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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The Snark was a Boojum, you see... wofahulicodoc #233630 08/09/25 02:49 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA BOOJUM PRONUNCIATION: (BOO-juhm) MEANING: noun: An imaginary or elusive goal whose pursuit may lead to ruin. ETYMOLOGY: After an imaginary animal in Lewis Carroll’s poem “The Hunting of the Snark”. In the poem, the Boojum is a particularly dangerous type of Snark, whose sudden appearance causes the hunter to “softly and suddenly vanish away”. Earliest documented use: 1876. ___________________________ "BOO!" (jump) - line and stage directions from a grade-school Halloween play BOOK 'UM - Detective Steve McGarrett's instructions to Sergeant Danny Williams in the old TV show Hawaii 5-0 BOO JAM - a popular confiture made from boo-berries BOO...RUM! - When you say in Bermuda when they give you a Swizzle and what you really wanted was fine single malt Scotch 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 BOO-GIVE - scary action from a ghost wofahulicodoc 05/26/24 10:49 PM FIDDLE-SADDLE - one that fits your horse perfectly wofahulicodoc 05/26/24 11:13 PM SHOO RAY, HENRY - Hank, tell Ray to get outa here! wofahulicodoc 05/28/24 11:40 PM NERVOUS BELLY - dyspepsia comes easily to that one wofahulicodoc 05/29/24 12:17 AM BOOGIE A C Bowden 05/29/24 01:55 AM FLUSH HARRY - Harry just won big at the casino wofahulicodoc 05/29/24 03:43 PM DOWNBEAT A C Bowden 05/30/24 01:32 PM three good ones! wofahulicodoc 06/02/24 01:33 PM ANT SALLY - those picnic nuisances are on the move wofahulicodoc 06/02/24 01:15 PM FOOD-TIME CHARLIE - he lives to eat wofahulicodoc 06/02/24 01:28 PM PER P - for each P wofahulicodoc 06/03/24 01:28 PM PEJURIST - a Bostonian who lies in court wofahulicodoc 06/04/24 04:40 PM GA. BEER "LUNZIE:" Austrian recipe, Atlanta-brewed wofahulicodoc 06/05/24 05:28 PM DANDI PiRAT - styish buccaneer wofahulicodoc 06/07/24 02:02 AM LAGO DÆDALUS - Lake Dedalia, in the Tyrolean Alps wofahulicodoc 06/09/24 01:34 AM LENSITUDE - how you aim your telescope wofahulicodoc 06/11/24 05:35 PM AIR ID - tell me what gas you're breathing wofahulicodoc 06/11/24 05:49 PM COT-ERMINOUS - my bedsheets are made of fur wofahulicodoc 06/12/24 04:32 PM SALIFIC - heavily laced with NaCl wofahulicodoc 06/14/24 12:08 AM HEALINE - a scar on the skin wofahulicodoc 06/15/24 02:12 AM B.A., LISA - what Bart's sister pursued in college wofahulicodoc 06/17/24 11:33 PM ENULTATION - inwardly joyful , so no one can tell wofahulicodoc 06/18/24 05:07 PM BALDER-DASH - competition for alopecia speed wofahulicodoc 06/19/24 07:03 PM AMI, ABLE - Friend, I can do it! wofahulicodoc 06/23/24 01:02 AM PADOOKA - city in Kentucky wofahulicodoc 06/24/24 02:00 PM LYCANTROOPY - forming better-organized wolfpacks wofahulicodoc 06/26/24 01:29 AM HELMOPHOBIA - fear of being in command wofahulicodoc 06/26/24 06:31 PM PIZZAISOLO - eating the entire pizza by yourself wofahulicodoc 06/29/24 05:57 PM SKIOMACHY - battle between two armies on skis wofahulicodoc 06/29/24 06:18 PM CLACKER-BARREL - source of castanets wofahulicodoc 07/06/24 11:53 PM JAMBOREEL - Boy Scout fishing contest wofahulicodoc 07/07/24 12:05 AM LICKERY-SPLIT - a small bottle of cheap whiskey wofahulicodoc 07/07/24 12:14 AM GRIPSAVER - rubber gloves wofahulicodoc 07/07/24 12:24 AM CHUNKY-DORY - flat-bottomed boat of thick planks wofahulicodoc 07/07/24 12:35 AM ADULT RATE - full price wofahulicodoc 07/08/24 04:37 PM PETROMANIA - panic on the oil markets wofahulicodoc 07/09/24 02:55 PM SERENNIAL - consistently calm and unruffled wofahulicodoc 07/10/24 06:37 PM PALACER - member of the Royal household wofahulicodoc 07/12/24 01:57 AM PSYCHOPHOBIA- fear of scary horror movies wofahulicodoc 07/13/24 04:09 PM CHEKHOVA'S GUN - the guy's wife is very unhappy wofahulicodoc 07/16/24 01:42 AM PARKIN' SiN'S LAW - Accidents cause people. wofahulicodoc 07/20/24 02:12 PM BARNEY'S BILL - NYC mens' store wants its money wofahulicodoc 07/20/24 02:26 PM JOHN, THOMSON'S MAN - valet is "John," sez Thomson wofahulicodoc 07/20/24 02:57 PM OLLIER'S FAITH - skate-boarder's certainty wofahulicodoc 07/20/24 05:28 PM GRUNTLED - headed by a weary infantryman wofahulicodoc 07/22/24 11:53 AM EPH - sixth letter of the alfabet wofahulicodoc 07/23/24 06:41 PM R:UTAH-Entry 16 on a multiplechoice geography test wofahulicodoc 07/24/24 04:54 PM RECK - smash to pieces, spoil wofahulicodoc 07/27/24 05:48 PM RE-SCRIPT - write completely new dialog for the sh wofahulicodoc 07/27/24 05:57 PM GEM WHIZ - an accomplished lapidary wofahulicodoc 07/29/24 01:00 PM ACRE BLEU - a large field of blooming hydrangea wofahulicodoc 08/02/24 04:37 PM OAR NATION - a countrywide obsession with rowing wofahulicodoc 08/03/24 03:58 PM BALL WHACK - It's hit out of the park! A Home run! wofahulicodoc 08/03/24 04:09 PM GARB LIMEY - the latest British fashions wofahulicodoc 08/03/24 10:06 PM MACH POLITIK - speed of fickle public opinion wofahulicodoc 08/06/24 05:52 PM FOGWATCH - night shift in the lighthouse wofahulicodoc 08/06/24 06:02 PM BRIDGE AHEAD - warning sign on many a rural road wofahulicodoc 08/07/24 03:30 PM EARFORM - auricular wofahulicodoc 08/09/24 01:08 AM IMMIRSE RATION - soak your allotment in water wofahulicodoc 08/10/24 06:54 PM DRAW LIX - the 59th running of the lottery wofahulicodoc 08/13/24 07:01 PM BARDOLATORY - adoring an old motor-oil additives wofahulicodoc 08/13/24 07:11 PM SEMI-L.P.-AROUS - rotating at 16 2/3 rpm wofahulicodoc 08/15/24 12:50 AM BROADBOW - an extra-wide hair-ribbon wofahulicodoc 08/16/24 04:34 PM TOROPHILIA - love of bulls and bullfighting wofahulicodoc 08/16/24 04:47 PM EVA NASCENT - descended from Eva wofahulicodoc 08/20/24 06:20 PM SPLENDI-FERROUS - of a glorious rust-color wofahulicodoc 08/20/24 06:42 PM PONTIC - bridging, connecting wofahulicodoc 08/21/24 01:27 PM The word's too long - there's no room here ! wofahulicodoc 08/23/24 02:27 PM DON, SUMMATE - Professor, give us a recapitulation wofahulicodoc 08/23/24 02:41 PM EFFERVESCE, E.T. - alien phoned home, bubbled over wofahulicodoc 09/01/24 01:40 AM MALODOROWS - something is rotten in Row 19 wofahulicodoc 09/01/24 01:57 AM PI-QUANT - approx 3.1416 wofahulicodoc 09/01/24 02:11 AM FULLGENT - completely civilized wofahulicodoc 09/01/24 01:55 PM AMPERSION - conversion to