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    We should all thank Veronika for at last providing the perfect way to tell Aunt Harriett, the prude, what your job is--without having to lie to the charming old biddy. Or having to go through the ordeal of her lecturing you on the evils of your trade, and telling the rest of the family, and all the neighbors as well, that you have sold out to the Devil.

    Tell her you are an ecdysiast.

    I confess, though I am an educated man, with a reasonably good command of the English language, I had never seen the word before today, and though I was resourceful enough to look it up, I still remain unsure as to it's exact pronunciation (Veronika, how about that phonetic spelling). I am dying to use it...

    I'm not totally in jest, here. So many of our older and less worldly relatives are merely being polite when they ask, anyway, their minds being more focused on stuffing themselves with another helping of turkey. And those who are intimidated by three or four syllable words will be too embarassed to ask what the hell it is anyway.

    If they do, you can easily tell them you are a kind of hostess, or some such clever description of your multi-talented activities, without being forced to torment yourself with having betrayed the honor of the family by having told an out an out lie, and saying you are a nightshift librarian.

    By all the laws of social dynamics, you now have the upper hand anyway, since they will be immediately and extremely intimidated by your use of this formal and impressive term. They won't argue about it, or aggressively interrogate you as to the exact fashion in which you greet wealthy clients and visitors to your town, and facilitate the successful completion of their business in your area. They'll go for the turkey and change the subject. And later brag to the rest of the family and all the neighbors how well you are doing with your fancy new job...

    Djoser

    PS Even if you get found out or someone knows what it means, you have still impressed them with your composure and linguistic skill. Better than being all nervous about it and having to blurt out "OK, goddamnit, I 'm a stripper!", and hearing the collective gasp, spilled drinks, dropped silverware, Uncle Fred choking on that huge bite of turkey, Grandma fainting, etc.

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    ecdysiast

    Main Entry: ec·dys·i·ast
    Pronunciation: ek-'di-zE-"ast
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Greek ekdysIs
    Date: 1940
    : STRIPTEASER


    [winky] I got your back Bro, you too Veronika

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    Thank you, CrazyBob. I shall use it at the earliest possible opportunity, preferably tonight, since I need a drink anyway. No one at The Shark, Molly Brown's, or Lollipops (unless Bambi is there) will know what the hell I am talking about, but so what...

    And thank you again, Veronika
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    Hehe, You're welcome! I am a linguaphile at heart!

    I too ran across that word after my "formal" education as my only classical language at that time was Latin. It *is* a great word too! Definately elicits the blank stare from the majority of people you mention it too!
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    Oh, and here is a more thorough definition and etymology I found (and the proper plural form if you need to travel in packs ) :

    ec·dys·i·ast(k-dz-st, -st) n. A striptease artist. [From ecdysis.]ec·dy·sis(kd-ss) n., pl. ec·dy·ses (-sz.) [Greek ekdusis, a stripping off, from ekduein, to take off: ek-, out, off; see ecto- + duein, to put on.]
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    I actually would love to get the courage up to dance and quit my job and tell my boss what I'm quitting to go do. I'm an accountant. It would be priceless.

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    It was the best and smartest thing I ever did for myself. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but I honestly think it saved my life and my health. I felt like I was trapped in some Kafka-esque office nightmare! I at one point took a pay cut to run cabling for our network just to move around and have some freedom!

    I will also say that I am glad that I started doing it after college and after having a few years of real world experience both professionally and privately. But that is me.

    At least mom knows that the ballet lessons were put to good use now Which means I told her and everyone else in the family. Dad taught me the word "ecdysiast".
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    alysabeth the feminist stripper used that one a looooong time ago. Since we're on the word game...look up stercoracious. I LOVE using that one espeially when I'm feeling extra haughty.


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    stercoraceous?

    Hehe, great word. One of those that on first glance doesn't look like what it means..

    ...recently seen in an archeology report hereabouts (Virginia City, NV) when excavating the site of an outhouse in what was once the redlight district. *ahem*

    And alysabeth the feminist stripper is great. She has some wonderful writing on her web site. Definately worth a read. She was down for a long time and I really missed her. So glad she's back and that others know of her!
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    thank you for correcting my spelling. I tried to look it up in my desktop dictionary but to no avail! Definately a word worth using every now and then!


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    I love words; I collect words!

    The best part is that we're here on a stripper site sharing words and resources. THAT is cool.

    There is nothing better than smart, sexy women!

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    Here we go again with the scatalogical humor, LOL.

    God, I love this site...
    You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
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    Now I'm curious... share some words, Veronika, please?

    My favorite word is Verity. I want to have it tattoo'd on my body someday, with the word Ember in front of it.

    LOL I'm getting all excited at the prospect of better words...

    Lena



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    Words have the power to intimidate, motivate, and (more appropriately to this site) seduce, which is why I am not just kidding about telling the family you are an ecdysiast.

    Anyone out there ever read Cyrano de Bergerac?

    They made a movie which is a modern-day version called Roxanne, not too long ago, with Steve Martin and Daryll Hannah. Cyrano is the greatest swordsman in all France, but more significantly, he is also the greatest poet. But he has a gigantic, grotesque nose. He is madly in love with Roxanne, who is both beautiful and intelligent (ring any bells out there?). Afraid of rejection, he seduces her with the power of his words, written in the hand and under the name of a handsome but imbecilic fellow guardsman.

    Of course Roxanne falls for the dummy stud, but she is too smart to be fooled for long, and it is Cyrano who has won her heart all along.

