This post has nothing to do with Dallas — except for the fact that I am a human who lives and works in that fine city. On to the business at hand: I need each of you to use the word “roblet” in your daily correspondence and conversation. I adopted this rare word here. You, too, might wish to adopt a rare word, but just know that in doing so, you must promise to spread the use of said word so that it (the word) does not fall completely out of favor. That’s what I’m doing. Spreading my word. Keeping my promise. I’m a promise keeper. ( “Roblet” means to lead astray. According to the OED, the word — until now — was only found in the writing of a guy named Nathanial Fairfax.)
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Excellent post!
Unlike your others, which due to length and lack of clarity and your general demeanor, cause a pricking sensation. Not to put too fine a point on it, but they are morsicant.
So it’s a verb? Transitive? Infinitive would be to roblet somebody? Just checking before I put to use. Sounds suspiciously like the noun for small robbery. Like “he committed a roblet.”
@Bill Marvel: Yes, it’s a transitive verb. Just so. It’s also a noun, though: a goblin that leads people astray in the dark.
can I pronounce it row-blay? If so, I will use it.
Is the “t” on the end silent (e.g., chalet, Peugeot, Target, etc.)?
Tim, thanks for the roblet. It is keeping me from my bromography. (Spread my adopted word.)
I can’t stop I FEEL A POEM COMING ON.
What great words. See you tomorrow,
@Tim
Those around me use the term “roblet” frequently in regard to my family.
There are currently four roblets, with future roblets being a possibility.
For years I have tried to revive the use of “okey dokey” both in speech and written text. I have definitely robleted a few friends and will work on getting the word into every day usage if I can get some support on okey dokey.
It’s Friday! Good Morning! I’m proposing vadiation (1)
Of Council, and others involved with Love buccellation (2)
Old Monk? Say 3:00? The latibule(3) tabernious. (4)
Resarciate (5) policy should be subject primifluous (6)
And there’s Ange, and Mayor Tom – time for penarious(7)
A cheese tray, some soup and some light blatteration (8)
While beer flows from the tap and we start our lambition.(9)
Hey Caroline, hey Dwaine! Crossed the Trinity vadosity? (10)
Barkeep, pour them a tall one – wait no alcoholicity!
Senticous (11) about liquor, seriously, please don’t queritate (12)
Ms. Davis broke the odynometer (13), time to diffibulate (14)
Her suspicions that alcohol is a constituent roblet (15)
She’ll start a blatteration (16) about her “council sextet”
But I’m flummoxed by her stand, defending aquabibs (17),
When most of us alcy’s live in North Dallas cribs.
Darn, used blatteration twice. Substitute “conversation” for the second.
“Uncle Nancy”, a fan writes, “We need gnocci,
And a restaurant where we could sing karaoke.”
“My bromography”, she replied,
“Could in no way abide
Such a god awful combo – Okey Dokey?”
If you adopted a pound puppy and named it Roblet, would taking it for a walk be robleting Roblet? You can lead a stray astray but you can’t get the lead out. I’ll get back to work now.