIATION:
(STRIJ-uh-luhs)

MEANING:
adjective: 1. Having or making a harsh grating sound. 2. Shrill or grating.

A real toughie (tho remember I'm an old guy) so I asked my Better Half, who as I've indicated is much smarter than I, and she replied "suggests strategizing," whereupon I imagine a fella sitting near a wall heater having just extinguished, in frustration scraping grill with fingernails

Yea not nearly so well coordinated as I'd like but you gotta admit, you're less likely to forget; though

C'mon guys, gimme better'n'

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