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Games, activities and teaching ideas > word of the day!!
word of the day!!
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MarionG
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word of the day!!
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Thank you elderberrywine for choosing my definition.
I hope this new word will tickle the imagination of new and old memebers alike.
FUNAMBULISM
For all those new to the game, the idea is to give an alternative meaning to the word, not the real meaning! you can make a wild guess or try to work out a meaning based on your associative thinking or knowledge of pre and suffixes.
The most important part is to just have fun!
If you need some inspiration, or just could use a laugh, you are welcome to check the word of the day entrees of some years back when the titans still roamed the forum. |
23 Jan 2014
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elderberrywine
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Sorry for making the first entry. This is just such a lovely word.
the meaning of "fun" is obvious
"ambu" is from Latin "ambulare" - to walk
and "-ism" is the classical ending for a symptom, disease or syndrome.
It �s a psychological technical term for a very sad disease.
People who have funambulism are fun, have fun and create fun while walking around.
As soon as they stand or sit, they fall into depression and all the fun is gone.
Just imagine these poor people who have the choice between being gloomy, bitter, depressed and utterly pessimistic or being exhausted because in order to chase those negative feelings they have to walk, hop, run around all day....
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23 Jan 2014
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isa2
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This medicament is prescribed to treat SLEEPLESSNESS.
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23 Jan 2014
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cukurova
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a FUN service given by the paramedics in an AMBULance to entertain.Thanks to this service, the patient �s relatives or friends (and sometimes the patient himself) can forget about the incident a little bit and cheer up.(if possible!)
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23 Jan 2014
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sarguero
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Funambulism is a type of bulimia suffered by Fu Manchu.
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23 Jan 2014
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MoodyMoody
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Funambulism is the uploading of an American indie pop groups � two albums to iTunes, Rhapsody, amazon, or another music selling website.
Fun: an American pop group that has produced exactly two albums
amb- both, two
UL: upload
-ism: suffix used to form a noun of action |
23 Jan 2014
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ascincoquinas
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a test performed by a drunk driver when the police suspects of his/her behaviour. It is basically stand one foot walk, like this:
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23 Jan 2014
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douglas
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Funambulism: a sickeness that involves finding pleasure in riding in an ambulance. Victims of this sickness are known to put themselves in dangerous situations in order to be injured to the extent that they must be transported to the hospital via ambulance. They are generally identifiable by the numerous scars, and other bodily malformities coming from their numerous accidents and injuries incurred there from.
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24 Jan 2014
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teresasimoes
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Funambulism
It�s the pleasure some people take from walking while they are dreaming with their eyes closed and all by themselves. |
24 Jan 2014
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