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Pedants' corner

I have lost two words

267 replies

MaMight · 15/12/2009 09:18

This is not actually pendantry, but I thought I would have most luck if I put it to the Pedants' Corner squatters.

Two separate questions:

  1. This morning I called my daughter a "daft bessom" and then realised that I have only ever read the word 'bessom' and don't know it's literal meaning. Not wanting to unwittingly use an offensive word, I looked it up... and can't find it anywhere. There is a word bessom isn't there? What does it mean?
  1. Years ago I had a 'Word of the Day' calendar. It gave me a word that means a collections of jams, marmalades, honeys etc. It was the breakfast equivalent of 'condiments' I loved this word and used it as often as I could poncily shoe-horn it into conversation. Now I have forgotten it completely. Anyone know?

PS apologies for any spelling or grammar mistakes. I'm not really literate enough to post here, I know .

OP posts:
blondette · 30/09/2010 13:35

Aaaw. I liked the idea of 'putting the kytshen on the table' at breakfast time. It amused me - and I could just see the puzzled looks I would get.

Perhaps I'm just being a bit childish though!

PoppyAmex · 30/09/2010 13:41

It's a fun word, I agree - much better than mine, but the OP mentioned it was a very "poncey" sounding word and I think "opsony" fits the bill better.

It annoys me that I'll never know. What if she had another word...? A BETTER word?

Oh lord... make me step away from this thread.

hairymelons · 30/09/2010 21:53

No, Poppy, for the last time- YOU WERE RIGHT.

About everything Wink

Now hide the thread.

LowLevelWhiingeing · 30/09/2010 22:58

I KNEW it was opsonies!

Totally knew.

Jux · 22/10/2010 13:49

Actually now I'm coming down in favour of kytshen....

GrinGrinGrin

JayKayAtHome · 30/04/2011 11:24

First thread , i was sometimes called a cheeky beezum by my mum, as aterm of affection ...
the other thread a simple term in use is 'spreadables' as used in this article
www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-81898874.html

A stroll down the condiment aisle of most grocery stores confirms what any specialty food market analyst worth her balsamic fig spread knows: the days when peanut butter and jelly ruled the land of "spreadables" are-if not over--certainly numbered.

Of course, there will always be a large market for those comforting foods of childhood. Strawberry jam is a given. And there are those mornings or late nights when toast and jam offers mundane a way to begin or end another mundane day. How does that song go? "Try new toppings but keep the old..."

And while the grocery store is the right venue for the old, specialty coffee shops are the perfect venue for the new. Whether adding an exciting new taste to a standard menu item or as an attractive product for the merchandise shelves, unique jams, jellies, fruit spreads, nut butters, bread spreads, and gourmet honeys can please the exacting palate of the specialty coffee customer while increasing profit for the retailer.

SWEET AND SAVORY

Moon Shine Trading Company, Woodland, Calif., offers a variety of spreadable toppings that work well in the specialty coffee market. Amina Harris of Moon Shine says, "We wanted to utilize the produce grown in our area. We don't have a huge product line and are quite limited in what we do, although our products come in a variety of sizes, many suited to the coffee retailer."

Apricots are one of the local produce items the company uses in its line of Honey Fruit Spreads. The award winning California Honey Apricot is a thick spreadable fruit that is delicious on scones, bagels and other breads. The ?

so why not put the spreads on the table for breakfast :)

BoysAreLikeDogs · 30/04/2011 11:34

that is a BIZARRO post JayKay

Confused
Inertia · 30/04/2011 20:52

Would it be more productive to try to track down the calendar?

Hassled · 30/04/2011 20:54

I don't care if it was bizarre (it was a bit though, wasn't it?) - I LOVE this thread. Seeing it again is like meeting an old friend.

Hassled · 30/04/2011 20:56

It reads like an advert but I can't identify the product. It couldn't possibly be the Moon Shine Trading Company, could it?

BoysAreLikeDogs · 30/04/2011 21:11

yy this thread is ADORABLE hassled

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JarethTheGoblinKing · 07/12/2011 22:58

I saw tracklements at a Christmas market and remembered this thread..

jasper · 07/12/2011 23:05

ha!

ChippingInNeedsSleep · 07/12/2011 23:14

Sorry - hate to upset the apple cart, but I'm sure that's not the word she was thinking of. I'm not her though. I've always been ChippingIn.

There was another thread on here a couple of years ago, with the word. I just cannot remember what it was, but I do know it's not what you have just suggested :(

Popbiscuit · 07/12/2011 23:41

Ok. So, assuming it's OPSONY...How would you use that in a sentence? What is the plural? Or is it plural?

JarethTheGoblinKing · 07/12/2011 23:43

No, I know it wasn't.. it just reminded me :)

Jux · 08/12/2011 00:15

Oh, I love this; the thread that just keeps giving....

JarethTheGoblinKing · 08/12/2011 09:09

Wow, this thread is almost 2 years old.. shall we have a celebration Wink

Trills · 08/12/2011 09:33

I am so happy I clicked on this thread :)

SrirachaGirl · 15/09/2012 17:04

For the zombie thread lovers Thanks.

peetee · 17/06/2014 12:46

Confiture?

crashbandicoot · 14/08/2014 19:57

this thread should be moved to classics...

StealthPolarBear · 14/08/2014 19:59

I remember this fr 2009 :o

AgentProvocateur · 14/08/2014 20:07

I tho

AgentProvocateur · 14/08/2014 20:08

I thought someone had had a flash of genius and remembered the word! Grin