Timeline for What do you call a gift mug not really suitable for coffee?
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| Aug 9 at 21:47 | comment | added | user618322 | @jsw29 "Faberge Egg" comes to mind... There are YT videos documenting pets (cats & dogs) with mysterious predilections for bringing home (useless to the pet) socks or underwear taken from laundry lines in the neighbourhood... Who knows what or why different compulsions exist beneath the surface?? | |
| Aug 9 at 20:43 | comment | added | jsw29 | This brings out only what makes such mugs undesirable, which makes one wonder why anybody would make/sell/buy such things. The mugs in question, however, have some qualities that make them seem desirable to at least some people, under at least some circumstances - that's why there is a market for them. I think that the the question seeks a term that will cover both the undesirable and the (arguably) desirable qualities of these objects. | |
| Aug 8 at 14:27 | comment | added | Lambie | This is the kind of answer that gets me dv'ed. Take a look at: illegalities :) | |
| Aug 8 at 14:20 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | I'm thinking that essentially suggesting 'impractical' for [a mug] 'not really suitable for coffee' hardly belongs on a website targeted at linguists and advanced Anglophones. 'Impractical [coffee] mug' are hardly standard usages. Phrasal answers should be fixed phrases or at least reasonably common collocations; 'not very useful coffee mug' is writing advice, not germane on ELU. | |
| Aug 8 at 7:40 | comment | added | HippoSawrUs | Yes, I understood that before the edit; thanks again. The first two sentences were meant more for @EdwinAshworth really, for clarification. Sorry for the missing tag. | |
| Aug 8 at 7:12 | comment | added | DjinTonic | @HippoSawrUs The phrase would be impractical coffee mug. I edited my answer. | |
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| Aug 8 at 2:09 | comment | added | HippoSawrUs | Well, it's a phrase request, not an SWR. I don't expect single words for any and every thing. We're not German, variable-name advisors. I suggest thing1 and thing2. But we all appreciate an actual answer. Thank you. Love the Vader mug quote. | |
| Aug 8 at 0:35 | comment | added | DjinTonic | @EdwinAshworth Are you thinking there is a specific word for (just) a mug that fits the OP's description but not other useful objects? And why are you pointing to a noun when the OP gives three examples of adjectives that he was toying with? Not your most helpful comment. | |
| Aug 7 at 23:18 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | I was bought yet another impractical for my birthday. / While correct in a tongue-in-cheek way, I don't think this is really useful on a site aimed at proficient speakers ... and it's not what OP wants, from the examples. | |
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| Aug 7 at 20:01 | history | answered | DjinTonic | CC BY-SA 4.0 |