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CHICANE
PRONUNCIATION: (shi-KAYN)
MEANING: verb tr.: To trick or deceive.
noun: 1. Deception. 2. An artificial narrowing or a turn added to a road to slow traffic down.
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[Doesn't it also mean, in Bridge, void in a suit?]
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ETYMOLOGY: From French chicaner (to quibble). Earliest documented use: 1672.
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CHICAGE - the alternative to free-range pullets
CHICARE - Medical Assistance for the impoverished and uninsured in urban Illinois
CHOCANE - when she got older, Harry Potter's first crush developed a sore hip and used this
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Chipane- bubbly drink, often imbibed as part of a celebration (she a pain) when wife is out of town.
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DEROGATEPRONUNCIATION: (DER-uh-gayt) MEANING: verb tr.: To disparage or belittle. verb intr.: 1. To detract from (authority, value, etc.). 2. To deviate from (a standard, for example). ETYMOLOGY: From Latin derogare (to repeal), from de- (from) + rogare (to ask, propose a law). Ultimately from the Indo-European root reg- (to move in a straight line, to lead or rule), which is also the source of regime, direct, rectangle, erect, rectum, alert, source, surge, abrogate, and queen regnant. Earliest documented use: 1513. __________________________________ AEROGATE - scandal at Boeing ZEROGATE - a binary Maxwell's Demon, which selectively excludes ones DEDOGATE - what happened to my homework
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LUDIC
PRONUNCIATION: (LOO-dik)
MEANING: adjective: Relating to play; playful.
ETYMOLOGY: From French ludique, from Latin ludere (to play), from ludus (play). Ultimately from Indo-European root leid- (to play), which is also the ancestor of allude, collude, delude, elude, illusion, ludicrous, and Ludo. Earliest documented use: 1940.
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LUPIC - wolfish
LAUDIC - complimentary
LUXIC - very bright (and energy-efficient; see also LEDIC)
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ALTERCATE
PRONUNCIATION: (AL-tuhr-kayt)
MEANING: verb intr.: To argue or dispute heatedly.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin altercari (to quarrel with another), from alter (other). Earliest documented use: 1530.
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ALTARCATE - when religious extremists of two different faiths have a disagreement
ALTERCYTE - a stem cell that just differentiated
ALTERCAT - Garfield got fixed
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ALTERCAFE – Put stuff into your morning beverage.
ALTERCASE – Press the shIFt key.
ACTERCATE - Blanchett
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Tomplot- Tom and Jerry's ensuing mayhem and destruction
Domplot- is that the reason your security certificate is often in question? Whodunit?
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COMPLOT
PRONUNCIATION:
(KOM-plot, for verb: kuhm-PLOT)
MEANING: noun: A plot or conspiracy.
verb tr., intr.: To plot or conspire.
ETYMOLOGY: From French complot (crowd, plot). Earliest documented use: 1577.
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COMAPLOT - Cliff Notes for Robin Cook's book
COMPLOST - I can't find my free tickets
COWPLOT - Where's the beef?
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Camplot- good taste of bad taste mentalese
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REBUS
PRONUNCIATION: (REE-buhs)
MEANING: noun: A representation of a word or phrase using pictures, symbols, letters, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin rebus (by things), from res (thing). Earliest documented use: 1605.
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H.R.E.BUS - public transportation in the days of Charlemagne
RE-BAUS - to look up again in the authoritative Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
REB-OUS - characterized by old Southern chivalry
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CALLIGRAM
PRONUNCIATION:
(KAL-i-gram)
MEANING:
noun: A word, phrase, or piece of text arranged to form a picture of the subject described.
ETYMOLOGY: From French calligramme, from Greek calli- (beautiful) + -gram (something written). Earliest documented use: 1923. A word with the same root is callipygian.
NOTES: One of the best-known practitioners of the form was the French poet and writer Guillaume Apollinaire, whose work was published in the book Calligrammes.
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CALLINGRAM - Here, Truckie, Here truckie!
CALLIGRAM - Hi, Nana, How're ya doing?
CARLIGRAM - Ran your Company into ground stop what made you think could do better as POTUS?
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Callingram- technopathic mesage for guardian of the universe, Ram
Palligram- calling strength for someone in need
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AMBIGRAMPRONUNCIATION: (AM-bi-gram) MEANING: noun: A word or phrase written in a manner that it reads the same (sometimes, a different word or phrase) when oriented in a different way, for example, when reflected or rotated. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin ambi- (both) + -gram (something written). Earliest documented use: 1985. ______________________________ (look up Scott Kim for more on the subject of Ambigrams!) ______________________________ AMBIGAM - kick equally well with left and right leg AMEBIGRAM - letter to a one-celled protozoan AMIGRAM - Son, did your wife give birth yet?
