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Word of the Day: Treeple pl n [fr. tree + people, by analogy with sheeple — q.v.]
1. Trees possessing unusually anthropomorphic forms or qualities
2. People as slow-moving and firmly rooted as trees
syn see PENNSYLVANIAN
adj treeplish
It has a pleasant linkage with steeple–a tall and often sharp aspiring tree that seldom moves unless it falls.
Oo, good point!
Reminded me of those famous VJ Day kissing trees.
What a great word, Treeple. Maybe some type of fae?
Cool photo. Love the gentle bend of the tree.
Thanks.
Maybe some type of fae?
Obviously, you haven’t seen very many Pennsylvanians. :)
A useful new word, Dave. It is so easy to see human-like forms in trees; recognition of the human face and figure is instinctual and due to our imaginations we are prone to “false hits”.
I liked marly’s word-echo “steeple”… how about another word “peeple”, for those who tend to urinate in public places? My daughter was appalled by the numbers of peeple she saw on a visit to Berlin a year or so ago.
Ha! Yes. Japan is another place not to go if you’re bothered by that sort of thing (I personally find it quite liberating, but then I’m a guy).