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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 92 of 100 1 2 … 90 91 92 93 94 … 99 100 Go to page... ...provided there's one at hand [Re: wofahulicodoc] #214306 02/26/14 05:24 PM 02/26/14 05:24 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,970 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,970 Worcester, MA HANDSEL or HANSEL PRONUNCIATION: (HAN-sel) MEANING: noun: 1. A gift for good luck given at the beginning of the new year or a new venture. 2. A first payment or installment. verb tr.: 1. To give a handsel to. 2. To inaugurate or to do something for the first time. ------------------------------- HANDGEL - the slimy stuff in a dispenser that you use to get the germs off your hands (It's gotta be more than 61% alcohol or it doesn't work) .. or HANGEL - a British Cupid Re: ...provided there's one at hand [Re: wofahulicodoc] #214311 02/26/14 10:35 PM 02/26/14 10:35 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska HANDBEL – A digital, prehensile process on the lips of some very greedy catfish. Provided theres someone at hand other than a witch [Re: Tromboniator] #214312 02/27/14 01:53 AM 02/27/14 01:53 AM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi HANDSELF - a term derived from the musical HANSEL AND GRETAL where, lost in the dark forest, a frightened Hansel tries to take his big sister's hand for comfort. Gretal sings... Stop crying Hansel we've nothing to fear but fear itself Button up your lip and keep your hands to yourself. A moving moment. Heavy Thursday: mano a mano face to face [Re: jenny jenny] #214317 02/27/14 02:01 PM 02/27/14 02:01 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi mano a mano PRONUNCIATION: (MA-no a MA-no) MEANING: adverb: In direct competition; head-to-head. adjective: One-on-one; face-to-face. noun: 1. A bullfight where two matadors compete in turn, fighting several bulls. 2. A direct or face-to-face confrontation. ETYMOLOGY: From Spanish mano a mano (hand to hand). Earliest documented use: 1950. ======================================================== DANO A MANGO - give Dano a mango (from Hawaii Five O. 1976). Re: Heavy Thursday: mano a mano face to face [Re: jenny jenny] #214321 02/27/14 02:51 PM 02/27/14 02:51 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,970 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,970 Worcester, MA MANOMANO - a beloved Muppets song (1969 !) MANY A MANO - a big round of applause! Balm on Friday: PALMER [Re: wofahulicodoc] #214329 02/28/14 04:43 PM 02/28/14 04:43 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi palmer PRONUNCIATION: (PAH-muhr) MEANING: noun: 1. A pilgrim. 2. An itinerant monk. 3. One who conceals a card or another object in a magic trick or in cheating in a game. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin palma (palm tree, palm of the hand). The name of the palm tree derives from the resemblance of the shape of its frond to the palm of a hand. In Medieval Europe, a pilgrim brought back a palm branch as a token of his pilgrimage. Earliest documented use: 1300. Also see palmy & palmary. ==================++++++++++++============================ PSALMER - a singer who sits beneath palm trees who gives balm and brings calm to the unease of all pilgrams who have ears to listen. Re: Balm on Friday: PALMER [Re: jenny jenny] #214330 02/28/14 07:53 PM 02/28/14 07:53 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,970 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,970 Worcester, MA PALOMER - a Spanish dove, in Boston PALYMER - friendly plastic PALMEX - mi amigo Get up! Now is Monday. Go and GALLIVANT. [Re: wofahulicodoc] #214364 03/03/14 12:42 PM 03/03/14 12:42 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi gallivant or galavant PRONUNCIATION: (GAL-uh-vant) MEANING: verb intr.: To roam about in search of pleasure. ETYMOLOGY: Perhaps alteration of gallant, from Old French galer (to rejoice). Earliest documented use: 1823. =========================================================== GALLIRANT - a wandering rant. (ranting is more fun than gallivanting) . Re: Get up! Now is Monday. Go and GALLIVANT. [Re: jenny jenny] #214365 03/03/14 02:13 PM 03/03/14 02:13 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,970 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,970 Worcester, MA GALLIVAUNT - pride in heroic French accomplishments (see also Charlemagne) Re: Get up! Now is Monday. Go and GALLIVANT. [Re: wofahulicodoc] #214376 03/04/14 05:05 AM 03/04/14 05:05 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska [b]DALLIVANT[/b – to roam among the singles bars. Page 92 of 100 1 2 … 90 91 92 93 94 … 99 100 Go to page... Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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