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Purposed daffynitions....please comment, offer bribes, analysis, criticize but above all, vote for the one you like best (or think is the real def).
A GIGIL - (DJI-g'l) . The indigenous name of a tropical tree whose sap thickens into a malleable mass called by Europeans "chicle," later made into rubber
B Gigil - a specific sub section of sigillography in which seals were given to animals, for example war horses, who performed greatly at their given task.
C GIGIL: n. A deep hole or ravine which acts as a natural reservoir for rain water
D GIGIL :text talk acronym for "Great Idea, Girl I Love" (used frequently) or "Great Idea, Guy I love"(used rarely).
E Gigil n. The rate of errors per thousand attempts to open web sites.
F Gigil - half or partial giggle.....as when you try to laugh at a dentist's joke as he works in your open mouth.
G Gigil n. glottal hissing sound of the green iguanas (iguana iguana) when under threat.
H Gigil: An application that guards search engines from unwelcome DNS attacks.
I GIGIL [zhee-ZHEEL] - Parisian slang for a putatively innocent pre-teen girl; the inspiration for "Gigi" in the play of that name
J Gigil a flowering plant of the genus Lilium
K Gigil A fine-tipped awl used in making scrimshaw.
L gigil [gheegle] verb (used with object) the urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.
M Gigil The ring attached to the upper block of a block and tackle.
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gigil: slang "what was that word again?!"
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The correct definition is A
(Mind you. I probably should have chosen C)
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You are so perceptive.
The "K" dealing with the scrimshaw .
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Perhaps our underworld Hogmistress should disqualify both "K's", because ambiguity is too much like the stuff of life.
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Sorry folks...my mistake. Correction made and I do apologise for any inconvenience.
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Gee Golly Wow, all the definitions seem plausible (except one). But if you say J real fast three times it sounds logical. My guess is J J J
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C looks good, D looks good, K looks good, M looks good.
One thing puzzles me: the word was posted with the hint4 that it was encountered on a TV program. What kind of TV program could have included this word, if [number] is the correct definition?
I like M for most convincing, but I have to vote for D as most likely right.
Last edited by wofahulicodoc; 09/08/12 12:09 PM. Reason: Okay, okay, "[letter] is..."
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What kind of TV program could have included this word, if [number]is the correct definition? Fill in any number(sic) and Jeopardy might fit the bill.
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Fill in any number (sic)
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at first blush, many of these seem plausible. but then, at second blush, most fail the dictionary test; I've narrowed it down to four, CJKorM... if forced to choose, I'd probly pick J.
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From TV, could this mean it isn't in any dictionary at all?
And let's get it over with. I like H.
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I vote for C
I may vote for something different tomorrow after having calmed down from a birthday party's worth of wine drinking (hubby's birthday, not mine) but today, C it is.
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Thanks guys...I have have noted the votes and enjoyed the discussion. Its more sweater because I know which one it is.
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A sounds good but I wouldn't think it would be spelled that way with the second G hard. L would be good if it weren't said to be a verb but then given a noun definition. M sounds like the kind of definition I would have come up with, but didn't this time around. So I think I'll go with M
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Thanks guys...I have have noted the votes and enjoyed the discussion. Its more sweater because I know which one it is.
more sweater?
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"Sweeter," Luke, "sweeter"...
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more sweeter?
Just teasing, Candy! Positive,Comparative, Superlative.
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I know...no offence taken.
It was typo as Wofa said....but maybe I was 'sweating' too!
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I was actually referring to the "double comparative" like " more better", don't worry about it. Sweeter is itself the comparative of sweet, doesn't need the "more". Just the teacher in me, always correcting grammar, even when it does not need correcting. Thanks for not taking offense.
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I was actually referring to the "double comparative" like " more better", don't worry about it. Sweeter is itself the comparative of sweet, doesn't need the "more". Just the teacher in me, always correcting grammar, even when it does not need correcting. Thanks for not taking offense. The most unkindest cut of all.
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Actually I would postulate it was an editing-incompletely error more than a typo. That it started out something like "...it's more fun knowing which one it is..." and got edited from " more fun" to "sweeter" except that "more" didn't get erased. And then sweeter had the lapsus digitae and came out sweater.
(There, now doesn't that sound authoritative? And I wasn't even the author!)
But we know what you meant, anyway. In this case, at least, I'm a descriptivist.
