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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: steeljam (---.range86-166.btcentralplus.com)
Date: June 09, 2011 09:56PM

Misheard: Arrive late for the migration


Define: Migration

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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: old boiler (---.range86-136.btcentralplus.com)
Date: June 10, 2011 07:23AM

Migration the number of fighter air craft allowed into a country under EU ruling



Define conflagration



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/10/2011 07:28AM by old boiler.

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: mycroftstwin (---.xdsl.xnet.co.nz)
Date: June 10, 2011 01:07PM

Conflagration - Burning a whole heap of national flags.

Define - Amass.

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: old boiler (---.range86-136.btcentralplus.com)
Date: June 10, 2011 02:28PM

amass...acquire a whole heap of grey stuff after ritual flag burning



define suffragette

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: CannibalRabbit (---.dyn.iinet.net.au)
Date: June 10, 2011 02:43PM

Suffragette: a person who insists on adding "ette" to the end of a word to denote the feminine form, eg: Smurfette, Ladette.

Define: Denote

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: June 10, 2011 04:02PM

De note: de thing you leave on de counter to let de family know where de heck you went when de gang invites you out for ice cream. Or beer. Whatever.

Define: family

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.sa.gov.au)
Date: June 20, 2011 05:54AM

Just read the bit where Cheyane get s a mention:

Back in the late 1950s there was a rating by television program titles for the female of the species and the number of pairs of knickers they wore at the same time:

I recall:

6 pairs:The Untouchables

3 pairs: Cheyanne

0 pairs: the Naked City or Bonanza


Is it possible to create such a rating these days. I ask as a matter of examining if 1950s values can be applicable in the 20101s.

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: mycroftstwin (---.xdsl.xnet.co.nz)
Date: June 24, 2011 01:22PM

family - in Mob parlance, the people you can rely upon to help keep your criminal career going, but whom occasionally you have to whack, if for no other reason than someone misplaced your favourite ballpoint pen.....

Define - whack

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: June 25, 2011 09:00AM

Whack: the sound of willow making contact with the ball. Most commonly heard when trying to extract a confession.

Define hearing

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.sa.gov.au)
Date: June 28, 2011 05:21AM

hearing - a malinged herring


define quacomole

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: CannibalRabbit (---.dyn.iinet.net.au)
Date: June 28, 2011 01:09PM

Quacomole - (1) whack-a-mole, but with the hammer replaced with a duck. (2) Duck and Avocado dip.

Define - Avocado

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: lynbard (---.direcway.com)
Date: July 01, 2011 03:30PM

Avocado - Secondary occupation or hobby (Spanish)

Define - Spanish

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: old boiler (---.range86-158.btcentralplus.com)
Date: July 01, 2011 08:25PM

Spanish...the width of any hand more or less when calculating roughly


Define gestimate

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: July 02, 2011 08:37AM

Gestimate: a close friend staying at your home.

Define home

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: steeljam (---.range86-178.btcentralplus.com)
Date: July 05, 2011 01:34AM

Home: the pet name use by Mycroft for his brother.

Define: Brother

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Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: mycroftstwin (---.xdsl.xnet.co.nz)
Date: July 05, 2011 06:13AM

Brother - the word you want to say after someone uses their grating pet name on you.

Define - exasperate

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: MistyCat (---.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz)
Date: July 05, 2011 08:54AM

Exasperate: The current on-line price for dead snakes.

Define: viper

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: CannibalRabbit (---.dyn.iinet.net.au)
Date: July 05, 2011 01:03PM

Viper: the person responsible for assigning status to guests

Define: Guest

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: old boiler (---.range86-158.btcentralplus.com)
Date: July 06, 2011 09:49AM

Past participle of an old english word defining trying to rememember who you invited to the party


stag do

Re: Define that word! immediately!
Posted by: bunyip (---.sa.gov.au)
Date: July 07, 2011 04:03AM

stag do: member of Vietnamese orgy party, currently banned by government which is opposed to anyone having fun.


Define: orgy

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