The Thesaurus

This is an extremely useful thesaurus James and I wrote for the girls from our hometown for their xmas gift. anyone who has met julia, grace, ricker, or any of the other hoodlums that come to umass every weekend knows that they speak a different language when together, so i thought this would be useful for enhancing communication in future encounters at 53 meadow street. They've all received their gifts so here is the Thesaurus for all to read in electronic format.

Although this is kind of stacked with inside jokes, it should be entertaining no matter what. Here are some definitions to aid those who are less familiar with the ladies: Vicky's- Victoria's Secret, Sparkles- Alyssa's pet name for her mom, goldfished- ate a lot of food, Don's- Mcdonalds,

Let's get into it then...

Editors Patrick Orr and James McGahey Present:

Gurl, This Thesaurus is ssssooo MAZ


Dedicated to our female friends, with whom we’ve shared great memories.

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Entry 1:
Maz adj. imaginatively derived from the English root, Amazing

How you think you sound: Like a “maz” fashion model on the Tyra Banks Show
How you really sound: Like a 12-year-old who just discovered abbreviations on the way to Hannah Montana on Ice, or the 9:00 showing of Twilight (catching the early showing because your dad has to pick you up at 10)

Use 1: To describe a good time, as in:
Wow that episode of John and Kate Plus 8 was so maz!

Colloquial Alternatives: Amazing, Awesome, (Really) Good, Neat, Great
Formal Alternatives: Extravagant, Brilliant, Fantastic, Prodigious, Marvelous, Exceptional, Phenomenal, Well-crafted, Triumphantly organized
Acceptable example: Tonight’s programming lineup on C-SPAN was triumphantly organized.


Use 2: To describe an article of clothing, as in:
Wow girl, those Vicky’s slippers are maz!

Colloquial Alternatives: Fancy, Nice, Pretty, Beautiful, Gorgeous, Precious
Formal Alternatives: Chic, Elegant, Stylish, Modish, Impressively Adorned, Lavish, Eliciting of high praise
Acceptable example: My oh my, your torso coverings are eliciting of high praises!



Entry 2:
Miz adj. imaginatively derived from the English root, Miserable

How you think you sound: Like a swanky Parisian describing a homeless person, as in: Wow, his coat is miz!
How you really sound: Like that same homeless person, drunk off of a 40 he bought with spare change, trying to describe his life, as in: My ejjucation is miz!


Use 1: To describe unfavorable circumstances, as in:
Girl 1: I have to babysit on New Year’s instead of going to Montreal with all my friends.
Girl 2: Eww, that’s miz!!

Colloquial Alternatives: Stinky, Terrible, Poopy, BS, Miserable, Hogswallop, Unfair, F*#%ed Up
Formal Alternatives: Dire, Unfortunate, Excruciatingly lamentable, Unbearable, Inexcusable, Intolerable, Mournful, Distressingly inconvenient, Utterly macabre
Acceptable example:
Girl 1: While a trip to Montreal, Quebec for the merriments of the First Night 2009 would be exquisite, unfortunately a family has chartered me to provide parental assistance in exchange for US currency on that very evening.
Girl 2: Goodness me, that is a distressingly inconvenient predicament.


Use 2: To describe a person, or thing that one dislikes, as in:
I wanted to meet you gurls at North Bev Roast Beef, but I had to eat at home. Sparkles was being miz!

Colloquial Alternatives: Annoying, Stupid, A pain in the patoot, Obnoxious, A jerk, A meanie
Formal Alternatives: Parasitic, Insufferable, Unremittingly deplorable, Ignominious, Despicable, Fervently reprehensible, Preposterous, Vexing
Acceptable example: I very much desired to convene with you at said Northern Beverly’s Roast Beef eatery for the aforementioned chicken kabob pita, but my matriarchal figure was in an unremittingly deplorable state.


Use 3: To describe one’s current emotional state, as in:
I just goldfished so much Don’s and now I feel miz!

