B is for BAGASSE
Blistering Barnacles! (I've always wanted to say that) *giggles* I was up bright and breezy on this B-Day to browse the writings of you bloody brilliant, busy-bee batch of brave bloggers. If the barrage of bombasticity begins to bore you, I'm begging you to bear with me… don't burst my bubble…
Anyway, stay busy… break a pencil… or something like that…
Today is Day 2 of the PinYin Word Project.
Yóu xì bî mò fãn yì fei huà……..
…is an old Chinese philosophy which refers to somebody who has the innate ability to decipher unusual words.
JUST JOKING.
(you can read the details about this challenge and the competition running throughout the month of April)
The word for Day 2 is——–
BAGASSE
This is the intergalactic war cry used by trainee Cosbolt pilots in order to test their mental strength. These squads (pilots and navigators), are rquired to shout a loud extended BAGA-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-S-S-S-S-S-S-SE just at the end of simulator training sessions. This is normally initiated by the instructor who is in charge of that squad (note: this information was part of the initial draft of the book CassaStar, but was cut during the final edits…)
So that's my definition. What's yours? Post it in the comment box below. Remember you stand to win a prize.
The scent coming from previously worn luggage after taking an unplanned three week detour to the tropics. Often accompanied by lug-mould, which jumps up to greet you the moment you open the smelly suitcase.
Hahahaha! The baggage got lost and returned with a bag-assed smell? 🙂 Euwwwww!
An Italian description for the condition of a cat lady's hair-covered furniture.
Now that's a bagasse with a terrible itch! So now we have a textural bagasse… very interesting… 🙂
I was thinking of how Gollum says Baggins…
And then I read your definition with the Cosbolt pilots.
Now I'm laughing too hard to think of anything intelligent!
YAY! GOT YOU ALEX! 🙂
This is such a great theme.
Thanks for popping in Miranda!
Loving your theme. What a funny word. I'm thinking this is the strange detritus found at the bottom of any bag or purse that has been used for any length of time.
I think all ladies have "bagasse moments"… especially me, with my HUGE handbags… he!he!
LOL! That wasn't in the version I read of Alex's book.
I'm picturing a type of pasta.
Well, that info was cut in the final edits… LOL It does sound kinda pasta-ish…
Not sure if I feel smarter or dumber, but I definitely smiled at the comments! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday!
You're welcome, Margo! 🙂
I was thinking something along the lines of lost baggage and read Misha's comment and thought that fit really well! 😀
Misha's comment was quite hilarious! 🙂
Your def is brillian. Bagasse – an extra large purse for ladies with ample backsides. Sorry, first thing that came to mind!
🙂 I love it!
Oops. Missed the t in brilliant. You're brilliant. Ack!
The command "Bájese" (step down in Spanish) but said by a man with the flu.
Ah, a sort of nasal effect? Makes sense.
Hey, Michelle,
If I'm correct, bagasse is also a kind of board made from sugar cane biproduct. Don't let water soak that sucker though, 'cause then you'll have frilly looking wood. 🙂
…frilly looking wood? You mean it curls at the edges?
I love your definition too much to try to think of my own LOL. Fun theme and I love your intro!
Thanks Julie!
Ha! I love it – you are so creative. Love the intro!
Nice to see you here Kimberly! 🙂
What a whimsical definition! I was trying to think of something clever to write while I was checking mine out in the mirror.
Hahaha! Checking what out? Okay, don't answer that! TMI is no good! LOL
This is the french word for a loaded bagel that causes gas.
A bagasse that causes gas to escape from the ———— posterior extremity! 🙂
Hi Michelle
You are so amazing… beautiful work BAGASSE……sounds like
Bagasha…a fun word meaning "what fun" love it…
Brinda
I love your fun, light-hearted definition!
bag can mean – to catch
asse is also a fox
So… to catch a fox.
Aha! Sort of like a hunting-related word… great definition!
Haha your sentence with all the B's in it made me chuckle. Super fun.
Happy A-Z'ing!
<a href="http://frodofrog.blogspot.com">AJ Lauer</a>
#atozchallenge helper minion
Twitter: @ayjaylauer
Thanks AJ. I'm off to check out your blog—————–
I think it means an obscure gas, odourless but highly toxic.
<a href="http://rosalindadam.blogspot.co.uk/">Rosalind Adam is Writing in the Rain</a>
Oooh… sounds like espionage tactics… right up my alley!
Bagasse (n): a complicated ballet step
Very interesting definition… haven't had this word related to rhythm/movement… until now!
Bagasse is the breathing excercise practiced by Highland pipers before they begin a session of bagpiping.
Scottish breathing exercises? Hey, maybe I need to try some "bagasse" to open up my lungs… maybe I'll sing better. 🙂
Very creative block of b's. Bagasse is an adjective used to describe mature people's derrieres, because they sag.
Thanks Mary. Ha! This is the 3rd or 4th reference to posterior parts of the anatomy! LOL Though yours targets the "sagging" ones… I wonder what word would describe the non-sagging derrieres?
What a fun approach to the challenge. I played a similar board game in high school, but now I can't remember what it was called – I think maybe Balderdash.
As for my definition: It's an insult in a small community where they don't pronounce their 'i's. "Dang, Bob, your woman has a bagasse."
Ah, small community accent definition. Good one. Thanks for playing along Jocelyn!:)
Nice outtake from CassaStar, lol! And thanks for reminding me of one of my heroes, Captain Haddock. No one has better insults and expletives.
I couldn't resist the CassaStar reference… 🙂 That expletive takes me back to childhood days, spent at the library… such memories…
Bagasse reminds me of Badass, so I'm going to go with this defnition:
Bagasse = and angry traveler at the airport with too many bags and a "take them and like it" attitude at the check in counter.
Good one! A stressed out traveller with an excess of luggage behaving like an ———- 🙂
Great word! Bagasse–now I want to use it in conversation. 😛
Good luck with the word usage!
It's a small, flaky, French pastry. It is hollow due to the build up of yeast gas that dissipates during cooking, but leaves an empty center. It's similar to a baguette.
Dropping by from A to Z. First year participating.
Brett Minor
<a href="http://transformednonconformist.blogspot.com/">Transformed Nonconformist</a>
An empty-centred, gas-filled type of baguette? Is it as yummy? Thanks for dropping by!
Great use of all those B words. Very clever intro. As far as a definition….mmmm….I consulted my TexMex Dictionary and the closest translation was something to do with grapes. Go figure….maybe the residue of too much wine. Thanks for visiting.
Sue
AtoZ LoneStar Quilting Bee
Grapes + fermentation = ??? Am I right? Thanks Sue!
LOL, that is so cute. I must admit, I don't remember that from Alex's book. 🙂
LOL! It was removed at the last minute! You'll have to ask Alex why? 🙂
I like Crystal Collier's definition above :). This has been fun so far, Michelle 🙂
Thanks Damyanti! 🙂
Never heard of this word before but I might have to start using it…;~)
Good luck with the challenge! I participated last year and had a blast!
Donna L Martin
http://www.donasdays.blogspot.com
Enjoy using the word… if you dare to! I'm not sure how you'll use it? Which definition will you use?
It sounds like a type of bread or pastry. I like your definition, though.
The bread/pastry definition has popped up twice or thrice! So bagasse = yummy??
I'm sure you didn't know this because you probably never hung around guys that used this kind of language. But bagasse is a secret language between adolescent guys to describe a girl with a big a–.