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Active Threads | Active Posts | Unanswered Today | Since Yesterday | This Week Wordplay and fun Re: NEW-COLLAR A C Bowden 01/07/2026 6:57 AM NEWS CHOLER - angry press conference NEW COALER - state-of-the-art ship designed by advocates of fossil fuels NEWT COLLAR - identifying tag used by naturalists NUDE COLLAR - identifying tag used by naturists 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun More than one of each A C Bowden 01/06/2026 5:23 AM LAURELS E > P PLURALS 1,000 1,148,845 Read More Wordplay and fun ABJECTIZE - malapropism for "abase" wofahulicodoc 01/06/2026 1:58 AM ABJECTIVE PRONUNCIATION: m(ab-JEK-tiv) MEANING: adjective: Tending to degrade, demoralize, or reduce to a lower state. ETYMOLOGY: From abject, from Latin abicere (to throw away). Earliest documented use: 1865. _______________________________ CAB-JECTIVE - word used to describe red wine O.B.JECTIVE - portmanteau word meaning "protesting a pregnancy" ABJECT HIVE - poor excuse for a honey producer 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun NEW CELLAR - where they store just-made wine wofahulicodoc 01/05/2026 2:33 AM NEW-COLLAR PRONUNCIATION: (NOO/NYOO-KOL-uhr) MEANING: adjective: Relating to jobs that require specialized skills, but not necessarily a college education. ETYMOLOGY: Formed on the pattern of other terms related to jobs, such as blue-collar and white-collar. Earliest documented use: 1984. NOTES:...If you need to brush up on your collars, here’s a rundown: blue-collar: jobs requiring manual labor, such as factory or construction work white-collar: jobs involving nonphysical work, typically in offices pink-collar: jobs traditionally held by women, such as childcare and secretarial work ...Some collar terms aren’t about work at all: brass-collar (unwaveringly loyal to a political party) arrow-collar (conventionally attractive and suave) __________________________ And, just for fun, though it exceeds the rules, OFF-COLLAR - salty language as used by any and all of the above __________________________ NEW-DOLLAR - after they revalue the currency by dropping two zeroes from everything NEW-COLLARD - after the seed people finish modifying the leafy vegetables to make the leaves purple or orange KNEW-COLLAR - prize worn around the neck of the winner of the Trivia contest 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun NON-VEAU - of no value, useless wofahulicodoc 01/05/2026 2:08 AM NOUVEAU PRONUNCIATION: (NOO-voh, noo-VOH) MEANING: adjective: New. ETYMOLOGY: From French nouveau (new), from Latin novus (new). Earliest documented use: 1828. ___________________________ NOUREAU - pertaining to the brain and nervous system NOVEAU - long-running TV series dealing with science, originally featuring Carl Sagan but more recently Alan Alda MOUVEAU - how to make a PEON OPEN 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun APNEUMIC - lungless wofahulicodoc 01/05/2026 1:58 AM PNEUMIC PRONUNCIATION: (NOO/NYOO-mik) MEANING: adjective: Of or relating to the lungs. ETYMOLOGY: From French pneumique, from Greek pneuma (breath, wind, spirit). Earliest documented use: 1861. __________________________ P'NEMIC - like a certain beach in Rio de Janeiro, with a girl on it PEU MIC - minimally amplified (French slang) NEUMIC - like the MAD Magazine mascot (What, me worry?) 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun For resting on? wofahulicodoc 01/05/2026 1:46 AM ALLURE add S LAURELS 1,000 1,148,845 Read More Wordplay and fun Re: OXYTONIZE A C Bowden 01/03/2026 5:24 PM OXYPHONIZE - to make a harsh, piercing sound OMNITONIZE - to play all the notes on a keyboard instrument simultaneously OCTAGONIZE - to cut the corners off a square 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun Very attractive A C Bowden 01/01/2026 1:21 AM RECALL C > U ALLURE 1,000 1,148,845 Read More Wordplay and fun NOONLY - around lunchtime wofahulicodoc 12/31/2025 4:02 AM NOODLY PRONUNCIATION: (NOOD-uh-lee, NOOD-lee) MEANING: adjective: 1. Involving casual or meandering improvisation. 2. Of or relating to noodles. 3. Floppy, weak, or thin. ETYMOLOGY: From German Nudel (noodle). Earliest documented use: 1870. ________________________ NODDLY - sleep-inducing NOOBLY - innocently, but with no previous experience NOGODLY - atheistic 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun NUTATIRON - the fruit of the ironwood tree wofahulicodoc 12/31/2025 3:46 AM NUTATION PRONUNCIATION: (noo/nyoo-TAY-shuhn) MEANING: noun: 1. The nodding of the head, especially when involuntary. 2. The oscillation of the axis of a rotating object, such as a planet or a gyroscope. 3. The curving movement of a part in a growing plant. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin nutare (to nod repeatedly), frequentative of -nuere (to nod), from numen (nod of the head, command, divine will). Earliest documented use: 1612. ________________________ PUTATION - (sing. of DISPUTATION) an argument with only one participant NUNATION - dedicated to the proposition that all are created equal NUT ACTION - what the screwball did 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun throw the bum out! wofahulicodoc 12/31/2025 3:35 AM COLLAR O --> E RECALL 1,000 1,148,845 Read More Wordplay and fun Around the neck A C Bowden 12/30/2025 4:15 PM CALLOW W > R COLLAR 1,000 1,148,845 Read More Wordplay and fun not to say "naive" wofahulicodoc 12/29/2025 2:45 AM LOCAL add W CALLOW 1,000 1,148,845 Read More Wordplay and fun FOXYTON IZE - having shrewd, if heavy, vision wofahulicodoc 12/27/2025 5:43 PM OXYTONIZE PRONUNCIATION: (OK-si-tuh-nyz) MEANING: verb tr.: To make oxytone, that is, to put the stress on the last syllable. ETYMOLOGY: From oxytone, from Greek oxys (acute) + tonos (tone). Earliest documented use: 1887. ___________________________________ OY-TON IZE - to see the potential worry in everything OXY TONITE - This evening's lesson is about Element #8 OXY-GON-IZE - extinguish a fire by removing the oxygen from the surrounding atmosphere 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun JUNENESCE - to be bustin' out all over wofahulicodoc 12/27/2025 3:55 AM JUVENESCE PRONUNCIATION: (joo-vuh-NES-uhns) MEANING: noun: 1. A youthful state. 