Friday, March 27, 2009

Word of the day: Effluent

adj.
flowing forth or out.

n.
1. sewage or industrial waste discharged into a river, the sea, etc.
2. a stream or lake flowing from a larger body of water

The word effluent is one of those handy words that enables the user to achieve ultimate nerd points by making the following double-meaning burn on your unworthy adversary.

"I hear the words, effluent from your mouth"

... meaning both, the innocent: "flowing from your mouth" (referring to the adj. meaning) but simultaneously "sewerage from your mouth"! (referring to the n. 1 meaning) In other words "yo talkn' sheet". Semantic BURN!!!

This burn is best suited to youtube comments sections and emails to radio hosts, for achieving superiority from the safety of one's computer chair...

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