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Word of the Day
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gabitza
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Word of the Day
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As the winner of the last game hasn �t come forward, I have been advised to put up a new word of the day and pick a new winner.
So, today �s words is
mammothrept
Make your own definition. Make it funny. Make it odd. Good luck!
Gabitza
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12 Nov 2010
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MoodyMoody
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I �m going to get a reputation for a dirty mind, after last week �s "daffynition," followed by this one, but here goes:
mammo- breast, such as a mammogram
THR - The Hollywood Reporter
-ept - able, such as inept
So, mammothrept must be the ability of tabloid reporters in Hollywood to report on women �s breasts! |
12 Nov 2010
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franknbea
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Hi Gabitza,
Could you tell us who the winner was please?
I missed the announcement.
Thanks |
12 Nov 2010
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cauffeepot
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the threptosaurus was an ancient winged, lizard-like, bird-like, pterodactyl-like creature, except it was called a thrept. from mammo-immense, thrept-thrept. |
12 Nov 2010
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Greek Professor
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Evening everyone...
umm...greek word again..I know it...but...I keep my lips sealed...
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12 Nov 2010
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almaz
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Gabitza,
Regina �s right (see above). Isabelle99 took the baton from you and ran with it although it �s not very clear whether she actually passed it on - which seems to be the problem with this game now that some members have complained that it �s not nice to repost the word especially when other members have such pressing concerns like asking whether �nitwit � is an adverb or a preposition. |
13 Nov 2010
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cauffeepot
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well, is it an adverb or a preposition?? I think it �s an insult. |
13 Nov 2010
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MoodyMoody
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Only a nitwit would think that "nitwit" is either an adverb or a preposition! (Okay, maybe that �s a bit harsh.) "Nitwit" is a noun meaning "stupid person," I think from "nit," louse egg and "wit," intelligence or cleverness. I �m not sure about the nit part, though; it could have come from simple rhyming.
So who won already? |
13 Nov 2010
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almaz
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There �s no fooling you two! |
13 Nov 2010
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