    There is also a great scene, my favorite--since I got to play the bad guy in a play, where Cyrano, wielding his sword with terrifying skill, defeats a jealous Count who is a pompous ass, and better yet, verbally destroys him in accompaniment. It is funny as hell, and a great swordfight. The Count has lost the battle the moment Cyrano opens his mouth, before their swords ever cross. The guy doesn't stand a chance.

    Ignorant, judgemental people, like so many of our relatives and friends can regrettably be, are easily defeated with well-honed verbal skills. Especially when they are backed up with the confidence and composure you have all acquired by having to deal with all manner of pathetic attempts at domination by customers, managers, and the occasional DJ with his head up his ass (sound familiar, Lena?). Those same skills can then be utilized to sooth them and win over their hearts.

    What proud ecdyses you will then be...



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    Oh, yes... I have old fashioned dog trainers try to get in my face all the time about my training style. A little operant conditioning talk usually shuts them up... or when I get into canine neuropsychology, or even simple biology.

    Knowledge is power. Definitely. And so is sensuality.

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    Wow, I'm sure we can all contribute to a "favorite words" topic.

    Off the top of my head, I'd throw out the word scintillate or (scintillating). It means to throw off sparks; (from the Latin "scintilla" for spark) or to be animated and interesting/bright (like when referring to *scintillating* conversation or entertainment or dancing). Words have a power in their sound as much as their meaning... especially when you are dealing with our wicked realm of the senses .

    [SIN-til-late]

    The reason I'm choosing this one first is that I use it a lot at work. It has that wonderful first syllable that rolls off the tongue as "Sin" - great for whispering in an ear. It sounds close enough to "titillate" that the person you are speaking to will get the something of the gist of the word even if they don't know it (though most people have heard it at one time or another). And best of all, it is just enough of a hint at your intellect that if your customer wants to be charmed by your cerebral charms as well as your erotic prowess, he has found his dancer!

    For less fun situations, like dressing room drama, "duplicity" is a great one. Simply means double-dealing; backstabbing or two-faced behavior. Plural is duplicities, used as a noun.

    Mendacious is another one: lying/dishonest. It's great to incorporate it into more usual vernacular, say, like "You mendacious little wench!" LOL.

    A lot of words I've picked up just by reading 18th and 19th century literature (a lot of it cheesy so don't laugh: "Moonstone" "Journal of the Plague Years" "Moll Flanders" "The Last Man"). Every time I find a word I don't know, I write it in the front cover (if it is a paperback) and look it up at the end of my reading. I don't know why, but it helps me remember the words and incorporate them into my life. After years of doing this, I rarely get stumped (and am happy when I do)!

    Ok, more! more! I want to learn new ones too!
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    I'm jealous of your words. LOL

    I'm trying to think of ones that are unusual.

    I use Calamitous (as in calamity) a lot. Serendipitous too (as in, "it's ever so serendipitous that you came in just now").

    Ahisma is a good word... it means living without harming others.

    Indolent is fun to use on unintelligen coworkers.. it means lazy and might mean a bad attitude too, I'm not sure.

    Ichor... the blood of gods, or your own blood, you pick :-)

    quiddity... the quirky essence of something.

    Okay, I'm going to bed now...

    'night
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    Sensual words...

    epicurean is someone devoted to sensual pleasures...
    lascivious is scandalously scintillating :-)

    Okay, bed....

    Lena



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    impecunious... what I will be if I don't get my butt to work soon (ie, "lacking money")

    Penury... state of being very poor

    Haha, those sprang to mind since a certain acquaintance spent the entire night bumming drinks off of me at the show I went to!
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    And since epicurean was mentioned: Lucullan, which refers to lavish or luxurious, especially in regard to food and banquets.

    I'm pretty sure the correct pronunciation is "Loo KAH len". Please correct me if you know different. I spent a long time saying "LOO sah len" before I was corrected, but they may be wrong.

    This is from Lucullus who was a figure in Roman history (a general?) and was noted for his self-indugence.

    This is a word I remember because there is a store in New Orleans calle "Lucullus" which specializes in antiques for the table or cafe. I buy my absinthe spoons there. It is on Magazine street (I think) and is well worth a peek if you are of the hearth and home mindset.
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    Is absinthe legal in the US Of A? Not that I ever let such trivial issues affect my use of various illicit substances.

    But, as Vincent Van Gogh would tell you, if he was still walking and talking, anyone with epilepsy needs to steer clear of that elixir, it having cost him an ear.

    "Lascivious" is a great word. When I was in college, we had a Lascivious Costume Ball, admission to which was 2$ if dressed normally, 1$ if garbed in attire of an obscene nature, and absolutely free if garbed in nothing at all...
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    Lascivious is a beautiful word. It brings to mind the subtle wetting of the lips as one's mouth closes on the final "essss" sound. It is a word that begs to be uttered while looking into someone's eyes intently and unwaveringly.

    So, as we drift further and further off topic...

    Absinthe as such is not legal in the US. There are ways of importing Absinthe products that are being newly produced in Europe. Compared with the original commercial products imbibed with such abandon by impressionist painters, these new products have only a tenth of the active psychoactive ingredient Thujone which is a derivitive of "artemisia absinthium".

    If one were to be historically accurate in their chemical consumption, there are some commercial recipes from the late 1800s floating about... but then there is the issue of getting high proof alcohol and building a still.

    This all being an academic discussion . I just happen to collect absinthe and opium den paraphernalia.

    But what an appropriate libation for something such as your Lascivious Costume Ball!
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