Sarcasm can be both positive and negative; facetiousness is only the positive form. Facial expressions are typically only used during sarcasm to add humor. So if the FACE is involved, its amusing. Think: <B>Sarcastic Face</B>.
mnemonic (memory aid) : FACETIOUS ~ face + t + (ser) ious; if you ever face any facetious remarks, you should not take them seriously.
face ticklish
face teasing in serious times,being funny in an inappropriate situation
FACETIOUS = face + ti + o + us; That is now making gossip towards us.
make a mockery of hitler's mustache . be cause he is a FACIST
factotum
Definition (noun) a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for factotum
focus on totum : total meaning all
The Servant who does one job- just fucked partially. The servant who has to do all the JOBS- Fucked Totally- FACTOTUM
Factotum=Fact + totum = factory + total - We can remember it like doing all(total) the work in the factory
Factotum - FACT-TOTUM - If you can imagine the TOTUM(in INception) as a person... then the totum is a handy person who can tell you everything if you are in a DREAM
Definition (noun) mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fastidious
just like ...
If your boss is a demanding person he may not leave to you time to eat.Fasting is tedious. So your boss is fastidious.
fas(ana) is tidious ..means kisi ko fasana bhut tidious hai. (jangal mein kisi shikar ko FASaney ke liye use "please" (by bait) karna padta hai. FASana+TEDIOUS=difficult to please=FASTIDIOUS)
those who FAST, be TIDY (ppl who are more like perfectionists) are DIFFICULT TO BE PLEASED
the word also means very careful in matters of taste...FAST+TEDIOUS....a person who takes tedious time to eat is fastidious
fas(Fussy)tidious: remember like he is tediously fussy about minute details.
FAST + TEDIOUS >>> if u do a tedious work fast, then it will NOT be PERFECTly done.. So its DIFFICULT TO PLEASE the person for whom we are doing the work..
To do a tedious job fast is difficult.
It's hard to please someone who's FAST and TEDIOUS at the same time.
Imagine a child FASTing because it is TIDIOUS to give him food he likes. i.e difficult to please the kid
fast is what we do to please god n it is difficult or tedious to do. s6 fastidious is difficult to please
focus on 'fat' in this word ..for some foolish people fat people are generally foolish
generally fat people in US are foolish!!
Fatuous - "Fatu" In hindi Fatu means one who dont have much confidence in doing things. So Fatu is one who dont have brain(barinless) and foolish, thats why he is not that so confident
faLtu bolne wala - foolish n insane!
INFATUATED means unintelligently and foolishly in love. Fatuous means unintelligent or foolish.
fat buddhi meaning stupid..
Focus on the FAT in the word, then think of Larry the Cable Guy, who is fat, who makes fatuous comments, and who seems content with his foolishness.
fattu...
Fatuous = 'fataha'
fatuous=think of a fellow who becomes fat by eating and does not spend any time to become intelligent; foolishly self-satisfied
FArTuous......what will you call your friend farting frequently??? IDIOT
remember those lame-tards in MTV Roadies who call each other fattu instead of Phattu? boy are they FOOLISH.
Fatuous is always worn by stupid & uncultured person.
fattos hain woh
FAT-U ous:u gotta b inane asinine to b fat..
sounds like farthin.. farthing in crowd is too foolish and silly
fawning
Definition (adj) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
relate it with FAN..imagine of a crazy FAN who ALWAYS TRY TO exhibit his affaction....AND COURT A favour to be with you whole day by flattering with you..
fawn~~fauna~~animal
ur pet tryin 2 please u 4 u givin it a meal
FAWNING --- > fa+wning
.....We normally use scent "" fa"" to please a woman rite???...to smell good
Thus the meaning
basically it is derived from fagen ..which means REJOICE..so REJOICING about your boss success by giving him a party..so that he could favour you DURING meetings.
(faw)ning:
Consider the word in bracket only.
Faw sounds like Wow... U look at a beautiful girle and say Wow... I will TRY TO PLEASE HER BY FOLLOWING HER AND TALKING TO HER(obsequiously)
fawning (yawning) -> so you are out on a date and you start yawning your gf gets angry and then you try to please your gf by flattering
fawn+ing..form..fawn..sounds like fain...means happy and pleased....THINK OF YOUR DOG WHICH IS FAINED WITH YOU..MEANS HAPPY AND PLEASED.
If someone is blowing a paper-FAN for you so that you don't feel hot, he/she is trying to FAWN you
feint
Definition (noun) any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
Definition (verb) deceive by a mock action
Example Sentence
The midfielder feinted to shoot
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for feint
The boxer was faked out by his opponent's feint. He then fainted because the blow he received was very strong.
Relate it to the word feign which means to deceive
David Villa was unable to get a penalty after his pretentious faint during a feint tackle
FAINT...while playing Table Tennis I made the tubelight FAINT to distract the attention of my opponent
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