#91562
01/11/2003 7:35 PM
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I've been tidying all kinds of papers (new year's res'n) and found a few scraps on which I'd written some Demented Dictionary terms....Thought it might be fun to start up a new thread, since there are now so many new members....? Roolz: Pick a dictionary, any dictionary. Flip to a page - any page. Combine the catchwords at the top of the page and create a definition for them. (Keep flipping until you find a combination you like!) Don't forget to mention in which dictionary you found your catchwords....The following all come from the Canadian Oxford: vivarium vogue all the rage among fashion-conscious endangered species ballroom banana split newest required element in ballroom dancing competitions brewery bridle what the Whitbread horses wear while working (or the Carlsberg horses!) give-and-go glance the look you give your teammate to signal you want to do a quick pass back and forth with the ball or puck gay gearwheel the one toothed wheel in a set of gears that consistently skips ozone-friendly Ozzie an Australian who refrains from using chemicals that are destructive to the ozone layer divorcee do a party for people whose divorces have recently been finalised circumspect citrus the lemon that rolls to the back of the fridge, only to be discovered when it's too late accession account any story told by an elder while perusing the family tree plus-minus pocket any repository for folding money Edit: Just nipped away for a sec to go to makeashorterlink - in case anyone would like to revisit the first Demented Dictionary thread, here 'tis: http://makeashorterlink.com/?O1B821D03
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#91563
01/11/2003 8:05 PM
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and here's a quick note to the aforementioned "newer members" (or maybe its a reminder): you don't have to trouble making-a-shorter-link for internal AWADtalk links; just lop it off after the "number", thusly: http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=75157
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#91564
01/11/2003 9:30 PM
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And it might be worth noting that if you want to refer to the whole thread, do it as tsuwm did with the link as flat http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl. If you want to point to a specific post in the thread change the showflat to showthreaded, thusly: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=76136
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#91565
01/11/2003 9:36 PM
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i'll better just watch :P
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#91566
01/13/2003 1:42 AM
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Oops....just trying not to make the page go wide! Thanks for the tips, tsuwm & Faldage.
Flat and threaded continue to confuse me, but.
Say, is anyone going to post any DD entries here?! rav, I wish you would join in, rather than watch! I had you, and MM, and bonzaialsatian and others in mind when I started this thread....
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#91567
01/13/2003 3:01 AM
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Ah! Got my trusty Chambers (thanks again, Jo!).
chanoyu --- character A tea ceremony in writing only.
feverfew --- fiddle Black market flowers.
lumber --- lurch What the home-improvement store guy does when he's loading your car.
point blank --- polar Too far. (Think about it.)
protogalaxy --- province What the cosmic developer wants to sell you. Closely related to that bridge in Brooklyn.
I really liked this game before, but it occurred at a time when I couldn't participate.
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#91568
01/13/2003 3:57 PM
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hee hee! thanks Jackie, those are great! 
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#91569
01/14/2003 2:40 AM
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Seems apart from Jackie's response (thank you honey!), this thread went over like the proverbial bowling ball drifting across a lake....Sigh.
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#91570
01/14/2003 2:50 AM
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(hint) prolific --- procrastinators
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#91571
01/14/2003 7:44 AM
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incomparable--incumbent -- pope??
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#91572
01/14/2003 8:28 AM
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From Dictionary of Banking and Finance:
Disciplinary --- Diversification
Bond & Co. have recently added a cat o' nine tails to their succesful line of cane products.
Bingley
Bingley
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#91573
01/14/2003 3:59 PM
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Ed: From the Concise Oxford
Commune companion – fellow dropout
Coney conformance – large toothed
Exaltation exchange – swop priest for lama
Governess gram – severe lady administering discipline to party goer
Gross grummet – Brobdingnagian borehole
Hip Hobbit – Bilbo with guitar and joint, sans handkerchief
Mako man – debt collector
Miniature misanthrope – poison dwarf
Needless neighbourhood – Beverley Hills
Oppugn orchitis – going for the red ball
Penance penthouse – rooftop lock-up
Press pretence – public interest campaign by tabloid paper
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#91574
01/14/2003 6:41 PM
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enthusiast
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from the Pocket Oxford Dictionary (7th edition, 1984)
sleeper slouch -- bad posture upon waking
folk force -- the power of the people
cream crime -- feline felony
turncoat twitter -- the chatter of a traitor turned stool-pigeon
shy signal -- batted eyelashes?
loveless lump -- my ex
fauna fellowship -- pride of lions, etc. (cross-threading)
And I learned something: the name of the game I know as pick-up-sticks or Mikado is spillikins - how cute is that!
