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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 34 of 99 1 2 … 32 33 34 35 36 … 98 99 Go to page... Re: animal crackers in my soup wofahulicodoc #226542 02/22/17 04:58 PM Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 399 Nevada M may2point0 enthusiast may2point0 enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 399 Nevada trambunctious- a tram off the rails, tired of being moved by an unmoved mover Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter I'd like to buy a vowel may2point0 #226544 02/22/17 06:21 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA RAMBUNCTIOUS PRONUNCIATION: (ram-BUNGK-shus) MEANING: adjective: Uncontrollably boisterous. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of its synonym rumbustious. Earliest documented use: 1830. ________________________________ RAMBUNCTIONS - repeated acts of anointing with Oil of Sylvester Stallone RIMBUNCTIOUS - the shenanigans accompanying a particularly spectacular slam-dunk RUMBUNCTIOUS - describing the hi-jinx attributable to copious amounts of grog Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: animal crackers in my soup may2point0 #226546 02/22/17 08:26 PM Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 399 Nevada M may2point0 enthusiast may2point0 enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 399 Nevada Originally Posted By may2point0 trambunctious- a tram off the rails, tired of being moved by an unmoved mover The universe is indeed strange. I just rode a tram with Michio Kaku!! Embarrassingly, I have proof. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter a fish story wofahulicodoc #226551 02/23/17 05:18 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA CODSWALLOP PRONUNCIATION: (KODZ-wol-uhp) MEANING: noun: Nonsense. ETYMOLOGY: Of unknown origin. According to a popular story, a fellow named Hiram Codd came up with the design of a soft-drink bottle with a marble in its neck to keep the fizz. Wallop was slang for beer and those who preferred alcoholic drinks dismissively referred to the soft-drink as Codd’s Wallop. This story is unproven. Earliest documented use: 1959. _______________________________ CODSCALLOP - two inhabitants of the North Atlantic COD-SWALLOW - try to impress your friends when you're drunk and out of goldfish RODSWALLOP - what you spare a child so as not to spoil it Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a fish story wofahulicodoc #226557 02/24/17 06:53 PM Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 399 Nevada M may2point0 enthusiast may2point0 enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 399 Nevada Lollytag- OZ guild wars tag. Ex. IggS, "I'm gonna git you sucka" gang Last edited by may2point0; 02/24/17 06:54 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a fish story wofahulicodoc #226566 02/25/17 01:32 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA LOLLYGAG PRONUNCIATION: (LOL-ee-gag) MEANING: verb intr.: To fool around, waste time, or spend time lazily. ETYMOLOGY: Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1880. ______________________________________ POLLYGAG - Well, shut my mouth...all of them! LOLLYGARG - offer a candy-on-a-stick to a Wordsmith OLLYGAG - so Kukla and Fran can get a word in edgewise Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: a fish story wofahulicodoc #226584 02/27/17 09:23 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA OFFING PRONUNCIATION: (AW-fing, AWF-ing) MEANING: noun: Near future (used in the phrase “in the offing”). ETYMOLOGY: In nautical use, offing is the part of sea visible from the shore, but beyond anchoring ground. From off (away), from of. Earliest documented use: 1600. ____________________________________________ BFFING - expressing affection and loyalty (albeit with some hyperbole) FFFING - conveying extreme loudness UFFING - thinking like a beamish boy watching for a Jabberwock Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Biff and Buffy wofahulicodoc #226587 02/27/17 10:49 PM Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 399 Nevada M may2point0 enthusiast may2point0 enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 399 Nevada Coffing- distinctive style of coughing caught while yachting off the coast of Nantucket Loffing- thin chortle made with clenched teeth and extended pinky Last edited by may2point0; 02/27/17 10:50 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Biff and Buffy may2point0 #226594 02/28/17 03:02 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Originally Posted By may2point0 Loffing - thin chortle made with clenched teeth and extended pinky Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter make it up as you go along wofahulicodoc #226595 02/28/17 03:12 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,851 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA JURY-RIG PRONUNCIATION: (JOOR-ee rig) MEANING: verb tr.: To assemble or fix temporarily using whatever is at hand. ETYMOLOGY: On a sailing ship, a jury-mast is a temporary mast, rigged when the original is damaged or lost. From jury (makeshift or temporary), perhaps from Old French ajurie (help). Earliest documented use: 1840. ____________________________________ JULY-RIG - stand and mounting brackets used to launch a fireworks display JUDY RIG - Outfit for one of the puppets in a Punch-and-Judy show JURY-WIG - a special toupée used only in a formal British jury trial (see also JURY-RUG, worn at not-quite-as-formal settings) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 34 of 99 1 2 … 32 33 34 35 36 … 98 99 Go to page... 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. 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