A fork of Rural Dictionary
fussy and/or annoying- adjective
My friend describes her sister as a "niggling little brat"
The use of uneccesarily long words- noun
Megan practices parisology, and it confuses people.
Bold, extravagant, flashy- adjective
The clothing of 16th and 17th century Europe was very ostentatious- bell-shaped farthingales, layers of thick, elaborate fabric, and long, poofy sleeves.
The Italian words- do, re, mi, fa, sol/so, la, ti- that make up the major scale. Commonly used in choirs.
Forgive me, but I must give a little Italian pronunciation lesson here. The correct pronunciation for the Italian vowels are as follows:
a- "ah"
e- "ay"
i- "ee"
o- "oh"
u- "oo"
This system of vowel pronunciation comes from the Latin language. Vowels are also pronounced the same way in many other languages, including Spanish and French.
My choir director was pleased that the new student already knew sol fege.
I was apalled that she would spend tons of money on something so frivolous