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#91575
01/15/2003 7:05 AM
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American heritage: New College Edition
mammy mandate
Fetch the firewood, Billy Junior, or fetch me a switch.
Madam Madwort
What I call any of the Awad ladies (behind their backs) who misses the point of my diamond-studded wit and takes offense at my well-intended remarks.
martial law mash
The national dance of Nigeria.
A sad and deadly dance. May God above help the innocent and good among these people, we apparently can't.
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#91576
01/15/2003 11:26 AM
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OED
go go
Dance form of the 1970s
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#91577
01/15/2003 5:38 PM
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Faldage, you have an OED? I am green with envy....Someday.... 
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#91578
01/16/2003 1:28 PM
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richmond english dictionary
gibberish -- gipsy - fortuneteller
morthia -- mot - "it won't hurt"
macaw -- magistrate -??
phrase -- picket - AWADtalk
antic -- ape - definitely all politicians you don't like :)
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#91579
01/16/2003 4:39 PM
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macaw -- magistrate -?? Law-parroting judge?
"The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extrodinarily Literate"
Nexus - Nyctalopia = blind bondsman
Prolix - Pusillanimous = tediously wordy coward
Disconsolate - Dissentient = Unhappy majority
I have used the actual definitions as a clue to the made up meaning.
Forthwith - Fulsome = too much of a good thging (is not enough!)
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#91580
01/18/2003 10:47 PM
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The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, third edition
fearful fellator - a short-throated person
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#91581
01/18/2003 11:31 PM
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macaw--magistrate: a judge who parrots the law
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#91582
01/18/2003 11:39 PM
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from The Devil's Dictionary--Ambrose Bierce Loquacity--Lord: mmm, tempting, so many of us on this board, but I'll give the crown to Dub-Dub!  Neighbor--Noumenon: shifty friend Creditor--Cupid : lottery win! Tzetze--Understanding: wisdom on the fly! I like that one! I think I'll quit while I'm ahead
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#91583
01/19/2003 6:57 PM
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thuggee thymol - Antiseptic procurred through the black market in India.
Stravinsky stress - Medical condition of the elbow inflicted by conducting Igor's works.
Northern Ireland nor'wester - Very few winds on the planet get colder than these.
scaffolding scamp - A high-rise window washer who missed a spot.
wame war - Unborn twins fighting for territory.
mass media mastitis - An anniversary party at Heff's house.
breathtaking brew - The newest creation from Goose Island named "Lake Effect".
noddle nomograph - What you'd become watching smell-a-vision in stereo.
frolic froth - What you get by adding bubble bath to your jacuzzi!
F+W 1971
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#91584
01/22/2003 1:04 AM
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The Bantam New College Spanish and English Dictionary 1987
mind miscarriage - when the thought doesn't quite make it to the tip of your tongue
ageism aisle - where you can find Depends and Preparation H
apologetic apron - pinafore with this phrase in bold letters..."Sorry I burned dinner"
ass atrocity - butt crack exposed
blabber block - hand over the mouth
cut-rate dance-band - musicians at a trailer-park wedding
fault finding felt-tipped pen - editors' weapon of choice
free lunch fringe - those that show up for happy hour every day
one-way orange squeezer - it won't put the juice back in the orange
passable pawn - the Queen winks at him on her way by
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#91585
01/22/2003 2:09 AM
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cut-rate dance-band - musicians at a trailer-park weddingI've never been to a trailer-park wedding...I'd love to sometime!  You know you're at a trailer-park wedding when all the guys have had the bride except for the groom!
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#91586
01/23/2003 2:29 PM
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From Web's New World (p886):
Moth-eaten Motor Home
Venue for aforementioned redneck nuptials
...no, I didn't make this up...
