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Active Threads | Active Posts | Unanswered Today | Since Yesterday | This Week Wordplay and fun Keeping his cool A C Bowden 04/22/2026 2:40 PM When faced with a salvo of jeers, Of partisan catcalls and sneers, A sagacious PM Will reply, with great phlegm: "Well, nobody's perfect, my dears". DRAINPIPE – DREAM 809 3,296,239 Read More Wordplay and fun Left over A C Bowden 04/19/2026 11:38 PM ORNAMENT - O REMNANT 36 3,395 Read More Wordplay and fun FURBALL - OW! - That little kitten sctatched me! wofahulicodoc 04/17/2026 6:37 PM FURBELOW PRONUNCIATION: FUHR-buh-loh MEANING: noun: 1. A strip of fabric, tightly gathered or pleated, applied to an object such as a skirt, scarf, hat, or bedding. 2. Something showy or superfluous. ETYMOLOGY: Probably an alteration of French falbala, from Italian falda (fold, flap, pleat), perhaps via a diminutive form. Earliest documented use: 1680. ______________________ FUR BELLOW - the shout of an angry PETA member FAR BELOW - bathyscaphe territory FUN BELOW - [Censored. This is a family column.] 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun JODU, ND - martial art for the dyslexic in North Dakota wofahulicodoc 04/17/2026 6:10 PM JOCUND PRONUNCIATION: (JAH/JOH-kuhnd) MEANING: adjective: Cheerful; lively. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin jocundus, from jucundus (pleasant), from juvare (to help, please, or delight). Earliest documented use: 1380. __________________________ JO BUND - unnamed fungible German citizen, equivalent to "John Doe" in English JOB UND - any form of employment at the University of North Dakota JO CURD - what Jo cheese is made from 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun How lovely ! wofahulicodoc 04/17/2026 5:38 PM MONETARY Y --> N ORNAMENT 36 3,395 Read More Wordplay and fun Cash value A C Bowden 04/17/2026 2:55 PM MONTREAL L > Y MONETARY 36 3,395 Read More Wordplay and fun PRE-GORIC - before viscera wofahulicodoc 04/16/2026 12:57 AM PAREGORIC PRONUNCIATION: (par-uh-GOR-ik) MEANING: noun: Something that soothes. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin paregoricus (soothing), from Greek paregorikos (soothing), from paregorein (to speak soothingly to), from para- (beside) + agoreuein (to speak in public), from agora (assembly, marketplace). Earliest documented use: 1671. _________________________ PAREMORIC - having the role of a lover PA-RIGORIC - strict the way my Daddy was PAREGONIC - like a shining example of a closed straight-sided plane figure 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun I think I'll go to Canada instead wofahulicodoc 04/14/2026 2:54 PM METROLAND omit D MONTREAL 36 3,395 Read More Wordplay and fun BILL-AD MONGER - accounts-receivable officer on Madison Avenue wofahulicodoc 04/14/2026 2:47 PM BALLADMONGER PRONUNCIATION: (BAL-uhd-mong-guhr) MEANING: noun: 1. A seller or composer of ballads. 2. An inferior poet. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French balade (a dance song), from Old Occitan ballada (a dance song), from Latin ballare (to dance), from Greek ballizein (to dance) + monger, from Old English mangere (merchant), from Latin mango (dealer). Earliest documented use: 1598. _________________________ BALLAD-MANGER - a Christmas song "BALL-AND" MONGER - vendor of dungeon impedimenta (to limit the movement of prisoners) BALL (ADMIN.) - GER. - COO of the Berlin office of DesiLu Productions 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun POMMEL - a bonsai apple tree wofahulicodoc 04/14/2026 2:17 PM PUMMEL PRONUNCIATION: (PUHM-uhl) MEANING: verb tr.: To beat or pound, with or as if with fists. ETYMOLOGY: An alteration of pommel (the knob at the end of a sword’s handle; the raised front of a saddle), from Old French pomel, from Latin pomum (fruit, apple). Earliest documented use: 1548. _____________________________ PUN, MEL - ordering the voice of Warner Brothers cartoons to produce outrageous wordplay MUMMEL - a dram of champagne pHUMMEL - the negative logarithm of a porcelain figurine of one or more Bavarian children 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun RABBLE-HOUSE - Bedlam insane asylum wofahulicodoc 04/12/2026 7:42 PM RABBLE-ROUSE PRONUNCIATION: (RAB-uhl-rouz) MEANING: verb intr.: To stir up the masses, especially to incite action or change. ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from rabble-rouser, from rabble (mob, pack of animals) + rouse (to excite, awaken), from Middle English rousen (to shake the feathers). Earliest documented use: 1864). ____________________________ RABBLE ROSE - populist revolution RABBLE-ROUTE - how the mob gets to where it's going RABBI LEROUSSE - Jewish teacher almost writes the ultimate French dictionary 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun PRETTIFOG - the misty low-lying cloud is just beautiful wofahulicodoc 04/12/2026 7:27 PM PETTIFOG PRONUNCIATION: (PET-ee-fog) MEANING: verb intr.: 1. To quibble over trivial matters. 2. To engage in petty, often legalistic, chicanery. ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from pettifogger, from petty (small) + fogger, perhaps after Fuggers, a Bavarian family of merchants in the 15th and 16th centuries. Earliest documented use: 1611. ___________________________ PETTIFIG - diminutive fruit of the genus Ficus PETRI FOG - why I can't see what's growing on my bacteriology culture dish PETTI-FOR - small sweet pastry for the orthographically challenged 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun FLY-TRIP - airplane voyage wofahulicodoc 04/12/2026 6:55 PM FLY-TIP PRONUNCIATION: (FLY-tip) MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To dump waste illegally instead of taking it to an authorized disposal site. ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from fly-tipping, from fly (as in on-the-fly) + tip (to dump or empty out). Earliest documented use: 1985. ___________________________ FLY-TOP - the fringe on the surrey FLAY-TIP - the endmost six inches of the lash FLY-ZIP - avoid embarrassment 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun JEL-EL - Kryptonian cousin of Kal-el (Superman) wofahulicodoc 04/12/2026 6:45 PM JELL PRONUNCIATION: (jel) MEANING: verb intr.: 1. To become clear, cohesive, or definite. 2. To become firm or gelatinous; to congeal. verb tr.: 1. To cause to become clear, cohesive, or definite. 2. To make firm or gelatinous. ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from jelly, from Old French gelee (jelly), from Latin gelata (frozen), from gelare (to freeze). Ultimately from the Indo-European root gel- (to freeze), which also gave us cold, chill, gelato, glacier, and congeal. Earliest documented use: 1863. See also Jell-O. ________________________ J-ELL-A - acronym for the Justice League of America JEKLL - the alter ego of the evil Mr Hde JELLO - Latino greeting; English equivalent of ¡Jolá! 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun ALITERATE - unable to read wofahulicodoc 04/07/2026 1:05 AM ALLITERATE PRONUNCIATION: (uh-LIT-uh-rayt) MEANING: verb intr.: To use words beginning with the same sound or letter, especially the same initial consonant sound. verb tr.: To arrange with the same sound or letter. ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from alliteration, from al-, a variant of ad- (toward) + littera (letter). Earliest documented use: 1739. ___________________________ BALLITERATE - having the habit of crumpling paper into small spheres before throwing it out FALL-ITERATE - raking deciduous-tree leaves each autumn, over and over and... ALL-ITEM RATE - same price for everything 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun S'LOON - a place to buy whiskey in the Old West wofahulicodoc 04/06/2026 3:25 AM SLOOM PRONUNCIATION: (sloom) MEANING: verb intr.: 1. To slumber. 2. To soften, decay, or waste. noun: A light sleep. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English sluma (slumber). Earliest documented use: before 1150. ______________________ LLOOM - a plain cloth made from the fur of Agentinean beasts of burden SLOLOM - going around abstacles as you're skiing downhill SLOO - what David did to Goliath 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun FICTATE - lie wofahulicodoc 04/02/2026 8:17 PM NICTATE PRONUNCIATION: (NIK-tayt) MEANING: verb intr.: To wink or blink. