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#64930 04/11/02 03:20 PM
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I suggest the word is "jobsworth". Collins Concise gives it as:- "a person in a position of minor authority who invokes the letter of the law in order to avoid any action requiring initiative, cooperation, etc. (from - its more than my jobs worth to......)." That is, one who does his job always by the letter of the rules.


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QUISLING. <<< (that's the first time I've tried [black ]AND[ bold] type together, works pretty good doesn't it.)

QUISLING <<< (on the other hand this is just bold,
QUISLING <<< and that was just black.

What do you think? -mw


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that now i can begin to expect some colorful language from you!


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Quisling is another eight-letter word.

And so is a solution proposed by another board member who is currently silent on this subject: yes woman.

We're doing SUPA DUPA on eight-letter solutions, huh?

Brilliant regards,
Word-Short-by-One


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Quisling is, in fact, the eight-letter antonym for what we seek.

Egad!!!

Will this JessCC ever come back and tell us the answer his/her teacher/boss/prof wanted?

This kinda thing drives me nuts,
WordWacky


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Welcome to you, JessCC.

Oh, what a great link, Aunt mav! (grr, Helen! ) Here's a sample--with a warning that this site is not for the easily offended:

The Mystery of the Rotating Londoners.
If you are visiting London and you listen to East Enders, particularly the women, talking about conversations that they have had, you will soon notice that, according to them, the people they talk to are constantly rotating. A typical account is:
" So 'e turns around and says 'ere what's your game? I turned round and told him to mind his own bleeding business and he turns round and says "Don't you come the old tin man with me, my girl" So I turn round and tell him where to get off" So much of this turning round goes on that it is likely that conversations have to be prematurely terminated owing to dizziness. Obviously, such exchanges would be very spectacular to behold and would closely rival ballet for the amount of revolving that goes on. Sadly, I have travelled extensively round London over the last few years and have yet to observe any excessive rotation taking place anywhere.





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well, I know this site is a complete cheat, but it does have its uses! You just fill in the letters you have, with fullstops for the blanks and it comes back with all the options - ideal for that last clue you really can't get your head round!

http://www.eecg.toronto.edu/~bryn/HTML/Crosswords.html
(hope that's not too long - if it is, apologies, let me know and I'll edit)

FWIW my personal vote would go with 'jobsworth'.


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jobsworth Noun. A person who is very pedantic at work and strictly adheres to the rules; named after the oft heard, "I can't let you do that, it's more than my jobs worth." Derog.

Jobsworth could be the word good old JessCC is looking for there in Malaysia. Jess, I sure hope you'll let us know whether jobsworth was the word in question, puh-lease!

However, I found jobsworth in only one reference on OneLook--and it was in a listing of British terms of slang.

Mebbe there isn't a 9-letter word in general reference lexicons that means what myridon means. 'Course we could always start dropping jobsworth everywhere we can think of and try to institute it into the language in other-than-British nations. Jobsworth. Looks good.

Best regards,
Wadswrath


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Incidentally, a utility is available for download from PC Magazine called -- something like -- Crossword Solver. No, I haven't tried it. But there it is, like a primrose by the cobbles.


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Dear Miss Worthywords ,

Yes woman, QUISLING, like YES WOMAN, has only eight (count 'em) letters. It seems that Quisling himself, was just one man.

The people who exhibit his unsavory behavioral traits, (count 'em) -their numbers are legion. That is, more than one, so QUISLINGS has (count 'em) nine letters.

Your Fan Forever,

//Milum.\\

PS: WW, You may be smarter than me , but when you wrestle The Milo, you wrestle a greased pig without scruples .



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