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Word of the Day
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valfairyrose
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Word of the Day
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Hello Everybody!!!!
A wonderful surprise dear Yams
You chose me as the winner!!!!!!!!
So lets see if I can handle this game...
The word today is:
Maastrichtian
People remember, this is a game, only the funniest and artful definition will be the winner!!!! not the correct one....
To play and have fun the definitions are...
Huge Hug
Val
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8 Oct 2010
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Nabila Manzur
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mmm, i�ll try
ma= master of arts
astrich= a female ostrich
tian= croatian
maastrichtian: noun , a person who has a master�s degree of the behaviour of croatian female ostriches.
:) naby
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8 Oct 2010
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elgh�r
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Let �s see...
maastr= master = very skilled rich= that who has a lot of money tian= 天 = chinese for "heaven"
Maastrichtian: n a person who is very skilled at making people become rich and/or helping them go to heaven.
 yeah, right...
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8 Oct 2010
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Apodo
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Maastrichtian: A child who has a very stern female parent. (Ma �s strict + ian) |
8 Oct 2010
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Jayho
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Andre Rieu is a Maastrichtian
d�tartagan from The Three Musketeers died at the hands of Maastrichtians in 1673
Cannabis sold in local coffee shops can only be sold to Maastrichtians
So who are these Maastrichtians? They come from Maastricht, the oldest town in The Nertherlands (though this is disputed)
I can tell you from personal experience that it�s a great place to visit and the Maastrichtians are friendly
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8 Oct 2010
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dutchboydvh
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A gathering of authoritarian men named Ian. :-) |
8 Oct 2010
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MarionG
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A weird lot indeed, those Maastrichtians...
I studied law in Maastricht and I can testify to the fact that there is nothing quite like MAASTRICHTIANS.
(I happen to know more or less what the word really means but this usage seems so much more �useful� ;) |
8 Oct 2010
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ldthemagicman
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Maastrichtian
Some of the submissions for �Word of the Day� are really excellent, but I fear that some of you are being led astray by the erroneous definition of �igloo�, (�ig-loo�, an Eskimo ice-house), given by Koff van de Troat, of the Never-Land. The morpheme representing the �ig� is, indeed, from the Inuit language, (spoken by the Inuks), and, yes, it translates into �the big room at the front of the house�.
However, the second fragment of the word, the �loo�, is definitely NOT �the little room round at the back�.
Is spaghetti singular or plural? Do dyslexic students get the full benefits of Alphabet Soup? If someone is suffocated in Norfolk, is it possible to be norffocated in Suffolk?
THESE are the questions that you should be addressing in your studies, not the iambic pentameters of the word �igloo�.
Maastrichtian = A Maaaastiff (dog) that is undergoing Obedience Training. |
8 Oct 2010
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Mariethe House
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Love,love,love your sense of humour Id ( not ig! )le magie chien.
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8 Oct 2010
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Zora
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Maastrichtians - are doctors who specialise in the mental health of mothers of 3 to 7 year olds who constantly cry things like... "Maaaaaaaaaaaa! Can I have...", "Maaaaaaaaa... Johnny took my toy...?, "Maaaaaaa... I gotta go pee..." (this last one is quite annoying, especially after you �ve just bundled them up in a snowsuit!) 
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8 Oct 2010
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