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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread GRAYMAIL - letter to a supercomputer wofahulicodoc #232921 05/13/24 01:33 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,576 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,576 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA GRAYMAIL PRONUNCIATION: (GRAY-mayl) MEANING: noun: 1. A defense tactic in an espionage trial where the accused threatens to reveal secrets to avoid prosecution. 2. Email that the recipient no longer finds valuable even though it’s not spam. For example, a newsletter from a company where one has shopped. verb tr.: To compel the prosecution to drop charges by threatening to disclose sensitive information. ETYMOLOGY: Formed on the pattern of blackmail, utilizing “gray” to denote something that is indeterminate or falls into a “gray area”. The word mail here (as in blackmail) is from Middle English male (rent or tribute), from Old English mail (agreement, pay), from Old Norse mal (agreement). Earliest documented use: 1978. ___________________________ BRAYMAIL - postal service on Animal Farm GRANMA, IL - how I just addressed a card to my father's mother in Chicago GRAYMAIR - the old horse ain't what she used to be, now that she's aging Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Mensopause VII wofahulicodoc 01/29/24 04:27 PM THEOPHOBIC - My God, but I'm afraid of him! wofahulicodoc 01/31/24 05:56 PM EXPHRASIS - no longer phrastic wofahulicodoc 01/31/24 06:06 PM DI-EGRETIC - like two long-legged wading birds wofahulicodoc 02/03/24 12:33 AM ESTER-WEEK - convention of pefrume chemists wofahulicodoc 02/03/24 12:52 AM Don't make a Federal case out of it! wofahulicodoc 02/08/24 02:54 AM GRAVE TRAIN - railroad to the cemetery wofahulicodoc 02/08/24 03:06 AM SCOLD TURKEY - Get off my lawn! BAD bird! wofahulicodoc 02/08/24 03:20 AM NOTING BURGER - recording the meat patty on a bun wofahulicodoc 02/09/24 03:16 AM PLAN VANILLA - I already know what flavor I want wofahulicodoc 02/11/24 02:08 AM RECTILIAN - all straight lines and right angles wofahulicodoc 02/15/24 07:54 PM Re: RECTILIAN - all straight lines and right angles wofahulicodoc 02/15/24 07:57 PM LAGER BEAVER - some beer-loving dam builder wofahulicodoc 02/15/24 08:09 PM THE STUD, AL - Al is a desirable father wofahulicodoc 02/16/24 05:52 PM WE-ASE - the enzyme that separates us wofahulicodoc 02/16/24 06:04 PM BIG DISH - serving platter for 25-pound turkey wofahulicodoc 02/16/24 06:24 PM BRINEWELL - a source of salt water wofahulicodoc 02/21/24 04:28 AM GULAR - pertaining to a shore bird wofahulicodoc 02/21/24 04:39 AM CARABOOSE - raindear wofahulicodoc 02/21/24 07:15 PM PAN-OPTION - Choice E: "All of the above" wofahulicodoc 02/23/24 02:02 AM GOB'S POUND - what English sailors get paid in wofahulicodoc 02/23/24 05:42 PM ALIABLE - having no responsibility wofahulicodoc 03/01/24 12:30 AM FULGUARANT - 100% satisfied or your money back ! wofahulicodoc 03/01/24 12:56 AM INFRACTUOUS - given to breaking rules wofahulicodoc 03/01/24 01:17 AM (Honi soit qui mal y pense) wofahulicodoc 03/01/24 01:38 AM ANTELUKAN - describing the time of Anakin et al wofahulicodoc 03/03/24 03:11 AM ANFRACTUOUS A C Bowden 03/12/24 01:30 AM TER GIVE RATE - how much ya donate and how often wofahulicodoc 03/05/24 08:16 PM BLOGGERHEAD - chief internet poster wofahulicodoc 03/06/24 03:09 PM 'NOUGH - ...don't want no more wofahulicodoc 03/06/24 03:20 PM HOUGH A C Bowden 03/12/24 01:58 AM MIDDLEGROW - genteel way of saying "get fat" wofahulicodoc 03/12/24 02:17 AM BOOTLOOSE - wearing footwear that is too big wofahulicodoc 03/12/24 02:36 AM DOGGOOD - positive reinforcement to train canines wofahulicodoc 03/12/24 02:53 AM DOLT-CONNECT - commune with your inner idiot wofahulicodoc 03/12/24 05:12 PM CROWDFUNK - mob unrest wofahulicodoc 03/13/24 03:48 PM NEURODETERGENCE - what to use for your dirty mind wofahulicodoc 03/15/24 05:03 PM DEEDFAKE - a forged Certificate of Ownership wofahulicodoc 03/15/24 05:14 PM NEURODIVERGENCE A C Bowden 03/17/24 