a current wofahulicodoc 09/01/24 02:06 PM MISOGYNOIL - an unctuous woman-hater wofahulicodoc 09/03/24 04:01 AM OUTGRAVE - where ghouls and zombies come from wofahulicodoc 09/04/24 02:18 AM INNERTEXTUALITY - "seeing" one's thoughts as print wofahulicodoc 09/04/24 03:23 PM GENTEELISE - gentrify (British usage and spelling) wofahulicodoc 09/06/24 02:02 AM GOOGOLFLEX - the ultimate body-building display wofahulicodoc 09/08/24 02:36 AM ELOCUTIONAIRY - well-spoken, but still persiflage wofahulicodoc 09/09/24 01:31 PM COMMENT-UR-ABILITY - drop hints about your skill wofahulicodoc 09/13/24 01:52 AM VITUPERASTORY - made-up lies and innuendoes wofahulicodoc 09/13/24 02:11 AM EQUIVOCRACY - when those governing can't agree wofahulicodoc 09/13/24 02:27 AM PELF UNCTIONARY - well-oiled loot wofahulicodoc 09/13/24 05:58 PM P.O. LAUNDRY - do the wash by mouth wofahulicodoc 09/22/24 01:32 AM HYPERGYM - zero-gravity gymnastics wofahulicodoc 09/22/24 01:43 AM ANTHROPLASTY - extreme makeover for a Gentleman wofahulicodoc 09/22/24 01:55 AM NETPHILE - one addicted to surfing the Internet wofahulicodoc 09/22/24 02:03 AM HEIROPHANE - firtsborn who look like their parent wofahulicodoc 09/22/24 02:30 AM EXHART - ten-pointer's head on the wall, alas wofahulicodoc 09/23/24 12:48 PM EXTORT - once a civil wrong, but no longer wofahulicodoc 09/25/24 02:28 AM NOMOROUS- we're finished as a couple wofahulicodoc 09/25/24 01:35 PM ME POROUS - I am permeable wofahulicodoc 09/30/24 03:36 AM ANDROGENIC - having a Y-chromosome wofahulicodoc 09/30/24 03:51 AM DANDROGENIC - giving rise to a flaky scalp wofahulicodoc 10/01/24 02:19 PM IDEAPHONE - proposed name for a new smartphone wofahulicodoc 10/01/24 02:34 PM IDIOM-HONE - sharpen your foreign-language skills wofahulicodoc 10/03/24 02:39 AM THANATOPSIES - Greek post-mortem examinations wofahulicodoc 10/04/24 01:52 AM THANATOSKIS - reckless slaloming that risks death wofahulicodoc 10/05/24 02:20 AM THANATOSIS A C Bowden 10/06/24 03:00 AM DAMON LEAN - Matt looks like he's lost some weight wofahulicodoc 10/08/24 12:14 AM PENELOPERAN - a musical work performed at Alcatraz wofahulicodoc 10/08/24 02:43 PM MEL-POME DISH - a plate of honey and apples wofahulicodoc 10/09/24 05:16 PM ALI CYAN - Cassius Clay painted his skin blue wofahulicodoc 10/11/24 01:11 AM ASLANTEAN - leonine wofahulicodoc 10/11/24 02:20 PM CASTURITION - neutering wofahulicodoc 10/17/24 12:47 AM OVA, RICE - a one-egg breakfast in Beijing wofahulicodoc 10/17/24 01:07 AM PAN ACERA - a cooking utensil made of cement wofahulicodoc 10/17/24 01:25 AM SLEPTER - stayed in bed longer wofahulicodoc 10/20/24 10:03 PM VARITY - magnitude of spread of a biconvex lens wofahulicodoc 10/20/24 10:20 PM TEXUBERANT - That's nothing. I'll show you happy. wofahulicodoc 10/27/24 02:06 AM S.E. NASCENT-born under the sign of the Southeast wofahulicodoc 10/27/24 02:24 AM ANUNCULAR - neither of your parents has a brother wofahulicodoc 10/27/24 02:36 AM SYNCOPHANTIC - everybody says YES at the same time wofahulicodoc 10/27/24 02:47 AM I'M DEFATIGABLE - it's not hard to tire me out wofahulicodoc 10/27/24 03:03 AM "It was just not right!" wofahulicodoc 10/30/24 10:20 PM DEA (CHRONIC) - repeat offender for selling drugs wofahulicodoc 10/30/24 10:44 PM CONSTANGUINITY - always Irish wofahulicodoc 11/01/24 01:56 PM PHLEBIAN - venous wofahulicodoc 11/01/24 02:05 PM ARLO-PATRIC - referring to Woodie wofahulicodoc 11/01/24 02:16 PM BE ACORN - take the role of an oak seed wofahulicodoc 11/05/24 02:38 AM SECURITY BANKET - how to safeguard a bond wofahulicodoc 11/10/24 04:35 AM INCAN DESCENT - my ancestry goes back to Pachacuti wofahulicodoc 11/10/24 04:50 AM NUCLEAR OPTICON - an atomic telescope wofahulicodoc 11/10/24 05:04 AM WILY-HANDED - an accomplished prestidigitator wofahulicodoc 11/10/24 05:23 AM AMO H.A. - inscription found on a tree in Pompeii wofahulicodoc 11/12/24 03:08 PM TA, PUP - say "so long" to a young English wofahulicodoc 11/12/24 03:29 PM O.K.OREO - a so-so black and white sandwich cookie wofahulicodoc 11/14/24 11:22 PM Re: O.K.OREO - a so-so black and white sandwich cookie wofahulicodoc 11/14/24 11:49 PM GM ANA - Compendium of Tales About General Motors wofahulicodoc 11/16/24 02:06 AM HIGH PT - Be careful, you might bleed! wofahulicodoc 11/19/24 03:20 AM DE SISTA NICE - yer mama's daughter's good looking wofahulicodoc 11/23/24 02:49 AM CO-LANDER - Aldrin and Armstrong, to each other wofahulicodoc 11/23/24 03:04 AM PRO-SCRAP-TION - hear-riot on the football field wofahulicodoc 11/23/24 03:13 AM BEN BISON - distant cousin of Ferdinand the Bull wofahulicodoc 11/23/24 03:24 AM AUROGAMY - breeding a goose that lays golden eggs wofahulicodoc 12/02/24 12:47 AM COOKY - a sweet baked goody often eaten with milk wofahulicodoc 12/02/24 01:06 AM NUDIFIED IAN - Gaelic John took his clothes of wofahulicodoc 12/02/24 01:27 AM TINMAN - an Ozian critter seeking a heart wofahulicodoc 12/02/24 01:37 AM PUSSY VANT - a needy cat with a European accent wofahulicodoc 12/02/24 01:53 AM MIMETIE - Marcel Marceau's cravat wofahulicodoc 12/02/24 11:49 PM GOBBLEDECOOK - Thanksgiving dinner wofahulicodoc 12/03/24 04:53 PM BERBERK - a frenzied carpet weave wofahulicodoc 12/07/24 03:20 AM KING LER - father of Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. wofahulicodoc 12/07/24 03:30 AM DAIRY-TALE - The Milkmaid's Story wofahulicodoc 12/07/24 03:37 AM FAIRY-TALE A C Bowden 12/09/24 02:26 AM RES-UR-RENT - the monthly charge will go up by 3% wofahulicodoc 12/15/24 02:33 PM FENETRALIUM - a house of windows wofahulicodoc 12/15/24 02:47 PM B-RIDDLE - a poser of only modest difficulty wofahulicodoc 12/15/24 02:59 PM JURISPRUCE - the Tree of Legal Knowledge wofahulicodoc 12/15/24 03:15 PM PAGNILOQUENT - my father uses long words wofahulicodoc 12/15/24 03:24 PM CURSET - blue vocabulary wofahulicodoc 12/17/24 03:27 PM TIGHT-RACED - neck-and-neck; not yet decided wofahulicodoc 12/17/24 11:53 PM NO-DICE RIPPER - a flirt sending a mixed message wofahulicodoc 12/23/24 03:14 AM SEARCHY - trying to find something that's missing wofahulicodoc 12/23/24 03:25 AM VELVET CLOVE - a spice with a smooth nappy flavor wofahulicodoc 12/23/24 03:42 AM DI'S SECT - worshippers of Princess Diana wofahulicodoc 12/23/24 02:48 PM AQUATIVE - watery wofahulicodoc 12/24/24 07:58 PM ZYGOMORPHIC - shaped like a cheekbone wofahulicodoc 12/26/24 