What do these words really mean ?

tuom wrote:I know I could look in Wiki or dictionary but I would like to know what others think these words mean ?

Jemmied , as in the shutters were jemmied

Forced open by using a jemmy

Whoosh , as in the curtains went whoosh

Whoosh - clunk is a neologism (you'll have to look that up in the dictionary) based on Dr Kate McCann's interview in the BBC Panorama programme transmitted on 19 November 2007, with Richard Bilton as the narrator. I can't recall the exact words, but in that interview Dr Kate either referred to a sudden 'whoosh' of air which blew the curtains and slammed the door, or said 'the curtains went 'whoosh'.' It refers to a sudden movement in which something suddenly disappears. Say a jet plane flying low over your house. Or a 150mph express train hurtling through a station.

The 'clunk' comes from a peculiar, guttural kind of harsh 'click' or 'cluck' sound that Dr Kate uttered in that same broadcast with reference to her discovery that Madeleine was missing. Some people say it is a regular sound used by Scousers, Dr Kate being a Scouser, of course. At the same time, she made a wave of her hand indciating that, 'whoosh', suddenly Madeleine had vanished. This has become known as the 'whoosh-clunk' moment, and has led to the frequent use of the term 'whooshed' on Madeleine McCann discussion forums, where it usually refers to certain material on the case suddenly disappearing without trace. I am sure forum members here could give some examples.

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* From Wikipedia:

A neologism ([You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] /niːˈɒlədʒɪzəm/; from Greek νέο- (néo-), meaning "new", and λόγος (lógos), meaning "speech, utterance") is defined as a newly coined term, word, or phrase, that may be in the process of entering common use, but has not yet been accepted into mainstream language. Neologisms are often directly attributable to a specific person, publication, period, or event. Neolexia (Greek: a "new word", or the act of creating a new word) is a fully equivalent term.

The term neologism is first attested in English in 1772, borrowed from French néologisme (1734).^[1]

Nina wrote:In my opinion they were words to add more weight and drama to what was being said. Forced open is less dramatic than jemmied open, the act of a violent criminal. Whooshed instead of curtain fluttered, again drama and violent actions of the curtain.

Nina wrote:In my opinion they were words to add more weight and drama to what was being said. Forced open is less dramatic than jemmied open, the act of a violent criminal. Whooshed instead of curtain fluttered, again drama and violent actions of the curtain.

tuom wrote:

Nina wrote:In my opinion they were words to add more weight and drama to what was being said. Forced open is less dramatic than jemmied open, the act of a violent criminal. Whooshed instead of curtain fluttered, again drama and violent actions of the curtain.

thank you Nina , forced open would be the word I would use, recently at my workplace there was a break in (not serious) where one small window was forced open.

"the draught" caused the door to bang , in my home if the hall window is open and the kitchen door is open and then if I open the patio door in the kitchen which has curtains , the curtains fly up in the air .



I can see that the use of different words lend more drama to events .



Thank you all .