The brainchild of Arlee Bird, at Tossing it Out
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X is not the greatest letter to work into a creative post for this challenge. However, I’ve managed to find one word that applies to my life as a writer. Ready?
XEROTRIPSIS
Here’s an example of xerotripsis. Can you guess what it means?
The day was very bright and sunny and I felt really good. Then Joe came by and we talked for ten minutes about the weather. He likes it when it’s sunny, too. After that I went for a walk down the street to the store and said hello to my friend, Mary. She is the clerk at the store.
Xerotripsis, what does it mean?
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michelle says
I'm trying to play catch up.
This is a brand new word for me.
Writer In Transit
Jinky says
Sounds medical but your story and image leads me to think "boring"? ..I haven't a clue! –Haha, I just read Jennifer's comment. Now I know.
Jennifer R. Hubbard says
For Xero- I would guess "dry." For the "tripsis" part, all I can think of is "breaking up" as in lithotripsy (which is used to break up kidney stones). That's my official guess. Now going to check.
And now that I've looked it up, I see I was half right. I'm guessing your example is a play on words; it means "dry friction" and you gave us an example of "dry fiction?" 😉
C. Lee McKenzie says
Yep. Dry as I could make it. I was rather pleased that I had to work at writing that bit, but I think I'll double check my ms to just how dry it is.
How's things in the writerly world with you?
Old Kitty says
Snoozing!!! Forty winks!! Yay!! Take care
x
C. Lee McKenzie says
Speaking of which, I could use some of those winks. Thanks, Old Kitty.
Hilary Melton-Butcher says
Hi Lee – as Alex mentions .. I think we're all due a good long Xerotripsis … but nap is an awful lot easier to say … unless we've already fallen asleep, when who worries …
Brilliant X word .. thinking of you and your mother – Hilary
C. Lee McKenzie says
Thanks, Hilary. Just back from the weekend with my mum, and she's holding up. I'm working on one day at at time.
Lynn(e) Schmidt says
I do not know what this word means. Maybe something Zen-like, just having a really stellar day? My brain hurts.
C. Lee McKenzie says
Probably not. But so glad you took a stab at this one. Hi and I'll see you again.
C. Lee McKenzie says
Hi again, Lynn.
I tried to visit your blog, but you don't public access activated.
Michael Di Gesu says
YOU want me to think on a Saturday night AND on the 24th day of the challenge? I don't think …. So… LOL
Have a great weekend Lee. Interesting word though…
C. Lee McKenzie says
Maybe you're just sleepy, Michael. By Monday you'll be fine.
DL Shackleford says
Not too many good X words, glad to be moving on.
C. Lee McKenzie says
Monday is Y. I'm dancing.
Carol Kilgore says
Don't know. New word for me.
C. Lee McKenzie says
Keep you guessing, Carol. That's my job.
Elizabeth Seckman says
Evidently it means talking to my mother!
C. Lee McKenzie says
You win!!!!! What a great definition.
Julie Flanders says
Maybe procrastinating and doing everything but writing? That's what I've been doing today so that is what came to mind. Whatever it means, I like the word! 🙂
C. Lee McKenzie says
Me too. It has a ring to it, even if it means something is boring.
Medeia Sharif says
I'm not sure, but it sounds like something positive.
C. Lee McKenzie says
I have a book for you!
Joyce Lansky says
I have my thoughts and went to check myself on my computer dictionary. Not there. So I ventured to http://www.dictionary.com. Still not there. Just when I thought you had made the word up, I found it through a google search. Not exactly how I had defined it.
http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2013/04/atoz-x-for-expelling-gas.html
C. Lee McKenzie says
Hey, Joyce! So good to see you. How did we lose touch on this blogOsphere roundup? Glad you stopped in to say hi and take the time to look up this (yawn) word.
Samantha May says
Boring? Lol I'm not sure on this one! X is a tough letter for sure!
Have a great weekend!
C. Lee McKenzie says
To be sure. Boring, dry fiction. I can write it, but sometimes finishing sentences is hard. I keep falling asleep.
Angela Brown says
I'm not sure I can pronounce it right let alone figure out what it means lol!
C. Lee McKenzie says
None of us can pronounce it, Angela. That's a given with any words starting with X. 🙂
John Wiswell says
Would not have expected what my medical dictionary reported…
John at The Bathroom Monologues
C. Lee McKenzie says
You went to your medical dictionary? What did it say about fiction induce comas?
Al Diaz says
Writing sentences that makes you want to sleep? 🙂
C. Lee McKenzie says
You got it. Dry. Dry. Dry fiction. Read any of that lately?
Alex J. Cavanaugh says
Everyone is struggling today!
Think I'll just go take a nap.
C. Lee McKenzie says
Could I have possibly bored you into a nap?