06:36 PM EXCUBAN - an emigrant from Havana wofahulicodoc 12/26/24 06:47 PM FORS WUN - the minimum hurricane wofahulicodoc 12/28/24 12:21 AM SKIN KWORKS - unusual properties of the integument wofahulicodoc 12/31/24 02:01 AM SAD SOCK - Lamb Chop is unhappy wofahulicodoc 01/02/25 02:44 AM EMIDGEN' - driving out those pesky little insects wofahulicodoc 01/02/25 03:00 AM TOWER SLOBBOVIA - ATC at Slobbovia Airport wofahulicodoc 01/06/25 02:52 AM PROMULENT - supporting the civil rights of mules wofahulicodoc 01/06/25 03:06 AM ELSE, WHEN? - "If not now,..." said Maimonides wofahulicodoc 01/07/25 03:34 AM TO WAR DAY - when hostilities commenced officially wofahulicodoc 01/10/25 08:25 PM PASSING - playing a joke on wofahulicodoc 01/10/25 08:37 PM SEE MY... - abbreviated Hollywood brushoff wofahulicodoc 01/11/25 05:25 PM THOTHER - not the one wofahulicodoc 01/11/25 05:35 PM AUTHOMANIA - the Writer as popular idol wofahulicodoc 01/16/25 07:28 PM AI HEAD - the Alpha Sloth wofahulicodoc 01/16/25 07:39 PM (duplicate) wofahulicodoc 01/16/25 07:44 PM MOÖPHAGY - the practice of eating only cows wofahulicodoc 01/16/25 07:57 PM PECULAR - of or pertaining to a white-collar crime wofahulicodoc 01/17/25 02:18 AM HON KY - one stroke to send an "affection" emoji wofahulicodoc 01/18/25 06:22 PM N.E. ANDROUS - like men of New England wofahulicodoc 01/20/25 05:05 PM MONACIOUS - hinting, enigmatic wofahulicodoc 01/21/25 07:32 PM PELFIDIOUS - filthy rich, from ill-gotten gains wofahulicodoc 01/22/25 06:46 PM PRICKLE DAINTY - thorny, but delicate wofahulicodoc 01/25/25 02:59 AM CUBBERWORLD - jamboree for aspiring Boy Scouts wofahulicodoc 01/25/25 03:10 AM PSYCHROUTE - how to get to the analyst's couch wofahulicodoc 01/29/25 02:53 PM EMP LEO MANIA - devotion to the Lion King wofahulicodoc 01/29/25 03:12 PM RUPEETRIAN - a dealer in Indian currency wofahulicodoc 01/29/25 03:28 PM ABELIA - the property of being second-born wofahulicodoc 01/30/25 11:46 PM CIDERODROMOPHOBIA: fear of hard cider, with "legs" wofahulicodoc 02/01/25 04:43 PM MOM-BRO-PHOBE - can't stand his maternal uncle wofahulicodoc 02/05/25 12:02 AM NARCOPHAGUS - GI disease from swallowing heroi wofahulicodoc 02/06/25 06:17 PM CANTOPHILIST - loves to sing wofahulicodoc 02/06/25 06:27 PM ARCHAEO-LATERY - ...only the RECENT past wofahulicodoc 02/07/25 07:41 PM INSTUFFLATE - to be tardy for Thanksgiving dinner wofahulicodoc 02/10/25 03:58 PM SPRANG-HEW - jumped and cut wofahulicodoc 02/11/25 11:40 PM PEREGRIN AGE - How old is a wanderer? wofahulicodoc 02/13/25 07:11 PM QUITCH - to stop scratching wofahulicodoc 02/13/25 07:25 PM NUDIFY - to ecdysiate, to remove all clothing wofahulicodoc 02/17/25 12:41 AM ONOLATRY - worshipping John Lennon's wife wofahulicodoc 02/18/25 12:38 AM GRIZULE - a tiny lock of grey hair wofahulicodoc 02/19/25 07:05 PM POLLYPHONY - a mynah bird masquerading as a parrot wofahulicodoc 02/19/25 07:17 PM BIABLE - able to be purchased on the open market wofahulicodoc 02/21/25 11:56 PM JACKATION - stealing a car to go on holiday wofahulicodoc 02/22/25 12:11 AM STELO - a French-made pen wofahulicodoc 02/26/25 07:30 PM HOITY - half-heartedly putting on airs wofahulicodoc 02/26/25 