Recurring alphabet thread

@divegeester said
P

Preposterous

P

Pride {A group of lions or men with moustaches}

@the-gravedigger said
P

Pride {A group of lions or men with moustaches}

prick
/prik/
verb
1.
make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly.
"prick the potatoes with a fork"
Similar:
pierce
puncture
make/put a hole in
stab
perforate
rupture
riddle
penetrate
nick
spear
slit
incise
knife
bore
spike
skewer
spit
stick
punch
pin
needle
jag
jab
pink
transpierce
2.
(especially of a horse or dog) make (the ears) stand erect when on the alert.
"the dog's tail was wagging and her ears were pricked"
Similar:
raise
erect
point
noun
1.
an act of piercing something with a fine, sharp point.
"the pin prick had produced a drop of blood"

-VR

P

Pincushion - Place to store sewing pins.

Q

Queer

Note: once a derogatory term, it was then appropriated - and thus defanged - by the queer community.

R

Radicalism

A preoccupation nowdays mostly flaunted by anonymous people on social media platforms.

@fmf said
R

Radicalism

A preoccupation nowdays mostly flaunted by anonymous people on social media platforms.

R

Randy

As in: "Even the mere shuddering of the double-decker bus made him randy, and yet Gwendolin precluded all hopes of tumescence as Shakespeare once put it."

S

Sartorial

As in: "He headed off all sartorial issues at the pass by simply and invariably wearing neat batik shirts every day."

@fmf said
S

Sartorial

As in: "He headed off all sartorial issues at the pass by simply and invariably wearing neat batik shirts every day."

S

Scram

See also: Maigo ni nari nasai, kono orokana otoko, anata wa kesshiite yakuza no ichiin to shiite mitome rarenaideshou.

T

Tenuous

T

Trying

As in “he was trying just a bit too hard”