{"id":16334,"date":"2006-02-26T01:03:38","date_gmt":"2006-02-26T09:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kith.org\/journals\/neology\/2006\/02\/26\/flocculent.html"},"modified":"2006-02-26T01:03:38","modified_gmt":"2006-02-26T09:03:38","slug":"flocculent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kith.org\/words\/2006\/02\/26\/flocculent\/","title":{"rendered":"flocculent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It's possible I've seen this word before, but it's a funny word, so I'll post it anyway.<\/p>\n

It turns out that the word \"flock\" can be a synonym for \"floc.\" Which I don't think I've encountered before. And \"floc\" is short for \"floccule,\" which I'm almost certain I've never encountered before.<\/p>\n

And \"floc\" \/ \"floccule\" is defined as:<\/p>\n

\"a flocculent mass.\"<\/p>\n

\"Flocculent.\" It sounds vaguely obscene, and vaguely absurd. I like it a lot better than that Simpsons<\/cite> word with a vaguely similar sound, \"cromulent.\" (Yes, yes, everyone get it out of your system by saying it in unison: \"It's a perfectly cromulent word!\" Now can we move on?)<\/p>\n

Sadly, \"flocculent\" turns out to have a more mundane meaning than it sounds like it should have. MW11 says it means:<\/p>\n

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1: resembling wool especially in loose fluffy organization<\/p>\n

2: [taking] the form of loosely aggregated particles or soft flakes<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Between the loose fluffy organization, the loosely aggregated particles, and the soft flakes, it sounds a lot like my blogs. Perhaps I'll adopt \"flocculent\" as this blog's official adjective. Kind of like having a state bird.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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