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[flaming-tyger.livejournal.com]

caveat-noun [kav-ee-aht, -at, kah-vee-, key-]
a warning or caution; admonition.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/caveat

She ignored his grave caveat to stay away from the one house which resulted in her arrest for trespassing.

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[redrocketwestie.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. I fear I've misused this word on a number of occasions. Thanks for the heads' up!

I have always adored this book/movie.

[cobraqueen-22.livejournal.com]

"Agatha Trunchbull: You filthy ahh, crush the little weasel![On the phone] Wormwood! You useless, used-car-salesman scum! I want you around here now with another car! Yes, I know what caveat emptor means, you low life liar! I'm gonna sue you. I'm gonna burn down your showroom! I'm gonna take that no-good jalopy you sold me and shove it up your bazooga! When I'm finished with you, you're gonna look like roadkill!"
--Matilda, the movie

By the way, "caveat emptor" is another use of the word and means "let the buyer beware."

[simone-kittie.livejournal.com]

not to be negative... but arent all these words a bit... negative?

[flaming-tyger.livejournal.com]

A lot of the words I come up with I get from books that we have to read for English, which are some of the most depressing books there are. So it isn't intentional, there just seem to be a lot of good words that are somewhat negative.

[simone-kittie.livejournal.com]

oooh, alright,sorry to be picky and thankyou for the happy word.