MAC I.D. - the serial number of my desktop computer
wofahulicodoc
02/24/2026 3:30 AM
MUCID
PRONUNCIATION: (MYOO-sid)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Moldy, musty, or slimy.
2. Rotten; really bad.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin mucere (to be moldy). Earliest documented use: 1656.
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MO, C.I.D. - Maurice, Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Division detective, introduces himself tersely
MU HID - Why can't I find the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet?
'MUCIDE - killing the Liberty Mutual Insurance company's advertising mascot
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MAC ID - the serial number of my computer
wofahulicodoc
02/23/2026 7:36 PM
MUCID
PRONUNCIATION: (MYOO-sid)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Moldy, musty, or slimy.
2. Rotten; really bad.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin mucere (to be moldy). Earliest documented use: 1656.
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MO, C.I.D. - Maurice, Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Division detective, introduces himself tersely
MU HID - Why can't I find the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet?
'MUCIDE - killing the Liberty Mutual Insurance company's advertising mascot
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high ideals
wofahulicodoc
02/22/2026 6:21 AM
FALSETTO
A --> I
LOFTIEST
[Also FALSETTO / E --> K / SOFTTALK. (Remember the 1980s?) But that had only one T.]
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AUTO FAMOUS - you could make a case for Ford's Model T
wofahulicodoc
02/22/2026 12:45 AM
AUTOGAMOUS
PRONUNCIATION: n (aw-TAH-guh-muhs)
MEANING:mm adjective: Self-fertilizing.
ETYMOLOGY: From autogamy, from German Autogamie, coined in 1876 by Austrian botanist Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1831-1898).Earliest documented use: 1880.
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AUTO GAME U.S. - Gran Turismo 1
AUTOGAM IOUs - going into debt to buy a computer racing simulator
AUTO AMOUR - the Americans' Creed
(see also AUTO GLAMOUR, Detroit's response)
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COCKALONE - when the rooster runs away from his flock
wofahulicodoc
02/19/2026 11:45 PM
COCKALANE
PRONUNCIATION: (KOK-uh-layn)
MEANING: noun:
1. An incoherent or rambling story.
2. A satire or lampoon.
ETYMOLOGY: From French coq-à-l’âne (satire, literally from cock to ass), from coq (cock) + à (at) + le (definite article) + âne (ass). Earliest documented use: 1596.
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COCOALANE - no coffee availlable in this line, only hot chococlate
COCKALATE - delayed ejaculation
CLOCKALANE - the cops set up a speed trap on the far left side, watch out!
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S. EXPERT, I.T. - computer guru for the southern office
wofahulicodoc
02/19/2026 11:17 PM
SEXPARTITE
PRONUNCIATION: (seks-PAR-tyt)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Divided into six parts.
2. Having six participants.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin sex (six) + partite (parted), from partire (to divide). Earliest documented use: 1654.
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SEWPARTITE - member of a faction that, when making clothes, never fails to leave at least one seam unfinished
SEMPARTITE - Marines bond with each other
SEX PART, IT END - Finish the darn porno film aleady and let's move on!
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FICATE - to contribute to one's Social Security account
wofahulicodoc
02/19/2026 3:26 AM
FUCATE
PRONUNCIATION: (FYOO-kayt)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Artificially colored.
2. Counterfeit; disguised; falsified.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin fucatus, past participle of fucare (to paint), from fucus (rouge, false color). Earliest documented use: 1531.
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FURCATE - to separate into one part
PUPATE - young Fido had a meal and underwent a metamorphosis
FU CARE - not many are interested
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That was surprising!
wofahulicodoc
02/17/2026 3:49 AM
...as my then two-year-old granddaughter said when
she turned the crank one last turn and the Jack-in-the-Box went
POP goes the Weasel!
MARTLET
M-->S
STARTLE
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INVAGITATE - stir up trouble in Virginia
wofahulicodoc
02/17/2026 3:25 AM
INVAGINATE
PRONUNCIATION: (in-VAJ-uh-nayt)
MEANING: verb tr.:
1. To enclose or to put into a sheath.
2. To fold inward so an outer surface becomes an inner surface, forming a cavity or pouch.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin invaginare (to sheathe), from vagina (sheath). Earliest documented use: 1656.
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INVAPINATE - pretentious term for "use an e-cigarette"
I.V. AgINATE - brand name for a competing form of intravenous Argyrol (colloidal silver nitrate)
IN VAIN, ATE - he had a big meal but it didn't satisfy his hunger at all
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SAND BAG - alternative form of "Sad Sack."
wofahulicodoc
02/17/2026 3:15 AM
SANDBAG
PRONUNCIATION: (SAND-bag)
MEANING: noun: A bag filled with sand.
verb tr.: 1. To fortify a position.
2. To thwart.
3. To coerce.
4. To treat unfairly or harshly.
5. To give an unpleasant surprise; to blindside.
verb intr.: To conceal one’s position in order to gain an advantage.
ETYMOLOGY: From sand + bag. Earliest documented use: noun: 1561, verb: 1838.
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SAND HAG - the Witch of the Sahara
SADBAG - a perennially woeful person; think Eeyore.
SENDBAG - I'm glad they found my lost luggage but they still have to forward it to me
SANDBUG - a VW sedan specially outfitted for desert use
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GUN DUCK - Donald retaliates after ignoring years of abuse
wofahulicodoc
02/13/2026 1:23 AM
GUN DECK
PRONUNCIATION: (GUHN-dek)
MEANING: noun: The deck carrying guns on a warship.
verb tr.: To falsify or fabricate.
