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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 24 of 100 1 2 … 22 23 24 25 26 … 99 100 Go to page... Re: Anu's Lexicon: Thursday [Re: LukeJavan8] #210374 04/11/13 07:42 PM 04/11/13 07:42 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska mens tea: afternoon gathering in a pub. Re: Anu's Lexicon: The eagle flies on Friday [Re: Tromboniator] #210381 04/12/13 01:59 PM 04/12/13 01:59 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 A.Word.A.Day with Garg attorn PRONUNCIATION: (uh-TUHRN) MEANING: verb tr.: To turn over rent, goods, etc. to another. verb intr.: To agree to be a tenant of a new landlord of the same property. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French atorner (to assign to), from a- (to) + torner (to turn). An attorney is the person one turns to to represent oneself. Earliest documented use: 1458. __________________________ add y attorny : Attorney-at-law as described in a legal brief Re: Anu's Lexicon: The eagle flies on Friday [Re: jenny jenny] #210392 04/12/13 05:42 PM 04/12/13 05:42 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska athorn: 1. a sharp, woody spine on the branch of an oak. 2. practicing to play a brass instrument. Last edited by Tromboniator; 04/12/13 05:42 PM. Anu's Lexicon: Blue Monday Tax Monday [Re: jenny jenny] #210445 04/15/13 12:18 PM 04/15/13 12:18 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 Anu's Word for Monday peeping Tom PRONUNCIATION: (PEE-ping tom) MEANING: noun: Someone who gets sexual pleasure from secretly watching others; voyeur. ETYMOLOGY: From the legend of Lady Godiva who rode unclothed through the streets of Coventry, England to persuade her husband to lower taxes on the people. All the townfolk shuttered their windows, except for a tailor named Tom who couldn't resist and watched. Earliest documented use: 1769. __________________________________ P --> W WEEPING TOM - Tom after the King raised axes instead of lowering taxes Re: Anu's Lexicon: Animal Occupations [Re: jenny jenny] #210448 04/15/13 07:36 PM 04/15/13 07:36 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska peeing tom: feline surveyor. Re: Anu's Lexicon: Animal Occupations [Re: Tromboniator] #210451 04/15/13 10:24 PM 04/15/13 10:24 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,156 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,156 Land of the Flat Water beeping Tom what the lady turkeys are having to put up with at this time of the year. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Anu's Lexicon: Tue's (whoever he is) day... [Re: LukeJavan8] #210458 04/16/13 01:08 PM 04/16/13 01:08 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 A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg nice nelly PRONUNCIATION:(nys NEL-ee) MEANING: noun: A person excessively concerned with propriety, modesty, etc. ETYMOLOGY: A specialized use of the name Nelly, a nickname for Helen or Eleanor. Earliest documented use: 1922. __________________________________________________ minus n ICE NELLY - as in "Whoa Nelly!" The night was dark the sky was blue Down the alley the ice wagon flew It hit a bump and somebody screamed You shoulda heard just what I seen ___________________________________ Bo Diddley 1957 Re: Anu's Lexicon: Tue's (whoever he is) day... [Re: jenny jenny] #210477 04/17/13 01:36 AM 04/17/13 01:36 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,962 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,962 Worcester, MA Nice Telly - Radiodiffusion Television Francaise with a Southern accent RTF Re: Anu's Lexicon: Wednesday [Re: wofahulicodoc] #210480 04/17/13 01:59 PM 04/17/13 01:59 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 A.Word.A.Day nosy parker or nosey parker PRONUNCIATION: (NOH-zee PAHRK-uhr) MEANING: noun: An overly inquisitive person. ETYMOLOGY: From nosy + the name Parker. It's not clear who this person was. Earliest documented use: 1890. Also see, quidnunc. ______________________________________________________ n to c minus p COSY ARKER Brit. - crowded but comfortable Re: Anu's Lexicon: Wednesday [Re: jenny jenny] #210482 04/17/13 04:05 PM 04/17/13 04:05 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,156 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,156 Land of the Flat Water noisy barker neighbor's dog ----please, draw me a sheep---- Page 24 of 100 1 2 … 22 23 24 25 26 … 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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