Author: jmgariepy

Si Si — An alternative to the seventh note, ti, in the solfège system. See also: Do. So So — Therefore, Then, Very, Truly… I could go on. With twenty definitions in Webster’s, ranging...

Re Re — The second note in the solfège system. See also: Do. But also… Re — Often followed by a colon: In regards to. If an abbreviation (like app, fridge, or bike) is...

Po Po — A chamber pot. A literal pot to piss in. Primarily this expression is used in Australia or New Zealand. Though, considering how infrequent the word ‘chamber pot’ is used nowadays, I’m...

Pe The seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Pe is written as ‘פ‘ when it is used at the beginning or inside a word, but is written as ‘ף‘ when it is the last...

Ox Ox — A bullock. A castrated male cattle used as a beast of burden, though many farmhands insist that any cattle used for work, male or female, is an ox. A bull is...

Os Os — An outmoded word for bone used mostly by medical professionals. Alternatively, an outmoded word for an orifice or opening also mostly used by a medical professional. Both definitions are borrowed from...