Colloquial Alternatives: Full, Sick, Fat, Slow, Lazy, Gross, Uncomfortable
Formal Alternatives: Sluggish, Lethargic, Immobile, Digestively distressed, Rather bloated, In a tizzy
Acceptable example: I recently partook of an excessive amount of victuals and my abdominals are in a tizzy.


Entry 3:
Mere; Merely adj/adv. Stolen from the English root, mere

How you think you sound: Like a hipster with an inventive vocabulary.
How you really sound: Dumb.

Use: To command emphasis on a specific aspect of an exclamation and inject humor to a sentence otherwise considered normal, often coupled with ‘maz’ or ‘miz’, as in:
Julez, your mere boobs, they’re maz! Or, Ricker, you are merely raping me right now and it’s miz!
Colloquial Alternative: Friggin, Freakin

Editors’ note: After much study of the origins of mere, there is no reasonable evidence of necessity for such excessive and redundant emphasis. Any civil being would refrain from using this sentence structure, as it is indicative of harlots and vapid harridans. Therefore, the only acceptable alternative is to reject its use and embrace descriptors elucidating more meaning and imagery. For example: Julia, I have noticed that your breasts are plump and luscious, and I adore them, or Ricer, you're excessive physical contact is unwarranted and quite uncomfortable.



Entry 4:
Gurl n. Imaginatively derived from the English root, girl

How you think you sound: Like a Lindsay Lohan/Mary Kate Olsen super-queen.
How you really sound: Like a cougar at the local T.G.I Friday’s bar trying relive her glory days of Sex and the City like antics with her menopausal yet oddly tan geriatrics; the “city” of course being Lynn, and the “sex” taking place in the bathroom at Tabu (on Route 1 next to Boston Market).

Use 1: To command another’s attention, as in:
Gurl, wouldn’t it be maz if Verc was black? (direct quote)

Colloquial Alternatives: Hey, Yo, Listen
Formal Alternatives: Excuse me, Pardon, Misses, May I have a chance to command your attention, Would you care to engage with me, Perchance you could direct your careful consideration to my thoughts.
Acceptable example: Would you care to engage with me? You would? Well then, I shall commence with the introduction of my tale.


Use 2: A reaction to convey appreciation, as in:
Girl 1: Ricker is making out with a mere black man in the bathroom.
Girl 2: Gurl!

Colloquial Alternatives: No way, Awesome, Sick, Wow, Holy Moly, Snap, Oh shit, Seriously?
Formal Alternatives: Extraordinary, How about that, Wondrous news, Enticing information, You don’t say, Well I never!
Acceptable example:
Girl 1: Miss Laura Ricker is presently engaging in sexual relations with a gentleman of African-American descent in the washroom.
Girl 2: How about that!


Use 3: Personal pronoun used as a term of endearment, as in:
When are the gurls coming?

Colloquial Alternatives: Girls, Ladies, Bitches, Hoes, Friends, Sisters
Formal Alternatives:Female acquaintances, Compatriots of a shared gender, Comrades, Queens, Esteemed vixens, Guests possessing a vaginal entry point
Acceptable example: " When can we expect the guests possessing a vaginal entry point to join us?"


Editors’ Note: The various uses of Gurl are often combined in an average conversation that is impenetrable to an outside observer, as in:
Girl 1: Gurl?
Girl 2: Gurlllll
Girl 1: Gurll!
Girl 2: OK, that’s maz.*

*Stop doing that.



Afterword:
Be sure to house this handy guide in your purse or back pocket in the event that you cross paths with an esteemed gentleman that has never set foot in the town of Hamilton/Wenham. If you forget our teachings and utter these atrocious words around said gentleman, he will give you a disdainful look, in his mind immediately categorizing you as a floozy. A quick retreat to the annals of this pamphlet can win you back his favor, though you may also need to accompany him to the washroom to seal the deal. Should you choose to ignore the guidance that your dutiful grammarians have so selflessly imparted, please remember one final lesson: thesaurus writers do not make much money so, gurls, we are open to other maz forms of mere “payment.” Or, as we would say: It would be fine and dandy if you esteemed vixens would contrive to compensate your ingenious wordsmiths with bestial and wanton acts should you not possess the means to provide economical restitution for their labor.