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WOD - December 23
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miss K.
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WOD - December 23
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It was a pleasent surprise to become winner. Thanks!
It turns out that to come up with a word is more difficult than to give a definition.
As this year comes to an end the next WOD begins with y too! It �s YAKKA.
You can read one funny defition at http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=25222
Merry Christmas!
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23 Dec 2010
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edrodmedina
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Yakka...This word is a homograph.. It can mean a female yak as in : The yakka gave birth to a healthy yakkling. It can also mean, as the root (yak) of the word implies, a yenta (Yiddish for a gossip) as in: The yakka knew all the dirt on everyone in the small village. |
23 Dec 2010
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gloriawpai
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everytime when I gave food to my son when he was a little boy and he didn �t wanna eat, he �d say: yakka!!!
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23 Dec 2010
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stexstme
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Hello Yana!
Yep!........
Another
Kool
Kristhmas
A.........love it!
Веселого Різдва !
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23 Dec 2010
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chud
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Yakka - is another way to say "bullshit" 
yak=bull
ka=shit
An expression "What a yakka!" is frequently used by Tibetans, who have brought it to the USA.
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23 Dec 2010
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Apodo
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This is a common Australian word.......I �m enjoying your daffynitions so far. LOL. |
23 Dec 2010
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Jayho
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Aaaah yes - very common here Apodo and I think it originates from the Aboriginal langauge.
But it is also an anagram of KAYAK and that special way of falling out of the kayak when you are not paddling correctly is known as yakka
Cheers
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24 Dec 2010
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Olindalima ( F )
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KAYAK was the name of my pet dog , years on end, I was about 12/ 13. How I miss him. such a tramp, with blue blood in his veins.
What a miserable, touching, terrific, awful and ........,, sorry, Kayak, disgusting dog he was.
he would peeeeeeeeeee,... everywhwere, any time. Wouldn �t go out to pee, if there would be a slight probability of a rain drop, would " cry" and cry and cry, may God bless him, whenever he saw the military parade.
What a Kayak -
one day he managed to stop a miltary parade - WOW -
What a laugh we had.
We were by the window and he always managed to jump up on to the windowsill, though he was kind of handicapped - he was a basset, we call them ......sausages, well, they look like.
So, yes my Hot Dog started crying like a child �s mourn and the parade stopped, every single soldier jumped down.... cause they thought they had overrun a child. He cried like a child, my Kayak.
WOW, what a dog, more than 30 years after he died, he is here, around the world in the net..pity I don �t have a photo - he was a very charming and cute dog.
Loved you, kayak, best companion
Sorry to disturb this WOD, but this was my only possibility to charm and cheer and hug my dear Kayak
RIP
thank you for the wonderful times we shared
linda
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24 Dec 2010
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chud
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Dear Olindalima (Linda),
I �ve been deeply touched by your story. I �m a great dog lover myself and my own dog �s behavior is a little bit similar to your Kayak �s (he gets psychotic sometimes), but I still love him very much. It �s wonderful that Kayak is still living in your heart. I �m sure, he �s had a perfect life with you, he was loved and gave love, and that �s what dogs need most of all.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I wish to you a year full of Love and Kindness.
Yours,
Liza.
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24 Dec 2010
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