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Games, activities and teaching ideas > Word of the Day (from Wednesday)- answer and winner
Word of the Day (from Wednesday)- answer and winner
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almaz
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Word of the Day (from Wednesday)- answer and winner
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Looks like we �re going to have to revert to Wednesday �s game (sorry, lockman, but where are you?).
If you recall, the word was SNOWCLONE. See here and here for assorted definitions.
Anyway, the term �snowclone � refers to a sort of trope or phrasal template like �X is the new Y � (as in �ESLprintables is the new rock �n � roll � etc.). It originated in the old canard that �eskimos have n words for snow �.
After due consideration, I reckon that edrodmedina gave the classiest (completely wrong, but oh, so believable) definition:
As everyone knows no two snowflakes are the same, that is until now. The great world renown German scientist Dr. Fingleheimer had been working on a snow making machine on behalf of the Olympic committee and came upon a way to duplicate exact replicas of snowflakes which make for a consistent conditions on the slopes thus leveling the playing field and that �s how we now have snowclones.
Step up, Ed!
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22 Oct 2010
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