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  • J Johann Gerell

    So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

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    Pete OHanlon
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    Do you mean handleable by any chance?

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    • J Johann Gerell

      So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

      Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel

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      Johann Gerell
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      My gathering points to a meaning roughly like "manageable". Does that sound reasonable?

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      • J Johann Gerell

        So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

        Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel

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        Dan Neely
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        The google results should answer the question for you. It's a nonsense word and we'd give you funny looks for using it.

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        • T Tom Delany

          You will never see "handible" cross my mandible! X|

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          Pete OHanlon
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          Why? Is it frangible?

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          • P Pete OHanlon

            Do you mean handleable by any chance?

            "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

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            Johann Gerell
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            Thanks, but nope. The word was indeed "handible" and the not so wide-spread usage of it, as indicated by Google, converges to something like "manageable"...

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            • D Dan Neely

              The google results should answer the question for you. It's a nonsense word and we'd give you funny looks for using it.

              3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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              Johann Gerell
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              Dan Neely wrote:

              we'd give you funny looks for using it.

              Everyone already does that - what have I got to lose? ;)

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              • D Dan Neely

                The google results should answer the question for you. It's a nonsense word and we'd give you funny looks for using it.

                3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                Johann Gerell
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                Dan Neely wrote:

                It's a nonsense word

                Somewhat credible [1] references from Google - both IEEE and patent submissions - use "handible" sort of meaning "manageable". :confused: [1] Depending on the outcome you want...

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                • P Pete OHanlon

                  Why? Is it frangible?

                  "WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith

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                  AspDotNetDev
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                  That sounds tangible.

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                  • J Johann Gerell

                    Dan Neely wrote:

                    we'd give you funny looks for using it.

                    Everyone already does that - what have I got to lose? ;)

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                    Pete OHanlon
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                    Whatever shreds of dignity you have left.

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                    • J Johann Gerell

                      So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

                      Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel

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                      martin_hughes
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                      Nope, no such word* and neither can I infer meaning from your usage of it. *I asked the OED.

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                      • J Johann Gerell

                        So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

                        Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel

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                        Duncan Edwards Jones
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                        No, it is not a real world, and I would assume you were on psychotropic substances if I heard you say that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!"

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                        • J Johann Gerell

                          So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

                          Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel

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                          Anthony Mushrow
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                          Like everybody else I don't think it's a real word, and if I had to guess I would have figured it meant convenient. But, the English language isn't static. So if you use it in enough places and make an appeal to the OED, maybe it can become official! On that note, I may have to think of a new and fantastical word then start some kind of group to get it into the dictionary.

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                          • J Johann Gerell

                            So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

                            Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel

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                            DaveAuld
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                            If askoxford says no, then i would say no. I'm sure DD would still try and drop it into a CCC given half the chance, just to annoy everyone!

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                            • J Johann Gerell

                              So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

                              Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel

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                              Simon_Whale
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                              crazy thing is if you google definition handible this lounge thread is 3rd in the google listing

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                              • A AspDotNetDev

                                That sounds tangible.

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                                That pun is a sin, cos it's so awful.

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                                • J Johann Gerell

                                  So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

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                                  PIEBALDconsult
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                                  Isn't he a serial killer or something? :confused:

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                                  • E Electron Shepherd

                                    That pun is a sin, cos it's so awful.

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                                    Not my fault; Pete triggered it.

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                                    • J Johann Gerell

                                      So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

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                                      Management consultant speak. Utterly devoid of meaning, but sounds good.

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                                      • J Johann Gerell

                                        So, Google gives a whopping 722 hits for "handible", Googling for "define: handible" shoots beside the target and reference.com has never heard of it in any form. You English speakers out there - is "handible" a real word? If not, would you understand me anyway if I said that "Oh, you know, this is really handible!" ?

                                        Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel

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                                        Luc Pattyn
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                                        In my experience anything with fewer than 10,000 hits is not a word. And by that I do not want to imply I know the ones that do hit 10,000+ :)

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                                        • J Johann Gerell

                                          Thanks, but nope. The word was indeed "handible" and the not so wide-spread usage of it, as indicated by Google, converges to something like "manageable"...

                                          Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel

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                                          RichardM1
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                                          "handleable" means able to be handled, manageable.

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