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BADGY - sporting an impressive array of medals
wofahulicodoc
05/10/2026 12:46 AM
CADGY
PRONUNCIATION: (KAJ-ee)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Wanton; lustful.
2. Cheerful.
ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1724.
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CABG-Y - obsessed by the fact of just having had bypass graft surgeru
SCADGY - beset by a whole lot of small but unpleasant nuisances
SAD-GY - the man with the woeful look to him
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AQUA, RE: THE CIRCLE - Blue, about that round thing...
wofahulicodoc
05/10/2026 12:33 AM
SQUARE THE CIRCLE
PRONUNCIATION: (skwair thuh SUHR-kuhl)
MEANING: idiom: To accomplish what appears to be impossible, especially in satisfying conflicting requirements.
ETYMOLOGY: From the classical geometric problem of constructing, using only a compass and straightedge, a square equal in area to a given circle. Earliest documented use: 1624.
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SQUIRE, THE CIRCLE - the knight's attendant alerts his Master about a feature of the approaching formation
SQUARETTE CIRCLE - lots of four-equal-sided almost-right-angled figures arranged equidistant from a central point
SQUARE THEIR CLE - slogan supporting a proposal to redo the layout of Cleveland International Airport
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SIR CUM LOCUTION - a noble and gifted orator
wofahulicodoc
05/10/2026 12:15 AM
CIRCUMLOCUTION
PRONUNCIATION: (suhr-kuhm-loh-KYOO-shuhn)
MEANING: noun: The use of roundabout language, especially to avoid giving a direct answer.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin circum- (around) + locution (talk), from loqui (to speak). Earliest documented use: 1518.
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CIRCUS-LOCUTION - the Ringmaster's spiel
CIRCUMLOCATION - to drive 'round and 'round and still be unable to find where you're going
C-IN-C-UMLOCUTION - a speech by the hHigh Commander of the Armed Forces
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SQUARE-TOLD - informed by a not-very-"with-it" person
wofahulicodoc
05/09/2026 10:58 PM
SQUARE-TOED
PRONUNCIATION: (skwair-tohd)
MEANING: adjective: Old-fashioned or conservative.
ETYMOLOGY: From square, from Latin exquadrare (to square) + toe, from Old English ta (toe). Earliest documented use: 1785.
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'S "QUARTET" - O.E.D. - according to the Oxford English Dictionary, it's a diminutive quart
STUART-TOED - feet pointing inward, a little-known hereditary deformity affecting members of the royal Stuart family
SQUAB RE-TOED - sewed the digits back on the feet of a young pigeon
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CIC LETHE WAGONS - 199 sleeping cars
wofahulicodoc
05/09/2026 10:40 PM
CIRCLE THE WAGONS
PRONUNCIATION: (SUHR-kuhl thuh WAG-uhnz)
MEANING: idiom: To gather a group together to assume a defensive stance.
ETYMOLOGY: From circle, from Latin circulus (circle) + wagon, from Dutch wagen. Earliest documented use: mid-1800s.
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CIRCLET: HEW AGONY - a small piece of jewelry that can reduce acute pain
"CIRCLE THE BAG," ON "S" - quarterback in the huddle calling a football play
C-IN-C LET THE WAGONS - supreme army commander rented the carrier vehicles
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