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Yes this is the Sports, Leisure and Pastimes Forum... so what does that have to do with building vocabulary, you might be wondering? Nothing, that's what! But this section is also one of the few that's open to people who aren't members, so it was decided at the monthly Moderators' video conference meeting to introduce this thread here. Pattaya-Revealed is always trying different ways to build the member base....then once you join, P-R will try to drive you away. That's just how it works around here. But also consider this word-builder as P-R's small way of giving back to the community. The need is critical, there's no time to waste, so let's get cracking with the first in what will be many words to come! Check back here periodically for more words you can slip into your conversations, leaving people wondering, "What the fuck was he talking about?!"

1)- slumgullion • \SLUM-gull-yun\ • noun

: a meat stew

Example Sentence:

Butse was amazed when bouncer ate the entire pot full of slumgullion, because it was supposed to feed everyone inside the packed cafeteria.


Did you know?
"Slumgullion" may not sound like the most appetizing name for a dish, but that’s part of its charm. The word’s etymology doesn’t do it any favors: "slumgullion" is believed to be derived from "slum," an old word for "slime," and "gullion," an English dialectical term for "mud" or "cesspool." The earliest recorded usage of "slumgullion," in Mark Twain’s Roughing It (1872), refers not to a stew but a beverage. The sense referring to the stew debuted about two decades later, and while there is no consensus on exactly what kinds of ingredients are found in it, that’s the "slumgullion" that lives on today.


(Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-b...pl?Feb.12.2009)