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ABBIGRAM – My boss wants me to salute when she comes into my office, and my sister's hamster accuses me of stealing his food in the middle of the night. What should I do?
AMBIGRAD – An alumnus who couldn't decide on a major.
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Pangram- veil of veronica
Pangaram- outta the frying pan and into the fire
Pangrim- "I can't help this stupid look." "That's for scarin' me outa ten years of my life, I cant spare."
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PANGRAM
PRONUNCIATION: (PAN-gram, -gruhm, PANG-)
MEANING: noun: A sentence that makes use of all the letters of the alphabet.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek pan- (all) + -gram (something written). Earliest documented use: 1873.
NOTES: The best-known pangram is: The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. Here’s a pangram that makes use of the whole alphabet in a 26-letter sentence: Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx
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PANGRAY - the entire Fifty Shades series in one short Readers Digest Condensed Book
PANTRAM - stuff yourself into trousers that are way too small
PAYGRAM - how your salary gets electronically deposited straight into your bank account
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ACROSTIC
PRONUNCIATION: (a-KRAW-stik, a-KRAWS-tik)
MEANING: noun: A composition in which the first letter of each line spells out a word or message.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin acrostichis, from Greek akrostikhis, from akron (head) + stikhos (line). Earliest documented use: 1585. A word with the same root is acrophobia.
NOTES: When the spelled-out word is in the middle (instead of from the initial letters), it’s called a mesostic (example). Also see, a meta acrostic.
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AEROSTIC - used by pilots to make the plane go up, down, or sideways
ACROUTIC - soup from which all the buttons have been removed
LACROSTIC - (I don't think I even need to finish this!)
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Acrostich- pass time of yore
Nacrostic- deep cover federal agent sent to the reservation
Acrosstic- hell bent tic
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LACROSTIC - (I don't think I even need to finish this!)
YES‼️
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BEMA
PRONUNCIATION: (BEE-muh)
plural bemata, bemas
Ed.: I've seen it more often as "BIMA"
MEANING: noun: 1. A platform for speaking. 2. An area around the altar in a place of worship.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek bema (step, platform), from bainein (to go). Earliest documented use: 1683.
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ABEMA - dyslexic protozoan
BEEMA - the Hive Queen
BEGA - a Boston Brahmin fallen on hard times
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QUALE
PRONUNCIATION: (KWA-lee, -lay)
plural qualia
MEANING: noun: A quality or property as perceived by a person: a subjective experience.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin qualis (or what kind). Earliest documented use: 1654.
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QUALE - an orthographically-challenged Vice-Presidential candidate
'QUALL - a short intense rainstorm with gusts of high winds, described by
a fisherman with a 'peech impediment
QUALER - a sportsman who hunts small game birds for fun (and sometimes dinner)
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STARETS
PRONUNCIATION: (STAHR-its, -yits)
plural startsy
MEANING: noun: A religious teacher or adviser.
ETYMOLOGY: From Russian starets (elder). In the Eastern Orthodox Church a starets is a spiritual adviser who is not necessarily a priest. Earliest documented use: 1923.
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STARETSK - plainclothes cop from a 70s TV show. (pl STARTSKY, usually found working with HUTCH)
STARETH - see title above
OSTARETS - miniature blenders
STARPETS - Lassie, and Rin-Tin-Tin, and sometimes Topper's Neil or The Thin Man's Asta.
(Do I date myself, or what? And why are they all dogs?)
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GENUS
PRONUNCIATION: (JEE-nuhs)
plural genera, genuses
MEANING: noun: 1. In biology, a group covering one or more species. 2. A kind, class, group, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin genus (race, birth, kind). Earliest documented use: 1551.
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GENNUS - the Book of Wurld Rekkerds
GELUS - covetous and grasping, but uneducated
GENUX - an computer Operating System only the nerdiest can use
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PARIES
PRONUNCIATION: (PAR-ee-eez)
plural parietes
MEANING: noun: A wall of a body part or cavity.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin paries (wall). Earliest documented use: 1694. Also see parietal.
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PARIEST - best golfer on the course
PHARIES - magical things happen when you adjust the acidity
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[World] Parties-divided by a wall, pertaining to the parietal globe, otherwise known as "little man syndrome"
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PARIES
PRONUNCIATION: (PAR-ee-eez)
plural parietes
MEANING: noun: A wall of a body part or cavity.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin paries (wall). Earliest documented use: 1694. Also see parietal.
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PARIEST - best golfer on the course
PHARIES - magical things happen when you adjust the acidity
Lol, walled in pond
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CLARIGATION
PRONUNCIATION: (klar-i-GAY-shuhn)
MEANING: noun: A demand for restitution for some wrong, as a precursor to declaring war.
ETYMOLOGY: from Latin clarigare (to make clear), from clarus (clear). Earliest documented use: 1432.