07:44 PM FRUNK - what they called a Hot Dog in the past wofahulicodoc 02/26/25 07:58 PM Re: MOITY A C Bowden 02/28/25 04:25 PM CRETH - leafy vegetable that goethe well in thalad wofahulicodoc 03/03/25 02:57 AM TWTCH - to have a tic wofahulicodoc 03/03/25 03:17 AM TRIP MER - a sea cruise on a Ponant yacht wofahulicodoc 03/04/25 03:00 AM BIGGE- medieval term for "large and heavy" wofahulicodoc 03/07/25 05:41 PM PAUSE, ATE - a brief time-out for lunch wofahulicodoc 03/07/25 06:44 PM KEN-EL - Superdog's doghouse wofahulicodoc 03/07/25 06:59 PM BY ANY LARGE - what kind of sweater do you want? wofahulicodoc 03/07/25 07:19 PM ECG AT - where your electrocardiogram is recorded wofahulicodoc 03/10/25 01:52 PM Re: eclair A C Bowden 03/11/25 01:26 AM MOSKY - affectionate term for "mosquito" wofahulicodoc 03/12/25 02:06 AM FABSY - California-speak for "most wonderful" wofahulicodoc 03/16/25 10:36 PM UGLEED - removed the prettiness from wofahulicodoc 03/16/25 11:07 PM CAP I.D. - shows a baseball fan's preferred team wofahulicodoc 03/16/25 11:30 PM FARCEL -a package coming from a great distance wofahulicodoc 03/24/25 02:13 AM JAMMY - nightclothes, especially for a child wofahulicodoc 03/24/25 02:30 AM DRIPE - a Cockney curtain wofahulicodoc 03/24/25 02:39 AM BARNY - a purple and green cartoon dinosaur wofahulicodoc 03/24/25 02:49 AM TIFFY - tending to have a lot of petty arguments wofahulicodoc 03/24/25 02:59 AM WHETNESS - the ability to sharpen knives wofahulicodoc 03/25/25 02:04 AM Re: WHATNESS A C Bowden 03/25/25 02:31 PM FLESHMEN - drunk boys at their first College party wofahulicodoc 03/26/25 06:14 PM PERJORISM - lying under oath wofahulicodoc 03/26/25 06:35 PM UNIQUIFY - to make different from everything else wofahulicodoc 03/28/25 02:18 PM WERENESS - turning into an animal in a full moon wofahulicodoc 03/28/25 02:31 PM CHALK WINE - fermented limewater wofahulicodoc 04/02/25 06:13 PM RAT CHAT - casual conversation among lab animals wofahulicodoc 04/02/25 06:29 PM PARISH PUMA - predator been pickin off the cattle wofahulicodoc 04/02/25 06:58 PM WINDBILL - the cost of renewable energy wofahulicodoc 04/04/25 06:56 PM SWISS ARTY KNIFE-how Klee put paint on his palette wofahulicodoc 04/04/25 07:19 PM AL'S ATRIA - Kaline's (#6;RF) upper heart chambers wofahulicodoc 04/10/25 07:03 PM CARTHAGINIAN PACE who cares-the Romans went faster wofahulicodoc 04/10/25 07:18 PM CASHAY - reflected glory based on brand name wofahulicodoc 04/11/25 12:58 AM IBERIANIZE - exile to lands south of the Pyrenees wofahulicodoc 04/11/25 01:26 AM GOT ANY BAY? - need some leaves in my pot roast wofahulicodoc 04/14/25 11:50 PM NICHING - placing on display in a small recess wofahulicodoc 04/14/25 11:52 PM BERBERMONGER - producer/seller of loop-style rugs wofahulicodoc 04/17/25 11:21 PM VARLETTE - a female scoundrel wofahulicodoc 04/17/25 11:40 PM APPLE-JAHN - old New York ice cream parlor flavor wofahulicodoc 04/18/25 12:00 AM TRIPLER - hitter of a three-bagger in baseball wofahulicodoc 04/18/25 06:32 PM POD SOAP - use at sea to clean a clan of whales wofahulicodoc 04/30/25 03:14 AM CURVEY DROP: a fiendishly confusing baseball pitc wofahulicodoc 04/30/25 03:44 