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Posted By: Tutman 3 English words ending in -gry? - 01/30/03 02:21 PM
I've heard that there are 3 English words ending in -gry. I can only think of hungry & angry. Can anyone provide help for the third one?
Thanks
Tutman

Posted By: Faldage Re: 3 English words ending in -gry? - 01/30/03 02:27 PM
Here's the whole ugly (or is that ugry?) story:

http://www.word-detective.com/gry.html

Posted By: Rubrick Re: 3 English words ending in -gry? - 01/30/03 02:27 PM
This might not help:

http://www.word-detective.com/gry.html

Posted By: Faldage Re: ugry! - 01/30/03 02:28 PM
Ha! Beat ya by 8 seconds!!!

Posted By: dxb Re: 3 English words ending in -gry? - 01/30/03 02:32 PM
From Dictionary.com:

nugry

/n[y]oo'gree/ [Usenet, 'newbie' + '-gry'] `. n. A
newbie who posts a FAQ in the rec.puzzles newsgroup, especially
if it is a variant of the notorious and unanswerable "What, besides
`angry' and `hungry', is the third common English word that ends in
-GRY?". In the newsgroup, the canonical answer is of course `nugry'
itself. Plural is `nusgry' /n[y]oos'gree/. 2. adj. Having the
qualities of a nugry.


Good luck.

Posted By: Rubrick Re: ugry! - 01/30/03 02:36 PM
Ha! Beat ya by 8 seconds!!!

Damned time zones......

Posted By: wwh Re: ugry! - 01/30/03 02:37 PM
As Robert Burns did NOT say, "The best laid plans of mice and men go oft aggry."

Posted By: Rubrick Re: ugry! - 01/30/03 02:40 PM
Hmm... Can't say I aggry with that, Dr. Bill.

Posted By: dxb Re: ugry! - 01/30/03 04:21 PM
Can't say I aggry with that, Dr. Bill, he said as he fixed him with a beady eye.

Posted By: Jackie Re: ugry! - 01/30/03 06:11 PM
Agate you leave him alone?

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