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peccadillo

Short Definition : slight offense or fault; CF. sin

Definition
(noun) a petty misdeed
Synonyms : indiscretion
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"pecc" (actually, pecado) refers to "mistake" as in impeccable. pecking others etc., So, peccadillo means small mistake.

no one is PUKKA . we tend to do small and petty mistakes

If you watch American pie 3 movie you can easily remember this word in this movie the heroin have this peccadillo ( penis shape dildo ) which girls use for the small offense or sexual satisfaction

pecc(mistake) + dillo(dhila)means loose,so small mistake..

peccadillo=penis-ca-dhorlo(bangla)..it means to hold penis..you can say it as handling..it is not a serious offense

pecca means drink beer and dillo means looseness so peeke offence kar diya

peccadillo=peca +adi+l(light)+o(lo(tesko))..playing cards is a minor offence

sound like BACARDI LAO(bring)...you are asking your friend to bring bacardi....and drinking bacardi is a minor crime(morally).....

peccadillo sounds like -- puchka dhil marlo -- which is slight offence

pakka di low blow = petty act

the armaDILLO PECked my arm but I considered this only a minor offense because he could have bit my arm off

pe+ca+dil+lo....so ek person pe ke dil lo-dil lo bol rha hai....means it is a slight offense

Peccadillo means Pecca Dil Lo yani ladki ka Dil pakka lo aur "make small mistake" yani thodi galti karo

Pecca Dil Lo aur this surely will be your petty mistake in life.

pecca (playing card) + dil (deal) + lo (low offense)….

pecuniary

Short Definition : pertaining to money

Definition
(adj) relating to or involving money
Synonyms : monetary
Example Sentence
  • monetary rewards
  • he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services
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One NAARY(woman) after PE-KAY(drinking)was lying on the ground beggind for money

sounds like "penny" which is money.

well PECUNIARY sounds similar to "penury" which means extreme poverty.. which is something related to MONEY..

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Pecuniary: PECU + Niary. We are all very much peculiar when we are involved in a money matter.

peculiar + nari = a peculiar nari who doesnt like spending...weird right?

pecu = money pecuniary = relatted to money

pedagogue

Short Definition : teacher; CF. child leader

Definition
(noun) someone who educates young people
Synonyms : educator pedagog
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pedagogue

ped normally means for a child.. and -agogue means a leader.. hence pedegogue..

PEDA(a sweet)+GOt...student GOT a PEDA from TEACHER

ped+agog+ue--- pedantic means who is inclided towards academic learning, and agog means exicted, so pedagogue means a WHO TEACHES, as teacher are always excited to TEACH

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split as ped(tree) + ago + gue(give) >> Trees teach us the 'value of giving' right from the time of youth. So trees are pedagogue

pedagogue-pedos means child and agogue means the leader ,hence it means the child teahcer or instructor

pedagogy

Short Definition : teaching; art of education

Definition
(noun) the principles and methods of instruction Definition
(noun) the profession of a teacher
Synonyms : instruction teaching
Example Sentence
  • he prepared for teaching while still in college
  • pedagogy is recognized as an important profession
Definition
(noun) the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
Example Sentence
  • he received no formal education
  • our instruction was carefully programmed
  • good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pedagogy

PEDA(a sweet)+GeolOGY(a subject)...a teacher teaching GEOLOGY tells to student that those who will study well will get a PEDA.

remember ENCYCLO-PEDIAGOGY. Encylopedias teach and educate about biolOGY, geolOGY, and psycholOGY.

Remember PEDophile someone who has lust for children of the opposite gender...so pedo is related to children...similary teaching, too, is related to children !!

p.e. is a subject taught by "da=the" "yogi=enlightened Indian"

sound like pundit padent >> all words related with education

pedant

Short Definition : scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities

Definition
(noun) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
Synonyms : bookworm scholastic
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Pedant rhymes with PATENT. Usually those students get PATENT who do research. Since they do research they must be scholar.

