I've been tidying all kinds of papers (new year's res'n) and found a few scraps on which I'd written some Demented Dictionary terms....Thought it might be fun to start up a new thread, since there are now so many new members....?

Roolz: Pick a dictionary, any dictionary. Flip to a page - any page. Combine the catchwords at the top of the page and create a definition for them. (Keep flipping until you find a combination you like!) Don't forget to mention in which dictionary you found your catchwords....The following all come from the Canadian Oxford:

vivarium vogue all the rage among fashion-conscious endangered species

ballroom banana split newest required element in ballroom dancing competitions

brewery bridle what the Whitbread horses wear while working (or the Carlsberg horses!)

give-and-go glance the look you give your teammate to signal you want to do a quick pass back and forth with the ball or puck

gay gearwheel the one toothed wheel in a set of gears that consistently skips

ozone-friendly Ozzie an Australian who refrains from using chemicals that are destructive to the ozone layer

divorcee do a party for people whose divorces have recently been finalised

circumspect citrus the lemon that rolls to the back of the fridge, only to be discovered when it's too late

accession account any story told by an elder while perusing the family tree

plus-minus pocket any repository for folding money


Edit: Just nipped away for a sec to go to makeashorterlink - in case anyone would like to revisit the first Demented Dictionary thread, here 'tis:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?O1B821D03