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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: BibwitHart (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: August 18, 2010 11:26AM
Tangent: A rather tall strapping leathery skinned fellow who has obviously spent a lifetime outside in the hot sun. (sorry, rather obvious I suspect).
Define: Pottage
Define: Pottage
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: August 18, 2010 04:07PM
Pottage: The detritus left outside a bookstore after a night of queueing for a first release.
Define: Spine
Define: Spine
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: August 18, 2010 07:44PM
Spine: That which is deficient in most politicians.
Define: Lawyer.
Define: Lawyer.
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.222.241.threembb.co.uk)
Date: August 18, 2010 08:21PM
Lawyer: a means of inventing new meanings for common words and phrases for the benefit of the guilty.
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Define brief
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Define brief
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: August 20, 2010 09:43AM
Brief: A thief who specialises in French cheeses.
Define: Logarithm.
Define: Logarithm.
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: CannibalRabbit (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: August 20, 2010 01:14PM
Logarithm: an oversized drum stick
Define: parabola
Define: parabola
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: August 20, 2010 03:48PM
Parabola: Two very ugly, furry, bowl-shaped bowling shoes
(have to get all my shoe references out now, before the boots become a distant memory) <happy dance!>
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Define: Muenster
(have to get all my shoe references out now, before the boots become a distant memory) <happy dance!>
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Define: Muenster
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: August 20, 2010 03:51PM
Edit: Withdrawn for being too late
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Parabola: Portuguese sports story.
Define: Basket.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2010 09:05PM by delacuesta.
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Parabola: Portuguese sports story.
Define: Basket.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2010 09:05PM by delacuesta.
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: August 20, 2010 03:54PM
(it can be changed to "Basket Muenster" or "Muenster Basket" if anyone wants, or just pick one... dela and I were just a couple minutes apart posting...)
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: August 20, 2010 03:59PM
(I propose I withdraw)
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: August 20, 2010 08:58PM
Muenster: one who muenses.
Basket: a specialized kit that lizards and cats use for basking in the sun. Usually contains a towel, sunblock, a @#$%& novel, a nice cool drink, and a pair of sunglasses.
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Define: hyperbole
Basket: a specialized kit that lizards and cats use for basking in the sun. Usually contains a towel, sunblock, a @#$%& novel, a nice cool drink, and a pair of sunglasses.
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Define: hyperbole
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Weevil (---.pool1.unallocated-111-0.orangehomedsl.co.uk)
Date: August 20, 2010 10:30PM
Hyperbole: beyond superbole
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Define: aspirin
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Define: aspirin
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: August 20, 2010 11:44PM
aspirin: an attempt by someone from the U.K. Home Counties to say "aspiring"
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define analgesic
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define analgesic
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: August 21, 2010 06:00AM
Eeek! An unexpected side effect of the spammers is that the word meaning "not too pricey, and probably of poor quality" is apparently being replaced by "@#$%&"! In my above post, I did not mean a novel that should be cursed at, but rather the sort of novel one finds in airport bookstores.
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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (---.37.236.206.optusnet.com.au)
Date: August 21, 2010 08:23AM
I dunno. Airport novels quite often deserve expletives.
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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: August 21, 2010 03:58PM
Frequently, yes, although I've also come across the occasional Fforde.
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: August 24, 2010 03:22PM
Analgesic: A non-geodesic dome, often perceived in non-lucid dreaming.
Define: Pheremones.
Define: Pheremones.
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: August 24, 2010 04:24PM
<You mean Pheromones?>
Pheromones: Ancient Greek-Roman rowing ferry system: "Who pays the Pheromones?"
Define: Smelly.
Pheromones: Ancient Greek-Roman rowing ferry system: "Who pays the Pheromones?"
Define: Smelly.
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: August 24, 2010 07:37PM
<Pheremones: Moaning Fairies>
<sorry, couldn't resist>
Smelly: Related to Politicians and Newspapers, as in "Topics best avoided at the dinner table."
Define: Irresponsible.
<sorry, couldn't resist>
Smelly: Related to Politicians and Newspapers, as in "Topics best avoided at the dinner table."
Define: Irresponsible.
Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: August 25, 2010 08:38AM
Irresponsible: The specialist manufacturer of Iridium spoons.
Define: Coriander.
Define: Coriander.
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