(ped + ant)remember as padaai karne wali cheeti(ant).ie scholar

pedant rhymes with student. Think of a special kind of student.

"pendant of books" har waqt books latkake ghoomta rehta hai... "kitaabi keeda"

rhyme with VED+AANTH ..jo Veda ko aanth tak padhta ho matlab ki SCHOLAR,kitabi keera

"DANT" SCOLDING PADTI HAI AAMIR KHAN KO 3 IDIOTS MEIN BECAUZE WOH BOOK "PE" DI HUI DEFINITION OF MCHINE NAHIN BOLTA HAI = PE+DANT

Pedant:Ped(Pedda=Big)+Ant,so lets suppose think like this as small ants have little knowledge and big have high knowledge because they are Pedda,since who learned much(shows off Learning)

Pedant:Ped(Pedda=Big)+Ant,so a person who sees smallthings(Ants) as a big one(Pedda),chinna vatinikuda peddadiga chesi chustadu,because he is found of knowledge(who shows off learning)

remeber pendant- it is small but also if lost you will worry about it. hence the meaning

rhymes with VEDAANT(hindi)..jo jo vaada aanth tak padhe i.e. scholar,kitabi keera

pedant the ppl who gives you peda i.e. rule you they always follows formal rules.

pedant=ped(legs) + ant (aunty): If aunty has to strong his ped(legs) she has to study..

ped (read as pad in hindi) + ant (small) -> so the one who is very small in "padai" so who is not very much capable of teaching on his own, so gives emphasis on book learning.

pedantic

Short Definition : bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry

Definition
(adj) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Synonyms : academic donnish
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Can u smell the word <b>'PANDIT'</b>( "Scholar" in english) from "Pedantic"? PANDITs are usually very strict about the bookish stuff.

pedantic sounds like VEDANTIC. Any body who follows Vedas is usually a v. conservative and bookish person.

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rhymes pendant. pendant is a small thing but when it is lost you are damn worried. so worrried about small things

we distribute PEDAS when we want to SHOW OFF OUR LEARNING after exam results!! lol

ped - to do with a child; pedantic = ped + anti + c; therefore not childlike; showing off bookish learning

ped(tree) + ant >>> we see ants crawling on tree.. they are considered to follow their trivial tendency of walking in line.. same is here.. someone following his trivial knowledge..

think "frantic-antic" or doing something with urgency...

similar to pandit and tantric...having the traits of both.

PEN FRANTIC - the teacher is writing too much on the board you can't copy fast enough

padha aatt taak

peddle

Short Definition : travel about selling (wares); CF. foot

Definition
(verb) sell or offer for sale from place to place
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Peddle ~ try to thnik of cycle paddle,a person paddles his cycle to move around streets and sell the toys.

Just remember drug peddlers

pedestal

Short Definition : support or base as for a pillar or statue

Definition
(noun) a support or foundation
Synonyms : base stand
Example Sentence
  • the base of the lamp
Definition
(noun) a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
Example Sentence
  • they put him on a pedestal
Definition
(noun) an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Synonyms : footstall plinth
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pedestal

ped(foot) + stall . So a place to place the foot. hence a support or base.

pedestrian

Short Definition : ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N.

Definition
(noun) a person who travels by foot
Synonyms : footer walker
Definition
(adj) lacking wit or imagination
Synonyms : earthbound prosaic prosy
Example Sentence
  • a pedestrian movie plot
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pedestrian

ped means foot pedestrian means one who walks on foot is obviously ordinary

pedestrian -it seems like paidal which means walking on foot

pede+strian=pede(poor)+strain(nervous)..poor people feel nervous becoz they walk ..talking about them feels like boring ,unintersting

The ppl who always walks on foot in the road without car or bike is always ordinary ppl.

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pediatrician

Short Definition : physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics

Definition
(noun) a specialist in the care of babies
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for pediatrician

remember the add pedia sure which is provided as a nourishment to children

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