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I want G to be right so much (mainly because of the iguanas) so I vote G
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I like that one too bexter, also because of the iguanas but I got to stick to my hash.
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Gee Bex, thanks and luv you too olly.
A few more votes to come, I think...
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....... But we know what you meant, anyway. In this case, at least, I'm a descriptivist.
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It's gotta be D. I might start using it even if it's not, as in, "Hey, you gigil, you"!
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Thanks Jackie. We wait for one more vote....
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And, so, and...
Who won? What does it mean? Very, very curious!
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Candy must still be waiting on someone.. but it's been two(2) weeks since this was posted - typically after one week, a warning is given that time has expired and then soon thereafter.. too bad!
courtesy should be shown to those who have guessed as well as to those who just haven't gotten around tuit. (or you could LIU, like I did..)
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It's not in the OED (at least, not in the brick and mortar OED) so it isn't really a word.
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I think Candy is in jail. And wrongo Faldage, the Hogwash word is a word. I found it in a book. It is spelled differently and pronounced differently and the meaning is not quite the same but it is still the Hogwash word. Wanna bet?
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Give the gal a break, guys! She is poorly sick at present. Not sure what, exactly: last I heard, (a week ago) she had a cold, but that is often the start of something else.
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I was being snarky, jj. I know there's perfectly cromulent words that aren't in the dictionary. For example, try looking up "gullible".
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Get well soon, Candy. You are the sweet key note of an otherwise discordant band of Hogwashers. And as for you, Faldage. I knew you were being snarky [whatever "snarky" means] and I will look up "gullible" right after I check my Funk and Wagnalls for "cromulent" to see if there's any such word.
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Give the gal a break, guys! She is poorly sick at present. Not sure what, exactly: last I heard, (a week ago) she had a cold, but that is often the start of something else. I know for certain she is sick. Some empathy.
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Sorry for the delay....yes I have been sick but feeling much better now. Thanks for the sweet messages everyone I hope to finalise this round on Wednesday. Do people think owlbow voted????? Check his post and tell me.
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I think Candy is in jail.
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Sorry for the delay....yes I have been sick but feeling much better now. Thanks for the sweet messages everyone I hope to finalise this round on Wednesday. Do people think owlbow voted????? Check his post and tell me. Glad to have you back in the World of the Living. I think he voted. That K is in a warm greenish blue.
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Yes, Candy - welcome back. And I agree with Faldo (well - there's got to be a first time for everything, eh? )
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Sorry for the delay....yes I have been sick but feeling much better now. Thanks for the sweet messages everyone I hope to finalise this round on Wednesday. Do people think owlbow voted????? Check his post and tell me. Glad to have you back in the World of the Living. I think he voted. That K is in a warm greenish blue. I see his vote as "K" also. Glad to have you back.
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weren't there initially two Ks? OK would then, obviously, be the Original K... -ron o.
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tsuwm - are you gettin "flaky?"
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tsuwm - are you gettin "flaky?" Be careful, RC! Mister tsuwm is a real cereal Kidder.
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At least, all of his posts ae bran-new!
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Welcome back home Candy. Take your time now that we all know the delay was for good (bad) reasons. Good luck with sorting this all out. Looking forward to the demasque.
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weren't there initially two Ks? OK would then, obviously, be the Original K... -ron o. There should be no ambiguity as the correction was made long before Owlbow voted.
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and more snarkiness goes unrecognized..
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Tsuwm - maybe you should change your name to Cassandra. (Although, admittedly, you are commenting on the past, rather than the future. But the syndrome os the same.)
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Tsuwm - maybe you should change your name to Cassandra. (Although, admittedly, you are commenting on the past, rather than the future. But the syndrome os the same.) Now Ruby...we cant have duplicate Casandras around here, no matter how much you'd like it! Thanks for conformation K it is
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"and more snarkiness goes unrecognized" .......or is not worth commenting on.
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Now Ruby...we can't have duplicate Casandras around here, no matter how much you'd like it!
My sweet, you'll always be Candy to me, even if we have a dozen Casandras.
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Thats so gigil Rhuby, you make me I have posted results for this round HERE Thanks everyone, great daffy's, all of them.
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Thank YOU, Candy, for hosting the round. It was a really good one.
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Thanks for taking the time to do it, great job.
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