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin nictare (to wink or blink). Earliest documented use: 1755. _______________________ NICHATE (pronounced "NEESH-ate") - pigeonhole NICTOTE - what you have to do when Santa Claus sprains his ankle on Christmas Eve NICTASE - the enzyme that detoxifies cigarette smoke 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun LUMMOCK - one clumsy oaf wofahulicodoc 04/01/2026 2:23 AM SLUMMOCK PRONUNCIATION: (SLUM-uhk) MEANING: verb intr.: To idle or loaf. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1877. _____________________ SLUMMOCK - to diss a run-down neighborhood STUMMOCK - to tolerate something without becoming nauseated (can be literal or figurative) SLAMMOCK - a cloth or netting slung between two trees for sleeping or resting, so badly balanced that it throws you to the ground when you try to use it 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun PANDOCULATE - having eyes like a panda wofahulicodoc 04/01/2026 2:10 AM PANDICULATE PRONUNCIATION: (pan-DIK-yuh-layt) MEANING: verb intr.: To stretch oneself. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin pandiculari (to stretch oneself), from pandere (to stretch). Earliest documented use: 1775. ___________________________ PANNICULATE - covered with a layer of thick or opaque fibrous tissue WANDICULATE - proficient in the use of sticks with magical properties PAN DICURATE - to criticize both junior priests 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun London's interwar suburbs A C Bowden 03/29/2026 1:35 AM ADORNMENT N > L METROLAND 36 3,395 Read More Wordplay and fun Re: EXEGESIS A C Bowden 03/28/2026 2:21 AM EXO-JESUS - a version of Christ whose Second Coming is not physical but involves a miraculous communication link from Heaven EX-GENESIS - Bible edition with the first book omitted X-TMESIS - word or phrase interrupted by some unprintable profanity 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun Re: LABYRINTHINE A C Bowden 03/28/2026 2:11 AM LABOUR IN LINE - political slogan referring to the British dole queues of the 1930s LABO(U)R ONLINE - socialist website LAY IT IN THINE - carpet-fitting service LADY IN TIME - call-girl provider for busy clients 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun TURBITUDE - degree of obscurity wofahulicodoc 03/27/2026 11:49 PM TURPITUDE PRONUNCIATION: (TUHR-pee-tood/tyood) MEANING: noun: Depravity or baseness, or an instance of this. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin turpitudo (ugliness, disgrace), from turpis (disgraceful, base). Earliest documented use: 1490. _________________________________________ BURPITUDE - the tendency of a foodstuff or beverage to cause eructation TAR-PIT-UDE - propensity to catch animals and preserve them intact for future generations thousands of years later, like e.g. La Brea in Los Angeles T.U.R.P.-ITUDE - a Urologist's feelings about Trans-Urethral Prostate Resection surgery 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun EX-EGGS IS - chickens exist wofahulicodoc 03/27/2026 1:29 AM EXEGESIS PRONUNCIATION: (ek-suh-JEE-sis) MEANING: noun: An explanation or interpretation, especially a critical interpretation of a text. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek exegesis, from exegeisthai (to interpret), from ex- (out) + hegeisthai (to lead). Earliest documented use: 1600. _________________________________ ELEGESIS - the writing of a mournful poem EX-AEGESIS - having formerly been shielded EX-EGESTS - projectile vomiting in the past 639 397,810 Read More Wordplay and fun JOVENES' SCENT - the aroma of Latin teenagers wofahulicodoc 03/26/2026 1:57 AM JUVENESCENT PRONUNCIATION: (joo-vuh-NES-uhnt) MEANING: adjective: Becoming youthful; young or youthful. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin juvenescere (to grow young), from juvenis (young; youth). Earliest documented use: 1821. ________________________________ JUVENASCENT - having children as parents TU VENES, CENT - loosely translated, "Someday my Roman soldier will come!" 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