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Active Threads | Active Posts | Unanswered Today | Since Yesterday | This Week Wordplay and fun DALDAL - Raggedy Ann twins wofahulicodoc 12/06/21 10:33 PM DAEDAL PRONUNCIATION: (DEE-duhl) MEANING:MM adjective: Ingenious; skillful; intricate; artistic. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin daedalus (skillful), from Greek daidalos. Earliest documented use: 1590. A related word is logodaedaly. NOTES: In Greek mythology, Daedalus was an architect and craftsman who built the labyrinth for King Minos of Crete. When the king imprisoned him so the knowledge of the labyrinth wouldn’t spread, Daedalus made wings for himself and his son Icarus. ________________________ DANDAL - what you do to a baby on your knee DAMEDAL - a mild imprecation, these days... DEEDAL - a kind of dumpling, preferred by my son John when repeated 425 307,699 Read More Wordplay and fun cutting remark wofahulicodoc 12/06/21 03:09 AM FEINT T --> K KNIFE 141 31,758 Read More Wordplay and fun Deceptive move A C Bowden 12/05/21 03:13 AM TINGE G > F FEINT 141 31,758 Read More Wordplay and fun - - - -color, e.g. LukeJavan8 12/04/21 05:13 PM -S TINGE 141 31,758 Read More Wordplay and fun TIMEROLOGY - clockwork wofahulicodoc 12/04/21 04:26 PM TIMBROLOGY PRONUNCIATION: (tim-BROL-uh-jee) MEANING: noun: The collecting or study of postage stamps and related matter. ETYMOLOGY: From French timbre (stamp) + -logy (study). Earliest documented use: 1867. Timbrology and timbrophily are two synonyms of what’s commonly known as philately. __________________________ TIMBRELOGY - the study of small hand drums; also, musical tone which lacks energy TIMBEROLOGY - woodcraft TIM-BIOLOGY - Mr Leary's pharmacologically-distorted view of life 425 307,699 Read More Wordplay and fun rings true wofahulicodoc 12/04/21 04:12 PM GENIUS U --> T SIGNET 141 31,758 Read More Wordplay and fun Mensa LukeJavan8 12/03/21 03:11 AM -A GENIUS 141 31,758 Read More Wordplay and fun £1.05 apiece A C Bowden 12/03/21 02:10 AM SEATING T > U GUINEAS 141 31,758 Read More Wordplay and fun ...as THEODORA is to DOROTHY wofahulicodoc 12/02/21 08:51 PM CYNOPHILIST PRONUNCIATION: (sy-NOH-fi-list) MEANING: noun: One who loves dogs. ETYMOLOGY: From From Greek kyon (dog) + -philia (love). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kwon- (dog), which also gave us canine, chenille (from French chenille: caterpillar, literally, little dog), kennel, canary, hound, dachshund, corgi, cynic, cynegetic, cynophobia, cynosure, and canaille. Earliest documented use: 1890. A perfect synonym of today’s word is philocynic. _________________________ CYGNOPHILIST - lover of swans CYANOPHILIST - I just adore blue GYNOPHILIST - antonym of "misogynist" ICY-NOPHILIST - this malaria-spreading mosquito can live in polar climates 425 307,699 Read More Wordplay and fun ECTOISM - outsideness wofahulicodoc 12/02/21 08:37 PM ECHOISM PRONUNCIATION: (EK-oh-iz-uhm) MEANING: noun: The formation of words by imitating sounds; also a word created in this manner. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin echo, from Greek ekho, from ekhe (sound). Earliest documented use: 1880. Another word for echoism is onomatopoeia. Here are some words coined by this process. _____________________ TECHOISM - relying on electronic gadgetry ECHOIAM - I AM I AM I AM ME TOO ECOISM - The environment comes first! 425 307,699 Read More Wordplay and fun while you wait... wofahulicodoc 12/02/21 08:06 PM AGAINST A --> E SEATING 141 31,758 Read More Wordplay and fun I'm voting 'No' A C Bowden 12/01/21 02:19 AM RATINGS R > A AGAINST 141 31,758 Read More Wordplay and fun Straight talk A C Bowden 12/01/21 02:11 AM Our sassy au pair said "Hey, buster!" With all the mock rage she could muster, "I'm no ugly duckling!" "You're not?" I asked, chuckling. "No way!" she cried, flinging her duster. LEFT – LENTICULAR 644 2,029,688 Read More Wordplay and fun - - - movie, i.e. LukeJavan8 11/30/21 10:21 PM -V RATINGS 141 31,758 Read More Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,904 Posts228,050 Members9,150 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Zekiye, silvercity_becky, gonekrazzzy, accCngrssMRA, rexdee 9,150 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 89 guests, and 4 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,807 wofahulicodoc 9,691 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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