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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (141.132.98.---)
Date: August 10, 2009 03:36AM

Corroborate: how to grade the success of a shin-dig.

define: shin

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.range86-148.btcentralplus.com)
Date: August 19, 2009 02:53PM

shin: the stage just before something is shiny

define: fan

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: August 19, 2009 04:39PM

Fan: only mildly fantastic.

Define: glamour.

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: gailfus (---.wi.res.rr.com)
Date: August 30, 2009 06:12PM

Glamour: the hour of the day in which one dresses as a glam-rocker

Define: tad

Cheers,

gailfus

"In the absence of clearly defined goals we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia." - Unknown

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: MartinB (---.cache.ru.ac.za)
Date: September 01, 2009 07:26AM

tad: A small thing. Hence a tadpole being a colloquial name for a toothpick.

define: pick.

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: September 01, 2009 10:15AM

Pick: A pixie with a speech impediment.

Define: Glazed

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.wireless.albany.edu)
Date: September 01, 2009 07:16PM

Glazed: the state of being dazed and woozy after having just smashed into a glass window. Often accompanied by stars or little chirping birdies swirling around one's head.

Define: potato

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: robert (153.107.97.---)
Date: September 02, 2009 05:23AM

Potato: he was the Marx brother who sat on the couch all the time; hence Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Potato.


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Define: obligation

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (141.132.98.---)
Date: September 07, 2009 05:00AM

Obligation: The growing of crocodiles in square tubs so they fit in the fridge better.

define: Concrete

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: gailfus (192.227.62.---)
Date: September 08, 2009 10:22PM

Concrete: a criminal from an island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Define: status

Cheers,

gailfus

"In the absence of clearly defined goals we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia." - Unknown

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: steeljam (---.range81-154.btcentralplus.com)
Date: September 09, 2009 11:53PM

Status: One of the subnational entities of the United States of America.

Define: pygmy

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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (141.132.98.---)
Date: September 11, 2009 06:18AM

Pygmy- My swine.

Define: emergency

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: September 12, 2009 05:21PM

Emergency: Place of residence of a male representative of a certain class of eastern rulers.

Define: Rehabilitation.

(edited to clarify the decomposition of Emergency: Amir-gent-see)



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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: steeljam (---.range86-129.btcentralplus.com)
Date: September 23, 2009 09:29PM

Rehabilitiaion: Upgrading prefabs

Define: Mastication

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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.plain.net.au)
Date: September 24, 2009 02:40AM

mastication: a form of self pleasuring for those who still have teeth.


define: autonomous

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: September 24, 2009 09:25AM

autonomous - a vwhicle whose manufacturer is unknown

define velocipede

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: dletorey (---.zone2.bethere.co.uk)
Date: September 24, 2009 03:11PM

velocipede - very fast centipede, possibly a winner at the buglympics

define wibble

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: September 24, 2009 04:22PM

welcome dletory. Help yourself to pie. If you have lurked here you will know which is which. Otherwise, just guess and be slow with the custard or gravy.

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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: gailfus (---.wi.res.rr.com)
Date: September 25, 2009 05:02AM

Wibble - a warm little snack (as opposed to a cold "nibble")

define: specious

Cheers,

gailfus

"In the absence of clearly defined goals we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia." - Unknown

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.plain.net.au)
Date: September 30, 2009 09:15AM

specious: insulting term implying that you have different standards for different chocolates.



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define: posthumous

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