BAMBI, TRY - baby deer needs to expend more effort
wofahulicodoc
11/19/2025 3:36 AM
BABBITTRY or BABBITRY
PRONUNCIATION: (BAB-uh-tree)
MEANING: noun: Complacent materialism and smug conformity.
ETYMOLOGY: After George Babbitt, who demonstrated middle-class values and attitudes in the novel Babbitt (1922) by Sinclair Lewis. Earliest documented use: 1920.
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RABBITRY - hopping, eating greens from the garden, saying "Eh, what's up, Doc?" and such like
RABBI TRY - it's the Hebrew teacher's turn
BARBITRY - the art of shaping the beard
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GALLION - major element of Wizarding currency
wofahulicodoc
11/18/2025 7:41 PM
GALLIO
PRONUNCIATION: (GAL-ee-oh)
MEANING: noun: One who is indifferent or uncaring.
ETYMOLOGY: After Junius Annaeus Gallio Annaeanus, a Roman senator, noted for refusing to intervene in a dispute. Earliest documented use: 1850. Adjective: gallionic.
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GALLIC - major ingredient of aioli, in Boston
GALL IOU - an impudent promissory note
GAL LOO - bathroom for women, in London
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BUNDEN - many German organizations
wofahulicodoc
11/14/2025 5:51 PM
BOUNDEN
PRONUNCIATION: (BOUN-duhn)
MEANING: m adjective: Obligatory; binding.
ETYMOLOGY: A past participle of bind, from Old English bindan (to bind). Earliest documented use: 1325.
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BOSUN DEN - where Smee entertains visitors on Captain Hook's ship, the Jolly Roger
BO, UNDER - what Ms Derek's name is, in Australia
BONN-DEN - the closest Germany gets to Cheers!
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SUCREED - sweetened with sugar
wofahulicodoc
11/13/2025 7:38 PM
SCREED
PRONUNCIATION: (skreed)
MEANING: noun:
1. A long piece of writing or speech, especially one that’s tedious or denunciatory.
2. A long strip of material such as wood, plaster, metal, or paper.
3. A tool (a strip of wood or metal) used to level off freshly poured concrete.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English screade (strip). Earliest documented use: 1350.
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U.S. CREED - "We hold these things to be self-evident: that all men are created equal..." etc
U.S.C. REED - the oboist for the Trojans' student orchestra
SPREED - shopped for a lot of expensive stuff, without too much thought
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T.I.D.-INGS - things done three times daily
wofahulicodoc
11/13/2025 1:56 AM
TIDINGS
PRONUNCIATION: (TY-dingz)
MEANING:
noun: News.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English tidung (announcement, piece of news), from tidan (to happen). Earliest documented use: before 450.
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TI-DINGE - what makes my cravat wrinkled, worn, and faded
ID-INGS - figuring out conclusively who is who
TI-DING - to resonate with the sound of the seventh note of a diatonic scale
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SHIVE - a woman's knife
wofahulicodoc
11/11/2025 8:16 PM
SHRIVE
PRONUNCIATION: (shryv)
MEANING: verb tr.: 1. To hear a confession.
2. To impose penance.
3. To free from guilt.
verb intr.: 1. To make a confession.
2. To hear a confession.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English scrift (confession, penance), from scrifan (to shrive: to impose penance). Earliest documented use: before 1150.
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[also related to "shroud" and "getting short shrift" and "the whole nine yards" (or is that just Urban Legend?]
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SCRIVE - alt. form of "scribe," to write (see scrivener)
SH! RIVER! - Be quiet! We're getting close to the Potomac!
SHE RIVE - the strong lady is ripping mad
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WRITHEN - archaic form of "wrought"
wofahulicodoc
11/11/2025 8:02 PM
WRITHEN
PRONUNCIATION: (RITH-uhn)
MEANING: adjective: Twisted; coiled; contorted.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English, past participle of writhan (to twist). Earliest documented use: before 1150.
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WORI THEN - condensed form of "cross that bridge when we come to it"
WRIT, HON - What's a four-letter crossword entry meaning "written court order," Dear?
WRY, THEN - looking for a synonym of "skewed," other than "twisted"
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ANY WREN - a songbird in the bush
wofahulicodoc
11/08/2025 8:26 PM
ANYWHEN
PRONUNCIATION: (EN-ee-hwen)
MEANING: adverb: At any time.
ETYMOLOGY: From any + when, from Old English ǣnig + hwenne. Earliest documented use: 1834.
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MANYWHEN - Parallel Universe hypotheses
A NEW HEN - After the Little Red Hen ate the bread she had had to bakeall by herself, another fowl took over her role in the barnyard
AND WHEN - often associated with where
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AD NAUSEAM - sick of all this bad advertising
wofahulicodoc
11/07/2025 8:36 PM
AD NAUSEAM
PRONUNCIATION: (ad NAW-zee-uhm)
MEANING: adverb: To an excessive degree.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin, from ad- (toward) + from nausea (sea-sickness), from naus (ship). Earliest documented use: 1565.
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BAD NAUSEAM - a really really awful case of seasickness
ADO NAUSEAM - all this fuss is giving me a tummy-ache
AD PAUSE A.M. - believe it or not they couldn't find any sponsors for the morning time-slot
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A.B. REST - a gap year after graduating from college
wofahulicodoc
11/07/2025 8:24 PM
ABREAST
PRONUNCIATION: (uh-BREST)
MEANING: adverb:
1. Side by side and facing the same direction.
2. Informed; up-to-date.
ETYMOLOGY: From a- (on, at) + breast, from Old English breost. Earliest documented use: 1450.
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A BEAST - a two-L llama (apologies to Ogden Nash)
LA BREAST - pertaining to the pit with the most tar
AIR EAST - a new airline headquartered in Shanghai
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POSTHASTE - rushing hedlessly
wofahulicodoc
11/07/2025 8:19 PM
POSTHASTE
PRONUNCIATION: (post-hayst)
MEANING: adverb: With great speed.
ETYMOLOGY: From the phrase “haste, post, haste” Earliest documented use: 1545.
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POST TASTE - the gustatory qualities of your breakfast cereal
POST CHAST - after you've lost your virginity
MOST HASTE - makes most waste
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ELSEWITHER - any point on a horse's back except the highest
wofahulicodoc
11/07/2025 8:13 PM
ELSEWHITHER
PRONUNCIATION: (ELS-with-uhr, els-WITH-)
MEANING: adverb: In a different direction.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English elleshwider, from elles (else) + hwider (whither). Earliest documented use: before 1150.
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EASEWHITHER - to loosen the cinch on a saddle
ELSE HITHER - if yer not pleased by what's yon
ELSIE, WHITHER? - Where'ya goin', Elsie?
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Happy Halloween :-)
wofahulicodoc
10/31/2025 5:57 PM
OBLATION
add O
1. BOO-LATION - Season's Greetings !
2. BOOLA-TION - Season's Greetings from New Haven, CT !
or, just rearrange
3. BOO-LATIN - Season's Greetings from Ancient Rome !
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MYOPHILE - admirer of beefcake
wofahulicodoc
10/31/2025 5:38 PM
MYCOPHILE
PRONUNCIATION: (MY-ko-fyl)
MEANING: noun: A mushroom enthusiast.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek myco- (mushroom, fungus) + -phile (lover). Earliest documented use: 1885.
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MYCO-PROLE - a very ordinary and commonplace mushroom
MUCOPHILE - Have Cystic Fibrosis and Proud Of It !
MY COP HOLE - where the local policeman can get a few minutes without being disturbed
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