Monday, November 9, 2009 Pt 3

fungible \FUHN-juh-buhl\, adjective:

1. (Law) Freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation.
2. Interchangeable.

noun:

1. Something that is exchangeable or substitutable. Usually used in the plural.

Fungible comes from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungi (vice), "to perform (in place of)."

billet \BIL-it\, noun:

1. Lodging for soldiers.
2. An official order directing that a soldier be provided with lodging.
3. A position of employment; a job.

transitive verb:

1. To quarter, or place in lodgings.
2. To serve (a person) with an official order to provide lodging for soldiers.

intransitive verb:

1. To be quartered; to lodge.

Billet is from Medieval French billette, from Old French bullette, diminutive of bulle, "a document," from Medieval Latin bulla, "a document."

indoorsman

A person who spends considerable time in indoor pursuits, such as computing, sleeping and watching sports on television.

"Sean, an avid indoorsman, is highly regarded for his skill at video games and computer programming."

Febreze shower

When you haven't showered (and don't have time to), but you don't want to go out smelling bad, so you spray yourself with Febreze instead.

Brandon was running late for class, so he settled for a Febreze shower.

Status Malfunction

When your chat client's status "now playing" function announces to the world you're watching porn.

Jay's status was changed to "Backyard Sluts 9 - Japanese School Girls Get Taught A Lesson - iTunes"
Maya Patel: O______O
Jas Wong: WTF!!
Tiffany : I don't think we should be friends anymore.
Charles Cow: Dude, status malfunction...