Can you spell it? Word that means words that sound like what they describe

[Elidor]

Took me three tries to get it right. Aaaaagh! My high school english teacher would be so disappointed in me.

It's also a cool internet radio station on Live365. Playlist at (word referenced above).org.

C'mon, can you spell it without cheating?

[bicentennial_baby]

1. onomatopoeia?

a guess :shrug:

[Elidor]

3. You freak! You got it on the first try! I hate you!

Just kidding. Good job. You didn't cheat, did you? I would have.

I'm sorry there's no prize for winning. :(

[bicentennial_baby]

4. i absolutely did not cheat

i just like that word. :)

but i really wasn't sure if i was right or not, that's a toughie.

[jane_pippin]

2. yes I can.

[Elidor]

6. Wasn't it Steven Wright who asked...

What does onomatopoeia sound like?

[jane_pippin]

10. I'm not sure, but it does sound like him.

:rofl:

[Az]

12. I believe he also asked what another word for thesaurus.

:evilgrin:

[Tom Kitten]

5. onimatopoeic?

hell I don't know....

[Elidor]

8. Reasonably close

About as well as I did unaided. I always forget the first A. onomAto...poeia

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Crap, no I couldn't.

Missed that damn final "o".

Perhaps now I've finally been embarrassed enough that I won't forget it any more.

[Elidor]

9. Try this one for extra credit

A complex speech sound or glide that begins with one vowel and gradually changes to another vowel within the same syllable, as (oi) in boil or (i) in fine.

Hint: there are thongs involved.

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. dipthongs?

[Elidor]

13. Well, you get an A for vocabulary, but you forgot one H

diphthong. That's okay, I can't spell it either.

How about the study of one's ancestors?

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. Ah, forensics!

[Elidor]

17. Not quite what I was looking for, but we'll give you an E for effort

:evilgrin:

A dinosaur-bird made famous by B-movies in the '50's

[redwitch]

18. pteradactyl

?

[Elidor]

19. Ooooh! So very close!

pterodactyl. Did I mention I can't spell any of these words? I try to do little vocabulary exercises now and then. Like this one.

How about this one:

1. Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred.
2. Having committed sacrilege.

[bicentennial_baby]

15. genealogy

:)

[Elidor]

16. You're good

You're very good. :)

[Solon]

21. Genealogy...

My dad's specialty

Didn't cheat, I swear.

[Elidor]

22. I believe you.

Nobody named Solon would ever lie.

[chaska]

20. Todd Rundgren did a song called 'Onomatopoeia'. S'worth a listen.

[Elidor]

23. I'll check it out, thanks!

I'm wading through quite a list of must-haves right now, but I'll slip it in sometime this evening, if it's available on Napster.

[chaska]

24. Here's the lyrics...

Onomatopoeia every time I see ya
My senses tell me hubba
And I just can’t disagree
I get a feeling in my heart that I can’t describe
It’s sort of lub, dub, lub, dub
A sound in my head that I can’t describe
It’s sort of zoom, zip, hiccup, drip
Ding, dong, crunch, crack, bark, meow, whinnie, quack

Onomatopoeia in proximity ya
Rearrange my brain in a strange cacophony
I get a feeling somewhere that I can’t describe
It’s sort of uh, uh, uh, uh
A sound in my head that I can’t describe
It’s sort of whack, whir, wheeze, whine
Sputter, splat, squirt, scrape
Clink, clank, clunk, clatter
Crash, bang, beep, buzz
Ring, rip, roar, retch
Twang, toot, tinkle, thud
Pop, plop, plunk, pow
Snort, snuk, sniff, smack
Screech, splash, squish, squeek
Jingle, rattle, squeel, boing
Honk, hoot, hack, belch


Comes complete with sound effects.

[Elidor]

25. That rings a bell, I think I've heard it

Alas, Napster does not yet have it. Story of my life.