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Active Threads | Active Posts | Unanswered Today | Since Yesterday | This Week Wordplay and fun Easy money A C Bowden 06/17/25 11:47 PM When a star has a vital vignette In a movie, they're likely to get A few words to learn, From which they can earn A fortune without breaking sweat. MARKETPLACE – MASK 776 2,947,155 Read More Wordplay and fun BEANDISH - generic chili wofahulicodoc 06/17/25 10:55 PM BRANDISH PRONUNCIATION: (BRAN-dish) MEANING: verb tr.: To hold or wave something (especially a weapon), in a threatening or triumphant manner. noun: The act of waving or displaying something in an ostentatious or boastful manner. ETYMOLOGY: From Anglo-French brandir (to flourish or wave), from brant/brand (sword). Earliest documented use: verb: 1350, noun: 1601. -____________________________ BRANDISM - why people prefer Apple SLANDISH - falsely defamatory, in print BRANFISH - a piscatorial laxative 399 183,161 Read More Wordplay and fun E-DAY - June 7, the day after D-Day wofahulicodoc 06/17/25 10:33 PM EDDY PRONUNCIATION: (ED-ee) MEANING: noun: 1. A current moving contrary to the main current, especially in a circular motion, in a fluid such as air or water. 2. trend, fashion, or opinion that runs counter to the prevailing one. verb tr., intr.: To move or cause to move in a circular, countercurrent motion. ETYMOLOGY: Probably from Old Norse itha (eddy, whirlpool). Earliest documented use: noun:… EXPAND ▼ 1525, verb: 1730. __________________________ EDSY - an e-commerce site for crafts-sellers, as named by a half-drunk and therefore slurring vendor EDGY - a plush toy namd after the former chief of the FBI AEDDY - diminutive name for a pet mosquito, despite its potential to transmit dengue and chikcungunya COLLAPSE ▲ 399 183,161 Read More Wordplay and fun Official statistics A C Bowden 06/14/25 02:10 PM A bar chart can illustrate trends, Like how much a government spends, The imbalance in wealth Or schooling or health, And the sums that it borrows and lends. VIGNETTE – VITAL 776 2,947,155 Read More Wordplay and fun OXY MANIAS - crazy about oxygen wofahulicodoc 06/13/25 06:27 PM OZYMANDIAS PRONUNCIATION: (oz-uh-MAN-dee-uhs) MEANING: noun: 1. A megalomaniac tyrant, especially one whose arrogance is undone by time. 2. A symbol of the impermanence of power and pride. ETYMOLOGY: After Ozymandias, the first part of the throne name of Ramesses II of Egypt (1279-1213 BCE). Earliest documented use: 1878. ________________________________ OZ-MAN DÍAS - how a Hispanic/Australian spends his time COZY MAN DIAS - a snuggly vacation OZ MAN DAIS - what the wizard stands at 399 183,161 Read More Wordplay and fun be thou reassured wofahulicodoc 06/13/25 04:16 PM REGENT add L GENTLER 888 847,597 Read More Wordplay and fun De facto ruler A C Bowden 06/13/25 02:54 PM GENTLE L > R REGENT 888 847,597 Read More Wordplay and fun HELIO-GAMBALUS:Mohegan Sun's advertising campaign wofahulicodoc 06/13/25 12:20 AM HELIOGABALUS PRONUNCIATION: (hee-lee-uh/oh-GAB-uh-luhs) MEANING: noun: A wildly extravagant, foolish, and self-indulgent person. ETYMOLOGY: After the Roman emperor Heliogabalus/Elagabalus (CE 204-222) who ruled 218-222 CE. Earliest documented use: 1589. ________________________________ HELICO-GAB-ALOUS - pertaining to screwed-up idle chatter HELIO-GABA US - a United States company that makes Gamma-Amino-Butyric-Acid for treatment of sunburn HELLOGABALUS - a telephone greeting, and then nothing more to talk about 399 183,161 Read More Wordplay and fun TANTALOUS - Sisyphean, with a vengeance wofahulicodoc 06/12/25 02:11 AM TANTALUS PRONUNCIATION: (TAN-tuh-luhs) MEANING: noun: 1. Something temptingly close, yet out of reach. 2. A stand or case for liquor decanters, designed to display them while preventing access. ETYMOLOGY: After Tantalus, a king of Lydia in Greek mythology. Earliest documented use: 1888. _________________________________ TAN TALUS - my anklebone has been out in the sun far too long TANTA LUS - that's my Aunt Lucy from Djakarta TANTAPUS - a sea creature with 10 arms instead of the standard 8 399 183,161 Read More Wordplay and fun HERODE - what the cowboy did, off into the sunset wofahulicodoc 06/12/25 01:40 AM HEROD PRONUNCIATION: (HER-uhd) MEANING: noun: A cruel and wicked tyrant. ETYMOLOGY: After Herod the Great (74/73 BCE - 4 BCE), King of Judea under Roman authority. Earliest documented use: 1405. ____________________________ HERID - what they ask a woman for at every health-facility encounter THEROD - if you have a spare one your child will be spoiled...or something like that HER ODD - cryptic puzzle definition for the Personnel Department (these days called "HR" instead) 399 183,161 Read More Wordplay and fun FERO - irony wofahulicodoc 06/11/25 07:28 