AM STINGINS - venomous insects, familiarly wofahulicodoc 04/30/25 04:11 AM OPEC-KNIFF - how to cut oil prices wofahulicodoc 04/30/25 03:44 PM ARTFUL CODGER - don't underestimate old people... wofahulicodoc 04/30/25 04:06 PM WINDLESS - becalmed, in the doldrums wofahulicodoc 05/02/25 05:53 PM MONOPOLY-ROGUE - a cheater at board games wofahulicodoc 05/02/25 06:09 PM RUST-RATION - your quota of iron oxide wofahulicodoc 05/03/25 02:22 PM UNICITY - a single planetwide metropolis wofahulicodoc 05/03/25 02:37 PM PIE-POWER - the source of Simple Simon's strength. wofahulicodoc 05/03/25 03:29 PM RELUCIDATORY - NOW is it clear? wofahulicodoc 05/09/25 06:01 PM EQUESTIONARY - horsey wofahulicodoc 05/09/25 06:09 PM XYLINDRACEOUS - woody wofahulicodoc 05/09/25 06:16 PM AUTONEPHALITY - intrinsic cloudiness wofahulicodoc 05/09/25 06:31 PM (Why do it when you can overdo it?) wofahulicodoc 05/09/25 06:51 PM MR ENUNCIATORY: the epitome of good diction wofahulicodoc 05/20/25 12:20 AM TWINS 'OME - Target Field, Minneapolis wofahulicodoc 05/20/25 12:36 AM SU CURRANT - your deep red berry wofahulicodoc 05/20/25 12:56 AM BRUDERAL - like my German brother wofahulicodoc 05/20/25 01:07 AM BE DEFT - have excellent fine motor control wofahulicodoc 05/20/25 01:21 AM SANG-WINEOUS - drank enough to be moved to song wofahulicodoc 05/20/25 02:21 AM BLOOD-MINDED - wants revenge wofahulicodoc 05/25/25 12:55 AM ANOMIA - inability to remember people by name wofahulicodoc 05/25/25 01:18 AM RID-BLOODED - had an encounter with a vampire wofahulicodoc 05/25/25 01:58 AM HEMORRAGE - fury at seeing blood spilled in anger wofahulicodoc 05/25/25 02:15 AM AARON'S RAD - How cool is that! wofahulicodoc 05/31/25 01:59 PM CHEF'S MISS - a soufflé that doesn't rise wofahulicodoc 05/31/25 02:07 PM RATS NEAT - an example of oxymoron wofahulicodoc 05/31/25 02:21 PM DE VILE TATTOO - very offensive ink wofahulicodoc 05/31/25 02:35 PM ADAM'S PALE - despite getting all that sun wofahulicodoc 05/31/25 02:47 PM RAMBOO - a veteran who sneaks up you on Oct 31 wofahulicodoc 06/05/25 05:16 PM KEYSTONE COOP - the domain of a bumbling rooster wofahulicodoc 06/05/25 05:30 PM BIG HILL - Mt Everest wofahulicodoc 06/06/25 01:41 AM BUNNY BOWLER - Bugs' Charlie Chaplin hat wofahulicodoc 06/06/25 01:59 AM CENTRAL CASHING - the office of the Bursar wofahulicodoc 06/06/25 02:52 PM FERO - irony wofahulicodoc 06/11/25 07:28 PM HERODE - what the cowboy did, off into the sunset wofahulicodoc 06/12/25 01:40 AM TANTALOUS - Sisyphean, with a vengeance wofahulicodoc 06/12/25 02:11 AM HELIO-GAMBALUS:Mohegan Sun's advertising campaign wofahulicodoc 06/13/25 12:20 AM OXY MANIAS - crazy about oxygen wofahulicodoc 06/13/25 06:27 PM E-DAY - June 7, the day after D-Day wofahulicodoc 06/17/25 10:33 PM BEANDISH - generic chili wofahulicodoc 06/17/25 10:55 PM TRUNKLE - a large-ish valise wofahulicodoc 06/18/25 11:46 PM SHEILA-C - her third clone wofahulicodoc 06/20/25 02:18 AM HONEI - a sweet thick liquid made by Japanese bees wofahulicodoc 06/21/25 04:49 PM VIL'N - a high-pitched stringed instrument wofahulicodoc 06/28/25 05:43 PM OIK - Three Stooges word meaning "Gotcha!" wofahulicodoc 06/28/25 06:01 PM KERI - operatic Soprano from New Zealand wofahulicodoc 06/28/25 06:19 PM OLEAL - fatty wofahulicodoc 06/28/25 06:30 PM ERNST - sincere wofahulicodoc 06/28/25 06:39 PM MALISTON – Sonny's mother wofahulicodoc 07/07/25 12:34 AM POGO NOT 'OME - 'E's not in, come back later wofahulicodoc 07/07/25 12:38 AM AGNOPOLOGY - telling the lambs you're sorry wofahulicodoc 07/07/25 01:00 AM UTEROPAROUS - mammalian wofahulicodoc 07/07/25 01:30 AM MEANISM - 1)striving to be unfair, and enjoying it wofahulicodoc 07/07/25 01:34 AM FULGOUS - radiant wofahulicodoc 07/08/25 07:26 PM FESTU CINQ - fifth birthday wofahulicodoc 07/09/25 01:03 AM SPA DICE-OUS - gambling as you lose weight wofahulicodoc 07/18/25 06:20 PM VERDAZU RINK - where people go practice Verdazu wofahulicodoc 07/18/25 07:00 PM TERSICOLORED - having a succinct palatte wofahulicodoc 07/18/25 07:13 PM ADAM AND EVEL - the very first daredevils wofahulicodoc 07/21/25 02:50 AM MESS OF POTAGE - the soup has spoiled wofahulicodoc 07/21/25 03:05 AM SILT OF THE EARTH - dust bowl, depicted poetically wofahulicodoc 07/21/25 03:16 AM WRITING ON THE WALL- Go to the Principal's Office! wofahulicodoc 07/21/25 03:29 AM FEET OF CLAY - size 13, according to Muhammad Ali wofahulicodoc 07/21/25 03:45 AM NASE - to smell wofahulicodoc 07/21/25 12:51 PM A BUTE - an extreme example; a lulu wofahulicodoc 07/23/25 02:34 AM INCURRECT - wrong, just wrong wofahulicodoc 07/27/25 06:35 PM INKENT - Where is the Canterbury Cathedral? wofahulicodoc 07/27/25 06:52 PM TOSE - digits on the feet wofahulicodoc 07/27/25 07:02 PM VI SCISSITUDE – six cuts in the fabric of life wofahulicodoc 07/31/25 02:29 AM TRON CHANT - the sound track of the 1982 movie wofahulicodoc 07/31/25 02:37 AM NUN-TRAMMELED - forbidden by the Novitiate's oath wofahulicodoc 07/31/25 02:41 AM PALLORY - lacking color wofahulicodoc 08/01/25 01:07 AM TEMERITZ - a posh hotel in the city of Teme wofahulicodoc 08/01/25 07:16 PM RABBIT HOME - warren wofahulicodoc 08/04/25 03:02 PM PHIZZ - the bubbles in your soda wofahulicodoc 08/05/25 07:11 PM GABBERWOCKY - a motormouth wofahulicodoc 08/07/25 01:28 AM WHITE NIGHT - blizzard on Christmas Eve wofahulicodoc 08/09/25 02:26 AM The Snark was a Boojum, you see... wofahulicodoc 08/09/25 02:49 AM FRUITERIE - where fruit is sold wofahulicodoc 08/13/25 07:26 PM INNUMENATE - nameless wofahulicodoc 08/15/25 06:53 PM PUTE - to make a name for oneself... wofahulicodoc 08/15/25 07:16 PM AMGON ! - Bye-bye ! wofahulicodoc 08/16/25 01:30 AM EXFOLIAGE - euphemistic term for "compost' wofahulicodoc 08/16/25 02:04 AM Re: TEMERITY A C Bowden 08/11/25 12:34 AM Re: PILLORY A C Bowden 08/11/25 12:24 AM Re: SIBERIANIZE A C Bowden 04/17/25 12:52 AM Re: CATHAY A C Bowden 04/22/25 02:01 AM Re: CARTHAGINIAN PEACE A C Bowden 04/17/25 01:25 AM COLANDER/CULLENDER A C Bowden 12/06/24 12:42 AM Re: DIACHRONIC A C Bowden 11/04/24 02:27 AM Re: SYCOPHANTIC A C Bowden 11/09/24 02:23 AM re: CHEKHOV'S GUN wofahulicodoc 07/20/24 05:37 PM EXULTATION A C Bowden 06/28/24 03:47 PM BALSAM A C Bowden 06/20/24 01:11 AM DANDIPRAT A C Bowden 06/14/24 12:37 AM AUNT SALLY A C Bowden 06/14/24 12:28 AM HENRY? 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