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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Flog-golF What is this? #149981 11/08/2005 6:00 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 GeoffShac stranger GeoffShac stranger Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 I'm a writer covering golf and this year players like Tiger Woods started playing a smashmouth version of the game that was described as "flogging" by announcer Johnny Miller. It's a totally backwards way of playing the game, so it has been quite fun to point out that that flog is golf spelled backwards. Is there a name/delineation for a word situation like flog-golf? Thanks! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter e-man's name #149982 11/08/2005 6:47 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago palindromics? (fyi - 'e-man' is my nickname at werk) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: e-man's name #149983 11/08/2005 8:44 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont smashmouth version? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: e-man's name #149984 11/08/2005 9:50 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park when a knitter makes a mistake (and notices, before the row is completed, the knitter will "TINK" (un knit or work backwards) to the mistake to resolve. (then the mistake is several rows previous they will do like a frog, and Rip-it, Rip-it--(which is often called 'frogging') (there is also the dyslexic diety--dog..) my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: e-man's name #149985 11/09/2005 12:54 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA there is also the dyslexic diety--dog Didja hear about the dyslexic agnostic insomniac who tossed and turned all night wondering if there really is a dog? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: e-man's name #149986 11/09/2005 2:18 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Quote: there is also the dyslexic diety--dog Didja hear about the dyslexic agnostic insomniac who tossed and turned all night wondering if there really is a dog? Or the dog who thought he was Divine? Last edited by inselpeter; 11/09/2005 8:09 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter back slang #149987 11/09/2005 5:23 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Myridon addict Myridon addict Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX "Back slang" is the term I see used to describe this type of formation, e.g. riah for hair in Polari. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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