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Carpettagger- 1001 of 1001 games, the carpettagger tries to take possession of the lamp before the sultan can make three wishes and vanish. If the sultan vanishes three more wishes are granted.
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...a CARPETBLAGGER ? (see the Word for just this past May 31) ___________________________________ CARPETBAGGERPRONUNCIATION: (KAHR-pet-bag-uhr) MEANING: An opportunistic outsider, especially a political candidate who contests election in an area while having little connection to it. ETYMOLOGY: In the US, the term was applied to a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War during the Reconstruction era. Such a person typically carried his belongings in a bag made of old carpet. Earliest documented use: 1868. ____________________________ CARPETBRAGGER - Well, my oriental rug is 36 by 48 feet, and 3500 years old, and sold at auction for $350,000! CARETBAGGER - packager of insert marks CARPE.BAGGER - Seize the kid who puts your groceries into the sack!
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LOGROLLING
PRONUNCIATION: (LOG-ro-ling)
MEANING: noun:
1. The exchanging of favors, especially by legislators by voting for each other’s legislation.
2. A sport in which two players stand on a floating log and try to knock each other off by spinning the log with their feet.
ETYMOLOGY: From the former practice of neighbors helping each other move logs by rolling them. Earliest documented use: 1792.
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LAGROLLING - robbing a convict
LOWROLLING - like a mist (see also FOGROLLING)
LOGROWLING - noise made by a wary grizzly bear
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Lolrolling- laughing out loud while rolling down a hill.
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DOG-WHISTLE
PRONUNCIATION: (DOG [h]wis-uhl)
MEANING: noun: A coded message that appears innocuous to the general public, but that has an additional interpretation meant to appeal to the target audience, for example, to racists.
adjective: Relating to such a message.
ETYMOLOGY: From the allusion to a dog whistle whose high-pitched sound is inaudible to humans but can be heard by dogs. Earliest documented use: 1995.
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DAG-WHISTLE - how Blondie tells her husband that dinner's ready
DOG-WHITTLE - what woodcarvers do in their spare time
DO-WHISTLE - what your hairdresser uses to let you know your styling is finished
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Dog-thistle- flowering plant with a rough bark stem
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Surffrage- roar of a dark wild beast (Triton after being run off the wave by a merman)
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SUFFRAGE
PRONUNCIATION: (SUF-rij)
MEANING: noun: The right to vote; also, the exercise of such a right.
ETYMOLOGY: From French suffrage, from Latin suffragium (voting tablet, right to vote). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhreg- (to break), which also gave us break, breach, fraction, fragile, fractal, infringe, irrefragable, and fractious. Suffrage? Because a broken piece of tile was used as a ballot in the past. Earliest documented use: 1380.
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SCUFFRAGE - You stepped on my blue suede shoes! Why you little...you'll pay for that!
SURFRAGE - the waves are very angry today
SUFFERAGE - having to make a painful choice in an election
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EQUANIMOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (i-KWAN-uh-muhs)
MEANING: adjective: Even-tempered: calm and composed in all circumstances.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin aequus (equal, even) + animus (mind, spirit). Earliest documented use: 1656.
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E-QUASI-MOUS - a small electronic pseudo-rodent
EQUANIMBUS - nothing but clouds to be seen in every direction
EQUINIMOUS - the Unknown Horseman
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MUMPISHPRONUNCIATION: (MUHM-pish) MEANING: adjective: Sullen; silent; depressed. ETYMOLOGY: From mump (grimace), perhaps of imitative origin. Earliest documented use: 1721. ________________________ MUMPSISH - having swollen, inflamed parotids (and testicles, too, if you're unlucky) MUMFISH - head of the Piscatorial school GUMPISH - heavily wooded, like a Forrest (or like Andy if you insist)
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