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Redefinition

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What words should really mean. I considered making it ABC, but figured that was too cruel.


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ussusimiel wrote:Bucolic

(While this word means 'pastoral' and pleasant country living, it has always sounded to me like a cross 'puke' and 'colic', which while relevant to each other are utterly at odds with 'bucolic'. That's dem Greeks for ya!)
Phylactery

Possibly confused with prophylactic. Not a mistake you want to have to explain to your doctor.

Flautist

Someone who probably has a record for indecent exposure.

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+JMJ+
Sorus wrote:Flautist

Someone who probably has a record for indecent exposure.
Or who eats too many beans.
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conundrum:

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Castigate

To neuter an opponent with a sharpened rebuke.

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Sorus

1. The aftermath of corporal punishment. Caned.
2. A thesaurus with missing pages.

Wayfriend

The last bite of a wafer.

Wosbald

A geriatric wasp.

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ussusimiel

An olfactory echo.

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Vizidor: a brightly clad person who calls to your house :lol:

nubile: a bitter new person (we see them regularly in the 'Tank :lol:)
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contumely: a dish of aspic layered with flan.

flagrant: to pontificate while waving a banner.
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Choir: a collective noun for audio cable.
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peregrinations: the journeys of a falcon
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loquacious-- producing many loquats
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Hypotenuse

A prehistoric mammal resembling a cross between a hippopotamus and a moose.

Confabulation

1. A fabulous convention.
2. A decorative confection made of marzipan and Styrofoam.

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fabula: a fabulous uvula
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caliginous-- like the sexual parts of flowers
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Xerox

A type of small antelope. (Thought to be an endangered species, but an accurate count has been elusive due to all individuals being identical.)

Quibble

Offspring of a hedgehog and a tribble.

Soiree

An insincere apology.

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Funny: a funnel for A's

Funambulism: ambulances with stand up comedians.
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Concatenate:
To attach cats to things.

Quintessential:
(mathematics)
In group theory, it's essentially when your group has 5 generators.

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Vizidor wrote:Wayfriend

The last bite of a wafer.
Hey! I resemble that remark.

Vizidor: a posh box for keeping your sunglasses in
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Cantrip

A hazardous walking surface.

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Suspension

Waiting for an important letter, usually until after retirement.
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alliteration

A government-imposed limit on how much trash you can make, within a specified time period.
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