Why does "gruntled" sound even more unhappy than "disgruntled?"
41 0 ReplyProbably because "grunt" is a sound you usually make when unhappy.
8 0 ReplyIt's a real fiction, non-fiction switcheroo.
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My flabbers are gasted.
34 0 ReplyI thought it was the opposite of datgruntled.
18 0 ReplyOh shit it's dis boi
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I'm gonna gruntle so hard today!
11 0 ReplyIt's not a verb.
4 9 ReplyIn English, everything verbs.
33 0 Replyo.o
25 0 ReplyWow you're disgruntling so much there
11 0 ReplyDenominalization goes brrr
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I am nonplussed.
9 0 ReplyThis entire thread is very chalant.
11 0 ReplyI find it sensical.
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What a gorm thing to say.
8 0 ReplyI know a Norwegian called Gorm and I can indeed imagine him saying this
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Above an underling you will find a ling and above them, you will find an overling.
7 0 ReplyThe existence of weaklings implies the existence of stronglings.
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apologies for the kindle screenshot, can't find the plain text anywhere
page 191, the etymologicon, mark forsyth
5 0 Reply"You can add the frequentive suffix and call the pig a gruntler" sounds like profanity from a sci-fi movie.
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There's a whole song about it: https://youtu.be/F6yGpJCEzqw?si=x6bz6BFG5Hxrwpps
6 0 Replyhttps://youtu.be/F6yGpJCEzqw without the trackers.
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Also fun: chuffed. It's a contronym!
4 0 ReplyHappy gruntled noises
4 0 ReplyIt gruntles the mind
3 0 ReplySame reason you don’t know individual is the opposite of dividual and derived from indivisible. Collective amnesia.
3 1 Replywe do use "divide(d)" a lot though which is very close.
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Gruntle - the revival of grunge with a motivational spin.
2 0 ReplyWhy isn't anyone just whelmed?
1 0 Replywhy does nobody use this word?
because it's just a joke.
0 0 ReplyPfft, seems perfectly cromulent to me.
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