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FSogol

(47,560 posts) Thu Aug 17, 2017, 09:53 AM Aug 2017

Word of the day: ullage

ul·lage
ˈəlij/
noun: ullage

the amount by which a container falls short of being full.
loss of liquid by evaporation or leakage.

Most of the unknown words I come across are lame. The amount something falls short is a great definition.

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Word of the day: ullage (Original Post) FSogol Aug 2017 OP

Cool new word for me. Thanks! DDySiegs Aug 2017 #1

Ah, a wine word - old bottles with faulty corks have "ullage" NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #2

I thought it was the little thing that hangs down in the back of your throat? Canoe52 Aug 2017 #3

That's called an umlaut. FSogol Aug 2017 #4

Umlaut: Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #7

uvula Donkees Aug 2017 #6

Isn't that a part of female anatomy? FSogol Aug 2017 #9

vulva Donkees Aug 2017 #10

Swedish Automobile? FSogol Aug 2017 #11

Volvo - I'm playing along Donkees Aug 2017 #12

Part of a mushroom? FSogol Aug 2017 #13

Volva Donkees Aug 2017 #14

Landlocked country in South America? FSogol Aug 2017 #17

Bolivia Donkees Aug 2017 #19

Caldecott Honor Pig? FSogol Aug 2017 #20

Olivia Donkees Aug 2017 #21

A type of drupe? FSogol Aug 2017 #22

Olive Donkees Aug 2017 #23

A woman of ill repute or promiscuous? FSogol Aug 2017 #24

Sexism :) Donkees Aug 2017 #25

Actually, it was "trollop", which kinda rhymes with olive. FSogol Aug 2017 #26

With aged whiskey it's the angels share!! n/t mitch96 Aug 2017 #5

Let me use that in a sentence: Marie Marie Aug 2017 #8

It is amazing how much ullage results from trying to fill the tblue37 Aug 2017 #15

Hurray for Autocorrect? n/t FSogol Aug 2017 #16

Yeah--see my added comment in that post. It kept changing my words tblue37 Aug 2017 #18

DDySiegs

(262 posts)

1. Cool new word for me. Thanks!

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 10:00 AM

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NRaleighLiberal

(61,795 posts)

2. Ah, a wine word - old bottles with faulty corks have "ullage"

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 10:11 AM

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trumpster's abilities and morals certainly have ullage!

Canoe52

(2,963 posts)

3. I thought it was the little thing that hangs down in the back of your throat?

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 10:14 AM

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FSogol

(47,560 posts)

4. That's called an umlaut.

Reply to Canoe52 (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 10:20 AM

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Rhiannon12866

(253,769 posts)

7. Umlaut:

Reply to FSogol (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 11:33 PM

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Donkees

(33,603 posts)

6. uvula

Reply to Canoe52 (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 10:48 AM

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FSogol

(47,560 posts)

9. Isn't that a part of female anatomy?

Reply to Donkees (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 06:48 AM

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Donkees

(33,603 posts)

10. vulva

Reply to FSogol (Reply #9)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 07:05 AM

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FSogol

(47,560 posts)

11. Swedish Automobile?

Reply to Donkees (Reply #10)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 07:21 AM

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C'mon, you have to know I'm joking. All of my posts have a

Donkees

(33,603 posts)

12. Volvo - I'm playing along

Reply to FSogol (Reply #11)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 07:26 AM

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FSogol

(47,560 posts)

13. Part of a mushroom?

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Fri Aug 18, 2017, 07:36 AM

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Donkees

(33,603 posts)

14. Volva

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Fri Aug 18, 2017, 08:05 AM

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FSogol

(47,560 posts)

17. Landlocked country in South America?

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Fri Aug 18, 2017, 08:41 AM

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Donkees

(33,603 posts)

19. Bolivia

Reply to FSogol (Reply #17)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 09:46 AM

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FSogol

(47,560 posts)

20. Caldecott Honor Pig?

Reply to Donkees (Reply #19)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 10:05 AM

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Donkees

(33,603 posts)

21. Olivia

Reply to FSogol (Reply #20)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 10:25 AM

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FSogol

(47,560 posts)

22. A type of drupe?

Reply to Donkees (Reply #21)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 10:28 AM

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Donkees

(33,603 posts)

23. Olive

Reply to FSogol (Reply #22)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 10:44 AM

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FSogol

(47,560 posts)

24. A woman of ill repute or promiscuous?

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Fri Aug 18, 2017, 01:51 PM

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Donkees

(33,603 posts)

25. Sexism :)

Reply to FSogol (Reply #24)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 04:16 PM

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FSogol

(47,560 posts)

26. Actually, it was "trollop", which kinda rhymes with olive.

Reply to Donkees (Reply #25)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 04:20 PM

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In hindsight, "dollop" would have worked better. Hung up by an archaic sexist term.

mitch96

(15,772 posts)

5. With aged whiskey it's the angels share!! n/t

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 10:28 AM

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Marie Marie

(11,158 posts)

8. Let me use that in a sentence:

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 12:52 AM

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The ullage in Donald Trump's skull is YUUUGGEE!

Sorry, couldn't resist...

tblue37

(68,400 posts)

15. It is amazing how much ullage results from trying to fill the

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 08:23 AM

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presidency with a ridiculous little insect.

Darned autocorrect changed "ullage" to "homage"--and just now changed "darned" to "earned." I almost didn't catch that one before posting.

Damn it! It changed "darned" to "earned" again!

FSogol

(47,560 posts)

16. Hurray for Autocorrect? n/t

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #15)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 08:40 AM

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tblue37

(68,400 posts)

18. Yeah--see my added comment in that post. It kept changing my words

Reply to FSogol (Reply #16)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 09:12 AM

Aug 2017

in the new comment, even after I corrected them.

But I have long had the autocorrect button on my tablet on "off." Obviously the off button doesn't work.

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