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#91587
01/23/2003 8:52 PM
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I have a feeling I'm going to be using...what was it again? o yes! mind miscarriage! and also ass atrocity - much perpetuated by plumbers, electricians, plasterers, painters, and suchlike handymen.... muchas gracias, consuelo!
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#91588
01/23/2003 11:56 PM
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much perpetuated by plumbers, electricians, plasterers, painters, and suchlike handymen....
Oh, you-all crack me up! Doug, nice to see you back here!
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#91589
01/25/2003 5:58 PM
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"2000 Most Challenging And Obscure Words" by Norman W. Schur.
(pgs 138-9) exoteric - farouche = outsiders.
(pgs 416-7) gematria - gephyrophobia = fear of learning secrets
(pgs 436-7)humuhumunukunukuapua'a - hyleg = fishy science
Love that one!
A fascinating book. Gives entomology and author's opinion. recommended.
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#91590
01/31/2003 4:33 AM
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from the Canuck Oxford (discovered while looking up something else - I forget what, now!):
Dalmatia damson: a plum that's gone spotty.
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#91591
02/18/2003 8:17 PM
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macaw--magistrate: a judge who parrots the law
. . . but only for Mynah offenses . . .
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#91592
02/18/2003 8:35 PM
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nudge nurse: patient harassment
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#91593
02/19/2003 5:33 PM
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From Webster's New World Dictionary, Second College Edition:
Last quarter -- Lather: the quarterly redneck bath
Kidskin -- Kimono: the latest rage for Japanese leather-lovers
Invention -- Invisible: the Emperor's New Clothes?
Anticoagulant -- Antipathy: a substance that delays the clotting of bad blood.
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#91594
02/19/2003 7:05 PM
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Volcano Islands -- Voluntary: a spontaneous organ solo of a bombastic nature.
Up-bow -- Upset: violence in the violin section.
Triumphant -- Trolley: A Streetcar Named De Winner?
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#91595
03/03/2003 7:51 PM
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re. Macaw - Magistrate, but only for mynah offences the judge sounds like a bird brain to me. 
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03/03/2003 10:04 PM
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From Webster's New World Dictionary, Second College Edition:
Tarragon - Tassel: a little something to spice up your outfit
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#91597
03/06/2003 11:16 AM
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Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus:
pg 617:
sunken / superstar: Michael Jackson.......
pg 241:
folly / footwork: Flirty Dancing (ok, so, I took poetic license with the def of folly....but being flirty could be considered a folly, and I could not resist rhyming Dirty Dancing :)
pg 433:
open air / opiate: A drug so powerful, one must ingest it in the open air, lest he infects everyone in the building with it......
pg 293:
hobo / holiday: Why, a holiday for hobos, of course!
pg 377:
manly / mansion: A mansion full of manly mans........
pg 597:
splinter / sportsman: Someone who enjoys digging splinters out of other people's skin, as a contact sport.......
pg 466:
picturesque / pile: What some art noveau types might call a pile of junk......
PG 296:
hostile / housewife: A given........
pg 295:
homework / hooey: What my son would say about the school work he is forced to do at home.....
pg19:
amaretto / amethyst: An oxymoron by Greek standards.......
pg 661:
turtleneck / two: A high necked sweater for a two headed turtle......
pg 677:
uptight / usage: People who are uptight about the proper usage of words like "longue" and "lounge"........
pg 642:
timber / tinkle: When timber goes......well, you 'know'......
pg 615:
sucker / suit: No definition needed....wev'e all worn one........
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#91598
03/07/2003 12:43 AM
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To pull what RubyRed called a "minor threadjack" (nice word) my parents still have a dictionary so thick it is often used as a highchair and so old that computer is defined as "one who computes"
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#91599
03/07/2003 6:45 AM
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My parents have a dictionary so old that nuclear is not in it.
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03/07/2003 1:17 PM
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So which dictionaries are these?
Details, Zed & CBean, enquiring minds want details!
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03/07/2003 7:35 PM
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The thick one was a 1947 Websters. I'm having Mom put it in the will for me.
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