01:52 AM ADAME - what there's nothing like, per R. & H. wofahulicodoc 03/20/24 11:32 PM ACCEDE - a hatchet, before it sprouts wofahulicodoc 03/20/24 11:35 PM E-FACE - your avatar shows only down to the neck wofahulicodoc 03/20/24 11:47 PM FARADE - European unit of electrical capacitance wofahulicodoc 03/21/24 05:45 PM BE ACHE AD - promo for a minor pain remedy wofahulicodoc 03/22/24 11:07 PM BEACHHEAD A C Bowden 03/25/24 03:27 AM THELM - Louise's friend's nickname wofahulicodoc 03/31/24 09:53 PM INEE CAP - the lid on the vial of arrow poison wofahulicodoc 03/31/24 10:02 PM GEL G - 12th of a set of colored spotlight filters wofahulicodoc 03/31/24 10:13 PM I.T.-BONE - a flair for technology work wofahulicodoc 03/31/24 10:25 PM MINICURE - only a temporary respite wofahulicodoc 03/31/24 10:36 PM LUMBRA - combination breast and back support wofahulicodoc 04/02/24 02:21 AM OX-CULT-ATION - conversion to Boustrophedonism wofahulicodoc 04/02/24 01:44 PM PENUM BRAE - a hill in northwest Scotland wofahulicodoc 04/04/24 01:26 AM UMBRAGE OUT - being offended is simply not allowed wofahulicodoc 04/04/24 03:04 PM TOTALIFY - to sum up wofahulicodoc 04/09/24 04:48 PM PRECIP-STATE - whether it's raining or showing or wofahulicodoc 04/09/24 05:09 PM NITRATE - cheaper than the day rate wofahulicodoc 04/09/24 05:17 PM PENUMBRA A C Bowden 04/10/24 02:18 AM C-RUNCIBLE - third kind of multi-function utensil wofahulicodoc 04/11/24 06:46 PM ¡HOLA!-TILE - welcoming, greeting wofahulicodoc 04/11/24 06:59 PM SURLIMATE - your Significant Other is grouchy wofahulicodoc 04/12/24 06:00 PM CRUCIBLE A C Bowden 04/14/24 01:32 AM NEPHILIA - love of your sibling's son wofahulicodoc 04/16/24 01:43 AM SPYROPHOBIA - afraid of Vice President Agnew wofahulicodoc 04/16/24 07:02 PM ZOOM: A TRY - first attempt at video-conferencing wofahulicodoc 04/19/24 02:03 AM CRYPTOPENIC - not enough vaults in the cemetery wofahulicodoc 04/19/24 09:33 PM SUBLIMATE A C Bowden 04/20/24 01:56 PM POP-RIO-CEPTION - Carnivàl party in Argentina wofahulicodoc 04/24/24 05:09 PM MACROSMATIC - a major attack of wheezing wofahulicodoc 04/24/24 05:24 PM PHYTOPHOBIA - dislike of plants wofahulicodoc 04/24/24 05:30 PM AMESIA - unable to remember the letter "N" wofahulicodoc 04/26/24 02:46 AM GUSTATORY - characterized by strong winds wofahulicodoc 04/26/24 11:57 PM [b]ECLIPTIC[/b] - the plane occupied by the orbit wofahulicodoc 04/30/24 08:40 PM Am I really that far behind? ! wofahulicodoc 05/07/24 06:30 PM SQUIRELY - like a knight's attendant wofahulicodoc 05/07/24 06:48 PM TANGENT - he's spent a lot of time in the sun... wofahulicodoc 05/07/24 06:56 PM A SUMP TOTE - a bag to move drainage holes wofahulicodoc 05/07/24 07:04 PM SNARL MAIL - an angry letter, full of invective wofahulicodoc 05/07/24 10:02 PM GRUENMAIL - correspondence with the watch company wofahulicodoc 05/08/24 12:52 AM POETAL - Frosty wofahulicodoc 05/08/24 01:47 PM MALLED FIST - purchased at the shopping center wofahulicodoc 05/13/24 01:12 AM GRAYMAIL - letter to a supercomputer wofahulicodoc 05/13/24 01:33 AM POSTAL A C Bowden 05/15/24 12:52 AM GALIVANIC - romping all over the coutryside wofahulicodoc 05/20/24 02:36 AM IS-TAN - gets sun exposure whenever he can wofahulicodoc 05/20/24 02:47 AM MAE SENATISM - Let's elect Ms West to Congress ! wofahulicodoc 05/20/24 03:00 AM A LA STORY - the way the story goes wofahulicodoc 05/20/24 03:08 AM PAY GM A LION - reimburse Grandma with a big cat wofahulicodoc 05/20/24 03:20 AM PITCH-PERFECT - Sandy Koufax-ish wofahulicodoc 05/20/24 02:11 PM FUNFARE - Pizza, hot fudge sundaes, and such wofahulicodoc 05/21/24 03:11 PM DOWNBENT - tree limbs after an ice-storm wofahulicodoc 05/22/24 04:10 PM ASYMPTOTE A C Bowden 05/15/24 12:47 AM OCCULTATION A C Bowden 04/05/24 02:01 AM FACADE A C Bowden 03/25/24 03:13 AM DOT-CONNECT A C Bowden 03/17/24 01:40 AM FOOTLOOSE A C Bowden 03/17/24 01:29 AM MIDDLEBROW A C Bowden 03/17/24 01:22 AM TERGIVERSATE A C Bowden 03/12/24 01:37 AM 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,... 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