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CLAVIGATION - after they give you the Key to the City, finding your way around with it
CLARINATION - an entire country of woodwinds
CLARIGATICON - a statue used for the worship of Clarigat the Great
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APRICITY
PRONUNCIATION: (a-PRIS-i-tee)
MEANING: noun: Warmth of the sun; basking in the sun.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin apricari (to bask in the sun). Earliest documented use: 1623.
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ATRICITY - the power is out all over
APRICOTY - like an orange fuzzy-skinned stoned fruit
CAPRICITY - goatiness
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PUNALUA
PRONUNCIATION: (poo-nuh-LOO-uh)
MEANING: noun: A group of brothers marrying a group of sisters.
ETYMOLOGY: From Hawaiian. Earliest documented use: 1860.
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PUMALUA - a pride of mountain lions looking for mates
PUNALOA - wordplay at the volcano
PUNALUAU - tell a bad joke and they make you eat your words
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Punalua- an optimized path to a collection of the lowest form of humor
Pinalua- a Polynesian pignatta
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CONSTATIVE
PRONUNCIATION: (kuhn-STAY-tiv, KON-stuh-)
MEANING: noun: A statement that can be judged as true or false.
adjective: Capable of being true or false.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin constare (to stand firm). Earliest documented use: 1901. This word is often contrasted with performative.
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CORNSTATIVE - pertaining to Iowa
CONESTATIVE - covered-wagonish
CONSTAFIVE - the number between four and six does not change
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Consnative-careful study of native terminology.
Context- To serve black drink to the natives.
Potential explanation- high tea, serving compost tea in the garden.
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ENTOPTIC
PRONUNCIATION: (en-TOP-tik)
MEANING: adjective: Relating to images that originate within the eye (as opposed to images resulting from the light entering the eye).
Example: floaters, the thread-like fragments that appear to float in front of the eye but are caused by the matter within the eye.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek ento- (within) + optic (relating to the eye or sight). Earliest documented use: 1876
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BENTOPTIC - a twisted microscope lens
ENTOPHIC - inside the gouty lump
ENSTOPTIC - how to get rid of your inner twitch
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Kodama? ♡ Studio Ghibli. Princess Mononoke!
Endtoptic- fervent forward focus
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LUNKHEAD
PRONUNCIATION: (LUNGK-hed)
MEANING: noun: A dull or slow-witted person.
ETYMOLOGY: From lunk (a blend of lump + hunk) + head. Earliest documented use: 1884.
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FLUNKHEAD - repeating sixth grade for the third time
LINKHEAD - Port-a-Potty on the golf course
Lazy quiet day
Bullfrog jumps in the water
Listen! A LUNKHEARD!
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CLAIRAUDUEBCE CLAIRAUDIENCE
PRONUNCIATION: (kler-AW-dee-uhns)
MEANING: noun: The supposed ability to hear what is inaudible.
ETYMOLOGY: A blend of clairvoyance + audience (the act of hearing), from audire (to hear). Ultimately from the Indo-European root au- (to perceive), which also gave us audio, audit, obey, auditorium, anesthesia, aesthetic, and synesthesia. Earliest documented use: 1864.
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CLAVIRAUDIENCE - attendees at a Bach Recital
ECLAIRAUDIENCE - attendees at the dessert-chef competition
CLAIRAUDIFENCE - transparent barrier around a German car dealership
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AFFLUENTIAL
PRONUNCIATION: (a-floo-EN-shuhl)
MEANING: adjective: Having power and influence because of wealth.
noun: Rich and powerful person.
ETYMOLOGY: A blend of affluence + influential. Both words are from Latin fluere (to flow). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhleu- (to swell or overflow), from which flow words such as influence, fluctuate, fluent, fluid, fluoride, flush, flux, reflux, superfluous, fluvial, profluent, and affluenza. Earliest documented use: 1842.
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AFLUENTIAL - without a chimney
LAFFLUENTIAL - manipulating with comedy
WAFFLUENTIAL - radiating uncertainty and indecision
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BANKSTER
PRONUNCIATION: (BANGK-stuhr)
MEANING: noun: A banker who engages in dishonest or illegal behavior.
ETYMOLOGY: A blend of banker + gangster. From the derogatory suffix -ster which also gave us poetaster, mathematicaster, and philosophaster. Earliest documented use: 1893.
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BALKSTER - a singularly inept pitcher
BANKSITER - Feng Shui expert for the Bank of Nippon, who helps decide where new branches should be located
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SHEEPLE
PRONUNCIATION: (SHEE-puhl)
MEANING: noun: People who unquestioningly accept what’s said by a political leader, marketer, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: A blend of sheep + people. Earliest documented use: 1945
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THEEPLE - the Amish
SHEMPLE - place to worship the Three Stooges
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