2. The state of becoming young or juvenile. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin juvenis (young; youth). Earliest documented use: 1800. ____________________________ JOVENESCE - an astrological term indicating that Jupiter is becoming brighter and brighter JUEVENESCE - to become more and more like a Spanish omelet JUVENISCE - to share stories of ones' childhood (a portmanteau word combining "juvenile" and "reminisce") 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun MOBMOUTHED - "Lock 'em up! Lock 'em up! Lock 'em up!" wofahulicodoc 12/27/2025 3:30 AM GOBMOUTHED PRONUNCIATION: (GOB-moutht) MEANING: adjective: Open-mouthed. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin, probably from Irish and/or Scottish Gaelic gob (beak, mouth). Earliest documented use: 1894. _____________________________ GOB-MONTHED - given 30 days shore leave, like a sailor between voyages GO (mouthed) - a stage direction instructing the actor to ask someone, silently, to exit O.B.-MOUTHED - a variety of Tourette's Syndrome in which the expostulated obscenities are all related to the female anatomy 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun [b]PIGSQUEAL[/b] - pompous translation of "OINK!" wofahulicodoc 12/27/2025 3:10 AM PIPSQUEAK PRONUNCIATION: (PIP-skweek) MEANING: noun: Something or someone small or insignificant. ETYMOLOGY: From pip (to peep or chirp), from peep + squeak, both of imitative origin. Earliest documented use: 1900. __________________________ PI PIQUE, AK - a dormant volcano in central Alaska that is about 31,415.9 feet above sea level at the summit PIPE SQUEAK - what you hear when you try to loosen a plumbing joint that's been left alone for a hunderd years PUPSQUEAK - the language of newborn dogs (or seals) 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun F-ROSE - a loud pink color wofahulicodoc 12/23/2025 3:39 AM FROWSE PRONUNCIATION: (frowz) MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To be or to make untidy, tangled, or ruffled. noun: A wig of frizzed hair. ETYMOLOGY: Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1563. _________________________ FOROWSE - O O O O TROWSE - a garment with a waistband and one leg (sing. of TROWSERS) ROWSE - what someone does, does, does to their boat, gently... 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun Re: ZUGUNRUHE A C Bowden 12/21/2025 3:31 PM ZUGRUHE - a peaceful night's sleep on a long-distance train ZOG RULE - the regime of the former king of Albania ZIGEUNERUNRUHE - the restlessness of the nomad 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun DE-SERTA - throw out the mattress wofahulicodoc 12/21/2025 3:14 AM DESERTS PRONUNCIATION: (di-ZUHRTS) MEANING: noun: Something that is deserved. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin deservire (to serve zealously). Earliest documented use: 1297. _____________________________ DESESTS - defeats the incumbent in a Congressional election DECERTS - these are the signatures we had to disqualify on the petition DE-BERTS - removes the yellow Muppet from the Sesame Street show 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun TENTER COOK - recipes for campers wofahulicodoc 12/21/2025 2:59 AM TENTERHOOK PRONUNCIATION: (TEN-tuhr-hook) MEANING: noun: One of various hooks used for stretching cloth on a frame. ETYMOLOGY: From tenter (a frame for stretching cloth to dry during manufacturing), from tendere (to stretch) + hook, from Old English hoc. Earliest documented use: 1480. _______________________ ENTER HOOK - the villain in Peter Pan comes on stage for the first time CENTERHOOK - a basketball shoot made by the tallest player on the team SENT E.R. (HOOK) - was taken to the Emergency room after an accident while fishing 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun WIRE AK - better tell the folks in Alaska wofahulicodoc 12/21/2025 2:45 AM WREAK PRONUNCIATION: (reek) MEANING: verb tr.: To cause or inflict. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English wrecan (to drive out or avenge). Earliest documented use: before 1150. _____________________ WRE-ASK - inquire again WIRE A K - send me a thousand dollars real quick! WE'RE OAK - No, not teak or mahogany 557 328,772 Read More Wordplay and fun Re: Non-Slanderous Political Speech JerryC 12/19/2025 2:14 PM I believe the author of this Non-Slanderous Political Speech is Bill Garvin, published in Mad Magazine, #139, December 1970. This makes it copyright material. https://madcoversite.com/mad139.html 12 12,616 Read More Wordplay and fun KILMER - a joyous poet who wrote about happy trees wofahulicodoc 12/16/2025 7:34 PM KILTER PRONUNCIATION: (KIL-tuhr) MEANING: noun: Proper or usual state or order. ETYMOLOGY: Of unknown origin. Earliest documented use: 1582. _________________________________ KILOER - a "Guess-your-weight!" huckster at a carnival, if they use the metric system KELTER - after "helters-", in all directions SKILATER - 1. moving staircase. 2. We'll schuss down the mountainside, but not just yet 557 328,772 Read More Page 1 of 2 1 2 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,281 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 7 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,136 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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