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Bucolic

relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and rural/country life*

Vikki

@vikki-emma.bsky.social

I don't know where the government get their ideas of a bucolic offline childhood from. I grew up before the internet and vast chunks of my childhood were exceptionally boring. I was also quite lonely and still got bullied.

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Jargon

the language or words someone uses that is particular a certain job, trade or group; any speech or writing that you don't understand; jibberish

pulse check

@pulsercheck.bsky.social

AI can translate QA jargon into plain language for SOPs and spark faster FMEA brainstorming. But AI must never decide risk priorities or approve mitigations; humans decide severity and acceptability.

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Innocuous

not harmful; not offensive; safe; not toxic; innocent

llewelly

@llewelly.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy

"global cuisine" is one of those phrases that seems innocuous until Galactus says it.

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Ossify

Turn into bone or bony tissue; to become riggid or inflexible in habits or attitudes

Lying

@lying.bsky.social

It's my birthday tomorrow so in 30 minutes I'll be live attempting not to ossify on camera.

See you there!
twitch.tv/lyinginbedmon

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Kindle

To start a fire; Stir somthing up; Begin somthing; rouse emotions; excite

Brown-Driver-Briggs Bot

@bdb-bot.bsky.social

Entry:
[יָקַד]
vb. be kindled, burn
Qal be kindled, fig. of judgment; so burn
Hoph. be burning, burn

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Meticulous

showing great attention to detail; being very careful and precise; careful; diligent

The Mord

@paganroadkill.bsky.social

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is the result of meticulous negotiations between Canada and the state of Michigan with primary financing made by Canada and ownership held jointly between the two. It's a done deal with scant Washington involvement. TFG needs to find a short pier and a long walk.

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Confound

Cause surprise or confusion (especially something that is counter to their expectations)

ZakuraTech

@zakuratech.bsky.social

Everyone expects to get shrunk by the ZAPR but nothing quite like making some goon in the middle of the pack a room sized obstacle for their friends while you escape to confound your pursuers.

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Placate

to make someone who is angry or hostile, less angry; make calmer; make more reasonable

Semafor

@semafor.com

Washington’s G7 allies hoped myriad signs of discord would not once again torpedo a leaders’ summit that has been carefully built to placate the US.

https://www.semafor.com/article/06/16/2026/g7-leaders-convene-in-france-amid-signs-of-discord

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Felicitous

well chosen or suited to the circumstances; appropriate secondary meaning: pleasing or fortunate

Auspicious Items 🔮 Horoscope Robot (v2)

@auspiciousitems.bsky.social

Pluto in prograde will create felicitous events for all Earth signs this week.

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Pithy

concise; expressive without using many words; terse; crisp; succinct

Get in the barrel Diddy

@ogremode.bsky.social

despite pithy "remakes don't replace the original, they're not going to take it away from you" posts going viral every time a big remake gets announced, its obvious most gamers will never visit the original, and many reviewers write about remakes as if the originals are an obsolete technology

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