ETYMOLOGY: From gun + deck. Earliest documented use: noun: 1649, verb: early 20th c.
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UNDECK - take the boughs of holly out of the halls, Fa-la-la-la La
GUN DICK - a detective who flaunts his proficiency in the use of firearms
G UNDER K - a strange and counterintuitive filing system
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HEADNAME - Whaddaya call the Big Boss?
wofahulicodoc
02/12/2026 2:01 AM
DEADNAME
PRONUNCIATION: (DED-naym)
MEANING: noun: The former name of a person.
verb tr.: To call someone using their former name.
ETYMOLOGY: From dead + name. Earliest documented use: noun: 2010, verb: 2013.
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DAD-NAME - what his kids call him
DEAL NAME - the title of our agreement
D.E.A. DAME - spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Agency
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FRIZZ - a short out-of-place hair in an otherwise impeccable do
wofahulicodoc
02/10/2026 3:39 PM
RIZZ
PRONUNCIATION: (riz)
MEANING: noun: The ability to charm or seduce.
verb intr.: To charm or seduce.
ETYMOLOGY: Probably short for charisma, from Greek charisma (favor, gift), from charizesthai (to favor), charis (favor, grace). Earliest documented use: 2021.
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RIM-Z - composer of Scheherazade (among oher works), later orchestrated by Korsakoff
RIGZ - male chauvinist tennis player who defeated Margaret Court but lost handily to Billie Jean King
DRIZZ - a light rain but with big droplets
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WINDBUG - what goes splat on your windshield as you drive
wofahulicodoc
02/09/2026 3:55 PM
WINDBAG
PRONUNCIATION: (WIND-bag)
MEANING: noun: A person who talks pompously or excessively.
verb intr.: To talk pompously or excessively.
ETYMOLOGY: From wind, from Old English wind + bag, from Old Norse baggi. Earliest documented use: noun: 1472, verb: 1885.
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WANDBAG - a high-fashion accessory for wizards and witches who want to stow, show, and protect their wands while displaying their own wealth
WIN'D BiG - gambled, and won
WINDRAG - 1. come in first in a cross-dressing competition; 2. what you use to clean off the windbugs
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Re: AGNATOLOGY
A C Bowden
02/09/2026 1:29 AM
AGONOLOGY - the study of competition or rivalry
AGNOTONYMY - the use of expressions like 'thingamajig' and 'whatshisname'
AGNOTOSOPHY - "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent" (Wittgenstein)
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RUB AGATE - how you get the gem to shine
wofahulicodoc
02/08/2026 9:56 PM
RUNAGATE
PRONUNCIATION: (RUHN-uh-gayt)
MEANING: noun:
1. A person who has run away.
2. A vagabond or wanderer.
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of renegate (renegade), past participle of renegare (to renounce), from re- (back) + negare (to deny). Earliest documented use: 1530.
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TUNAGATE - how fish get past dams on their annual migration up the river to spawn
RUNT GATE - a tiny door in a fence so the little ones can get through
LUNAGATE - the political scandal about selling the moon
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Re: RENITENT
A C Bowden
02/08/2026 12:49 PM
REGINANT - acting like a (drama) queen
RETONANT - repeating a single note while tuning an instrument
RETINNITANT - ringing at regular intervals
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SERRIED - tbe ranks of warriors who never quail...
wofahulicodoc
02/08/2026 1:10 AM
(...or they conceal it, if they do)
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SERRIED
PRONUNCIATION: (SER-eed)
MEANING: adjective: Arranged close together, often in a line.
ETYMOLOGY: Past participle of obsolete serry (to press close together), from French serré (pressed together), past participle of serrer (to press close), from Latin serrare (to lock), from sera (bolt, bar). Earliest documented use: 1667.
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SURRIED - fit for a fringe on the top
SE RIER - French for "to laugh at oneself"
SORRIED - slid over an opponent's piece in a board game, sending it back to start
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ROITER - a singular British news agency
wofahulicodoc
02/08/2026 12:58 AM
ROISTER
PRONUNCIATION: ROY-stuhr)
MEANING: verb intr.:
1. To revel noisily and boisterously.
2. To behave in a swaggering manner.
ETYMOLOGY: From the verb use of the noun roister, via French from Latin rusticus (rustic). Earliest documented use: 1663.
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ROYSTER - pearl-containing shellfish fit for a King
ROIDSTER - body-builder who uses testosterone derivatives
ROASTER - emcee at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
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BARQUIS - He's willin', according to DIckens
wofahulicodoc
02/08/2026 12:39 AM
MARQUIS
PRONUNCIATION: (mar-KEE)
MEANING: noun: 1. A permanent canopy over the entrance of a theater, hotel, etc.
2. An illuminated sign over the entrance of an entertainment venue, displaying the names of attractions, performers, etc.
3. A large tent typically having open sides, used for outdoor parties, exhibitions, etc. (British English)
adj.: Headlining; star; superlative.
ETYMOLOGY: From French marquise (wife of a marquis), taken as a plural in English and made singular as marquee. Earliest documented use: 1690.
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MARQUIT - deface the work--leave the job
MAR. QUIZ - the little test to see whether you're ready for April Fools' Day
MARAQUIS - dried gourds filled with dried seeds, to be rattled in a rhythm band
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