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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread -mancy boys #37281 08/02/01 07:32 AM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom R rodward OP addict OP rodward addict R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom While looking for some hogwash words I found tyromancy. The "-mancy" portion suggests divination, fortune telling, but what with? I will post again with the answer later in the day. And does anyone else have any other surprising -mancy examples? Or practice any -mancies themselves? and yes, I do know the limerick about the nancy boy in Khartoum Rod Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted -mancy boys rodward 08/02/01 07:32 AM Re: -mancy boys tsuwm 08/02/01 12:47 PM Re: -mancy boys wwh 08/02/01 12:55 PM Re: -mancy boys rodward 08/02/01 01:11 PM Re: -mancy boys Fiberbabe 08/02/01 01:19 PM Re: -mancy boys WhitmanO'Neill 08/02/01 09:20 PM Re: -mancy boys Jackie 08/03/01 01:07 AM Max Quordlepleen 08/03/01 02:53 AM Re: -mancy boys Jackie 08/03/01 04:13 AM Max Quordlepleen 08/03/01 04:49 AM Re: -mancy boys Keiva 08/04/01 10:34 PM Re: -mancy boys tsuwm 08/05/01 02:21 AM Re: -mancy boys tsuwm 08/05/01 02:23 AM Re: -mancy boys Brandon 08/05/01 02:27 AM Re: -mancy boys tsuwm 08/05/01 02:38 AM axinomancy Sparteye 08/06/01 04:10 PM Re: axinomancy of troy 08/06/01 04:26 PM Re: axinomancy wwh 08/06/01 10:28 PM Re: -mancy boys jimthedog 08/02/01 09:21 PM Re: -mancy boys consuelo 08/02/01 10:30 PM Re: -mancy boys consuelo 08/02/01 10:32 PM Re: -mancy boys Anonymous 08/02/01 10:52 PM Re: -mancy boys emanuela 08/07/01 05:27 AM Re: -mancy boys squid 08/07/01 06:35 AM Re: aleuromancy tsuwm 08/07/01 11:19 AM Re: aleuromancy rodward 08/07/01 11:42 AM Re: ayleuromancy??? maverick 08/07/01 11:48 AM Re: mavomancy??? WhitmanO'Neill 08/09/01 09:22 PM Re: mavomancy??? Anonymous 08/10/01 05:18 PM Re: mavomancy??? tsuwm 08/10/01 05:37 PM Re: mavomancy??? Anonymous 08/10/01 05:48 PM Max Quordlepleen 08/11/01 04:45 AM Re: aleuromancy tsuwm 08/07/01 11:48 AM Re: Critomancy paulb 08/07/01 11:38 AM Re: Critomancy squid 08/08/01 06:47 AM Re: Critomancy Fiberbabe 08/08/01 10:50 AM Re: Critomancy wwh 08/08/01 01:03 PM Re: Critomancy of troy 08/09/01 04:34 PM Re: -mancy boys wwh 08/07/01 02:45 PM Re: -mancy boys Keiva 08/11/01 04:34 AM Re: -mancy boys Cameron 08/11/01 09:09 PM Max Quordlepleen 08/11/01 09:33 PM Re: -mancy boys Cameron 08/11/01 10:39 PM Re: -mancy boys Jackie 08/12/01 01:26 AM Re: -mancy boys Keiva 08/12/01 03:19 AM Re: -mancy boys Jackie 08/12/01 04:37 AM Re: -mancy boys Cameron 08/12/01 08:34 AM Re: -mancy boys Keiva 08/12/01 07:28 PM Re: -mancy boys Cameron 08/12/01 08:56 PM Re: -mancy boys wwh 08/12/01 09:56 PM Re: -mancy boys wwh 08/11/01 10:08 PM Re: -mancy boys Keiva 08/12/01 07:20 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,368 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 715 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 21 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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