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FORT KNOX
PRONUNCIATION: (fort KNAHKS)
MEANING: noun:
1. An inordinate amount of wealth.
2. A place extraordinarily secure and thus impossible to break into.
ETYMOLOGY: After Fort Knox, nickname of the United States Bullion Depository, a vault that houses most of the US government’s gold, in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
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FORT K? NO. - Are we going to the gold storage place? Negative.
(syn. FORT K? NOT!; ant. FORT K: NOW!)
FOR TKO X - Was that prize for his ninth knockout? No.
FORT K'NEX - part of the "Cowboys and Indians" set of a children's construction toy
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HALLMARK
PRONUNCIATION: (HAHL-mark)
MEANING: noun:
1. A mark of quality, genuineness, or excellence.
2. A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
ETYMOLOGY: After Goldsmiths’ Hall in London, where articles of gold and silver were appraised and stamped. Earliest documented use: 1721.
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HAIL MARK - Caesar turned down the crown three times, and eventually an exasperated Mark Anthony accepted it
HULLMARK - lines panted on the hull of a boat to indicate how deep she's riding in the water
HALLMASK - something you wear in school to protect against airborne disease; formerly, something you wore in school so the teachers and the monitors wouldn't know who you are
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MIDAS
PRONUNCIATION: (MY-duhs)
MEANING: noun:
1. One with the ability to easily turn anything profitable.
2. One who is extremely wealthy.
ETYMOLOGY: After the legendary King Midas who was given the power that anything he touched turned into gold. Earliest documented use: 1584. Also see: Midas touch and Midas-eared.
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IDA'S - belonging to Eddie Cantor's wife
MILD AS... - an Ivory Snow challenge - "Complete This Slogan:"
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MIDIS - skirt style, of a length halfway between Minis and Maxis
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GOLDEN PARACHUTE
PRONUNCIATION: (GOL-den par-uh-shoot)
MEANING: noun: An agreement to pay generous compensation to a company executive if dismissed.
ETYMOLOGY: From the idea of a parachute softening the blow of an ejection from a high office and the color golden alluding to the large payment received on dismissal. Earliest documented use: 1981.
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GOODEN PARACHUTE - lets pitcher Dwight land gently
GOLDEN, PA. RANCH: UTE - what Native American tribe runs that Dude Resort/Casino in Golden, Pennsylvania?
GOLDEN PARA SHUTE - the author of For Two Cents Plain declared he would vote for the author of On the Beach
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PYRITE
PRONUNCIATION: (PY-ryt)
MEANING: noun:
1. A shiny yellow mineral of iron disulfide. Also known as iron pyrites or fool’s gold.
2. Something that appears valuable but is worthless.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin pyrites (flint), from Greek pyrites lithos (stone of fire, flint), from its shiny surface and its use for starting fire. Earliest documented use: 1475.
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đť‘ťđť‘ť RITE - a very hush-hush solemn formalized procedure
PAY RITE - withholding taxes and other regular deductions
PYX RITE - a procedure whereby coins at the mint are measured against a standard of know weight and fineness
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HUMPTY DUMPTY
PRONUNCIATION: (HUHM-tee DUHMP-tee)
MEANING: noun:
1. A short, rotund person.
2. Something or someone broken beyond repair.
ETYMOLOGY: After Humpty Dumpty, a character in a nursery rhyme, who is irreparably broken after a fall. He’s typically shown as an anthropomorphic egg. Earliest documented use: 1785.
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LUMPTY BUMPTY - what coarse oatmeal you serve !
HUMPITY DUMPITY - so sorry your Significant Other kicked you out
HAMPTY DAMPTY - hurricane completely flooded Gatsby's estate
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TUFFET
PRONUNCIATION: (TUHF-it)
MEANING: noun:
1. A clump of something.
2. A mound.
3. A low seat, stool, cushion, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: Diminutive of tuft, from French touffe (tuft). Earliest documented use: 1553.
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TUFEET - you stand on your own when you're independent
TURFET - a diminutive piece of sod
RUFFET - what you do when opponents lead a suit you're void in
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MOTHER HUBBARD
PRONUNCIATION: (MUHTH-uhr HUHB-uhrd)
MEANING: noun: A loose shapeless dress for a woman.
ETYMOLOGY: After Mother Hubbard, a character in the nursery rhyme “Old Mother Hubbard”. Earliest documented use: 1877.
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OTHER HUBBARD - brother of the sci-fi author who created Dianetics on a bar bet (some say)
MO, THE HUB BARD - Moses was also known as the Shakespeare of Boston
MOTHER, BUBBA R'D - Ma, he just pronounced "railroad" correctly for the first time ever!
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SUKEY
PRONUNCIATION: (SOO-kee)
MEANING: noun: A tea-kettle.
ETYMOLOGY: After Suki, a girl in the nursery rhyme “Polly Put the Kettle On”. Earliest documented use: 1803.
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SKEY - a good way to get around on fresh powdered snow
SAKEY - Biden's Press Secretary
OSUKEY - how you get into Ohio State University (if it's locked)
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SIMPLE SIMON
PRONUNCIATION: (SIM-puhl SY-muhn)
MEANING: noun: A simpleton.
ETYMOLOGY: After Simple Simon, a foolish boy in a nursery rhyme. Earliest documented use: 1673.
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SIMPLE TIMON - a foolish misanthropic Athenian, according to Shakespeare
WIMPLE SIMON - Simon, an itinerant peddler, travels to convents to sell clothing to the Nuns
SIMPLEST, MON ! - easiest thing for a Caribbean native to say
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