PM NERO PRONUNCIATION: (NEE-ro) MEANING: noun: A cruel, depraved, or tyrannical ruler. ETYMOLOGY: After Nero (CE 37-68), Roman emperor (54-68), whose name became synonymous with tyranny. Earliest documented use: 1542. ____________________________ NARO - strait NORO - a virus causing GI distress (upper and lower), commonly in children NERO - (2) a popular pianist whose career has lately petered out 399 183,161 Read More Wordplay and fun on my mind wofahulicodoc 06/11/25 07:16 PM GLUTEN U --> E GENTLE 888 847,597 Read More Wordplay and fun Nonchalant lady A C Bowden 06/11/25 02:51 PM There was a rich countess called Clara Who stumbled and trashed her tiara. She kept a cool head – "I'm thankful", she said, "I haven't messed up my mascara". ILLUSTRATE – IMBALANCE 776 2,947,155 Read More Wordplay and fun Cereal protein A C Bowden 06/10/25 02:15 AM LUCENT C > G GLUTEN 888 847,597 Read More Wordplay and fun In one's own bubble A C Bowden 06/10/25 01:59 AM If you live with a blinkered perspective And your outlook on life is subjective, You can blot out bad news And contrary views, And be blissful – if that's your objective. THANKFUL – TIARA 776 2,947,155 Read More Wordplay and fun e.g. full moon LukeJavan8 06/08/25 04:56 PM I > U LUCENT 888 847,597 Read More Wordplay and fun Doing business A C Bowden 06/07/25 02:33 PM PENCIL P > T CLIENT 888 847,597 Read More Wordplay and fun Back to normal A C Bowden 06/07/25 02:21 PM In cities like London, thank heaven, Some stores don't lock up until seven. It's a far better scene Than in Covid-19 Or the riots of 2011. BLINKERED – BLISSFUL 776 2,947,155 Read More Wordplay and fun -erases easily LukeJavan8 06/06/25 04:26 PM -A PENCIL 888 847,597 Read More Wordplay and fun You said a mouthful! wofahulicodoc 06/06/25 02:56 PM PLAICE add N PELICAN 888 847,597 Read More Wordplay and fun CENTRAL CASHING - the office of the Bursar wofahulicodoc 06/06/25 02:52 PM CENTRAL CASTING PRONUNCIATION: (sen-truhl KAS-ting) MEANING: adjective: Stereotypical. noun: A company or department that provides actors for minor or background roles, often based on stereotypical appearances. ETYMOLOGY: After Central Casting, a company founded in 1925 to cast actors for minor roles in film and television. Earliest documented use: 1941. __________________________________ VENTRAL… EXPAND ▼ CASTING - filling a mold through an orifice in its back CENTRAL COSTING - a way of minimizing through scale the expenditures that will be needed for a particular project CENTRAL COASTING - a sardonic way of describing the futility of making an island paradise, since the coast is by definition the periphery COLLAPSE ▲ 399 183,161 Read More Wordplay and fun BUNNY BOWLER - Bugs' Charlie Chaplin hat wofahulicodoc 06/06/25 01:59 AM BUNNY BOILER PRONUNCIATION: (BUH-nee boy-luhr) MEANING: noun: A person who is dangerously obsessive and vengeful, especially when spurned. ETYMOLOGY: After a character in the 1987 film Fatal Attraction who boils a pet rabbit belonging to the family of a married man who has an affair with her but then spurns her. Earliest documented use: 1990. ______________________________ BUNNY, FOILER - Bugs' role… EXPAND ▼ vis-à-vis Elmer Fudd RUNNY BOILER - a gadget meant to cook soft-boiled eggs the rest of the way BUNN, BOILER - when you use your extravagantly-expensive coffee-maker to heat water for tea (or, worse yet, soup) COLLAPSE ▲ 399 183,161 Read More Wordplay and fun Something fishy A C Bowden 06/06/25 01:44 AM SPECIAL - S PLAICE 888 847,597 Read More Wordplay and fun BIG HILL - Mt Everest wofahulicodoc 06/06/25 01:41 AM BIG CHILL PRONUNCIATION: (big CHIL) MEANING: noun: 1. An extremely cold spell. 2. A prolonged period of global cooling or glaciation. 3. A state of emotional letdown, disillusionment, or waning enthusiasm. 4. A metaphor for death or the end of life. ETYMOLOGY: From big, perhaps of Scandinavian origin + chill, from Old English cele (coolness). Sense 3 was influenced by the 1983 film The Big Chill in… EXPAND ▼ which former college idealists reunite and confront their disappointments. Earliest documented use: 1911. _________________________________ BIG CHILI - a prize-winning pepper BRIG CHILL - the ship's prison, being well below-decks, is quite cold BING CHILL - cherries are best when served at 41-44 degrees F COLLAPSE ▲ 399 183,161 Read More Wordplay and fun Addressing the crowd A C Bowden 06/06/25 01:34 AM A rhetorical question is nice As a resonant verbal device. A speaker may shrill: "Do you all have free will, Or are you inert grains of rice?" LOCK – LONDON 776 2,947,155 Read More Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,978 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 2,323 guests, and 3 robots. 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