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Tuesday, June 11 2002

The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is : button box

The infra red remote control for any one of many different types of electrical home entertainment appliances.
ex. Pass the button box so I can see what's on the other channels.

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The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : garrulous

Garrulous \Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf. {Call}.] 1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious. The most garrulous people on earth. --De Quincey. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller. Syn: {Garrulous}, {Talkative}, {Loquacious}. Usage: A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in his dotage is garrulous. -- {Gar"ru*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Gar"ru*lous*ness}, n. web1913
garrulous adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {loquacious}, {talkative}, {talky}] wn

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