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trambunctious- a tram off the rails, tired of being moved by an unmoved mover

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RAMBUNCTIOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (ram-BUNGK-shus)

MEANING: adjective: Uncontrollably boisterous.

ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of its synonym rumbustious. Earliest documented use: 1830.
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RAMBUNCTIONS - repeated acts of anointing with Oil of Sylvester Stallone

RIMBUNCTIOUS - the shenanigans accompanying a particularly spectacular slam-dunk

RUMBUNCTIOUS - describing the hi-jinx attributable to copious amounts of grog

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Originally Posted By may2point0
trambunctious- a tram off the rails, tired of being moved by an unmoved mover


The universe is indeed strange. I just rode a tram with Michio Kaku!! Embarrassingly, I have proof.

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CODSWALLOP

PRONUNCIATION: (KODZ-wol-uhp)

MEANING: noun: Nonsense.

ETYMOLOGY: Of unknown origin. According to a popular story, a fellow named Hiram Codd came up with the design of a soft-drink bottle with a marble in its neck to keep the fizz. Wallop was slang for beer and those who preferred alcoholic drinks dismissively referred to the soft-drink as Codd’s Wallop. This story is unproven. Earliest documented use: 1959.
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CODSCALLOP - two inhabitants of the North Atlantic

COD-SWALLOW - try to impress your friends when you're drunk and out of goldfish

RODSWALLOP - what you spare a child so as not to spoil it

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Lollytag- OZ guild wars tag. Ex. IggS, "I'm gonna git you sucka" gang

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LOLLYGAG

PRONUNCIATION: (LOL-ee-gag)

MEANING: verb intr.: To fool around, waste time, or spend time lazily.

ETYMOLOGY: Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1880.
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POLLYGAG - Well, shut my mouth...all of them!

LOLLYGARG - offer a candy-on-a-stick to a Wordsmith

OLLYGAG - so Kukla and Fran can get a word in edgewise

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OFFING

PRONUNCIATION: (AW-fing, AWF-ing)

MEANING: noun: Near future (used in the phrase “in the offing”).

ETYMOLOGY: In nautical use, offing is the part of sea visible from the shore, but beyond anchoring ground. From off (away), from of. Earliest documented use: 1600.
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BFFING - expressing affection and loyalty (albeit with some hyperbole)

FFFING - conveying extreme loudness

UFFING - thinking like a beamish boy watching for a Jabberwock

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Coffing- distinctive style of coughing caught while yachting off the coast of Nantucket
Loffing- thin chortle made with clenched teeth and extended pinky

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Originally Posted By may2point0
Loffing - thin chortle made with clenched teeth and extended pinky
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JURY-RIG

PRONUNCIATION: (JOOR-ee rig)

MEANING: verb tr.: To assemble or fix temporarily using whatever is at hand.

ETYMOLOGY: On a sailing ship, a jury-mast is a temporary mast, rigged when the original is damaged or lost. From jury (makeshift or temporary), perhaps from Old French ajurie (help). Earliest documented use: 1840.
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JULY-RIG - stand and mounting brackets used to launch a fireworks display

JUDY RIG - Outfit for one of the puppets in a Punch-and-Judy show

JURY-WIG - a special toupée used only in a formal British jury trial (see also JURY-RUG, worn at not-quite-as-formal settings)

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