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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 26 of 27 1 2 … 24 25 26 27 Go to page... GOBBLEDECOOK - Thanksgiving dinner wofahulicodoc #233177 12/03/24 04:53 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA GOBBLEDEGOOK PRONUNCIATION: (GOB-uhl-dee-gook) MEANING: noun: Speech or writing marked by jargon, circumlocution, or unintelligible terms. ETYMOLOGY: Probably from gobble, representing a turkey’s gobble. Earliest documented use: 1944. __________________________ GOBBLE DE ROOK - I jump on your sacrifice of a castle, said the chess master COBBLE DE COOK - get the chef some shoes GOBBLE DE GOOP - As Ralph Kramden said to Ed Norton, "What's that slop yer eating?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter COLANDER/CULLENDER wofahulicodoc #233178 12/06/24 12:42 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,271 Likes: 7 London, UK A A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,271 Likes: 7 London, UK COLUMANDER – informal term for the commander of a column CULLODENER – a Scot who is still bitter about the crushing of the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 POLANDER – Polish nationalist seeking independence Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter BERBERK - a frenzied carpet weave wofahulicodoc #233179 12/07/24 03:20 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA BERSERK PRONUNCIATION: (ber-SURK/ZURK) MEANING: adjective: Frenzied or deranged, especially in a violent manner. noun: One who has become frenzied or deranged. ETYMOLOGY: From Old Norse berserkr (bear-shirt), from ber (bear), feminine of björn (bear) + serkr (shirt). Earliest documented use: 1814. ____________________________ BEESERK - how bees behave when their hive is threatened BESSER: K - the twelfth meaning of the German word for "better" BETS 'ER 'K - it's legal to wager Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter KING LER - father of Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. wofahulicodoc #233180 12/07/24 03:30 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA KINDLER PRONUNCIATION: (KIN-duh-luhr) MEANING: noun: 1. A person or thing that starts a fire. 2. A person or thing that inspires, incites, or arouses. ETYMOLOGY: Probably from Old Norse kynda (to ignite). Earliest documented use: 1439. _______________________________ KINDLER - someone who reads digital books on a commercially supplied device KANDLER - a person who searches for spoiled eggs by shining a light through them KINUDLER - a roue Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter DAIRY-TALE - The Milkmaid's Story wofahulicodoc #233181 12/07/24 03:37 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA FAIRY-TALE PRONUNCIATION: (FER-ee-tayl) MEANING: adjective: 1. Referring to a situation where improbable events lead to a happy ending. 2. Relating to a story with fantastical, untrue, or idealized elements. ETYMOLOGY: From fairy, from Latin fata (the Fates), plural of fatum (fate) + tale, from Old English talu (story). Earliest documented use: 1904. ________________________________ AIRY-TALE - gossamer prose FAIR-TALE - Charlotte's Web, i.e. (You say it's not? Just ask Templeton!) FAIRY-TABLE - another name for mushroom Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter FAIRY-TALE wofahulicodoc #233185 12/09/24 02:26 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,271 Likes: 7 London, UK A A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,271 Likes: 7 London, UK FAIRY HAIL – rare meteorological phenomenon in intense cold BEARY TALE – the story of Goldilocks BEERY TRAIL – pub crawl Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter RES-UR-RENT - the monthly charge will go up by 3% A C Bowden #233191 12/15/24 02:33 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA RESURRECT PRONUNCIATION: (rez-uh-REKT) MEANING: verb tr.: 1. To raise from the dead. 2. To restore to use, practice, view, etc. verb intr.: To rise from the dead. ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from resurrection, from Anglo-French resurrectiun, from Latin resurgere (to rise again), from re- (again) + surgere (to rise). Earliest documented use: 1772. ________________________ RECURRECT - to make the same amendments time after time RESURJECT - to throw on top of something else...again PRESURRECT - apply force before an expected event Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter FENETRALIUM - a house of windows wofahulicodoc #233192 12/15/24 02:47 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PENETRALIUM PRONUNCIATION: (peh-nuh-TRAY-lee-uhm) MEANING: noun: The innermost, secret, or hidden parts of something. ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from penetralia (plural of penetrale), based on the mistaken assumption that its singular form was penetralium. From penetrare (to penetrate), from penitus (interior) + intrare (to enter). ___________________________ BENETRALIUM - the definitive biography of poet Steven Vincent Benet PENETRANIUM - an icepick wound to the skull PELE-TRALIUM - fanciful way to refer to the soccer paparazzi from 1956 to 1974 (especially Brazil) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter B-RIDDLE - a poser of only modest difficulty wofahulicodoc #233193 12/15/24 02:59 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA BRINDLE PRONUNCIATION: (BRIN-duhl) MEANING: noun: 1. Gray or tawny with streaks or spots of a darker color. 2. An animal, especially a dog, cat, or cow, with a brindle coat. adj.: Of the color brindle. ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from brindled, an alteration of brinded (streaked or spotted), from Old Norse. Earliest documented use: 1676. _____________________________________ B. RIDDLE - He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's younger sister Barbara BRIDLE - a girl getting married at the age of four BRINDALE - a broad valley that's been inundated by salt water Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter JURISPRUCE - the Tree of Legal Knowledge wofahulicodoc #233194 12/15/24 03:15 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,767 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA JURISPRUDE PRONUNCIATION: (JOOR-uhs-prood) MEANING: noun: One who flaunts legal knowledge or is excessively preoccupied with the nuances of law. ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from jurisprudence (influenced by prude), from Latin jus (law, right) + prudentia (knowledge). _____________________ AURISPRUDE - one who can be influenced by ambient sounds JURISPRUNE - a wizened old lawyer, stuck in his ways JUDI'S PRUDE - Dame Dench is getting quite Victorian in her old age Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 26 of 27 1 2 … 24 25 26 27 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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