"I've never been married, but I tell people I'm divorced so they won't think something's wrong with me." ~ Elayne Boosler (American Comedian and Activist. b.1952)

hermaprodite
Pronunciation: (")h&r-'ma-fr&-"dIt
Function: nounEtymology: Middle English hermofrodite, from Latin hermaphroditus, from Greek hermaphroditos, from Hermaphroditos
1 : an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs
2 : something that is a combination of diverse elements
- hermaphrodite adjective
- hermaphroditic /(")h&r-"ma-fr&-'di-tik/ adjective
- hermaphroditism /-'ma-fr&-"dI-"ti-z&m/ noun


trainspotting
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: the hobby of watching trains and noting their serial numbers, usu. for long periods of time; by extension, any hobby or obsession with a trivial pursuit; also written train-spotting
Usage: trainspotter is person doing this, trainspot is verb