Thank you, redcamarocruiser! The new Word of the Day is 

 

 

Remember, do NOT give the real definition! I want the best "daffynition" you can invent! I will select a winner either when this post leaves the forum or when there are enough answers to pick from. Enjoy! 

Oh oh ! How do you know the new Policy in the Scottish rugby strategy ???

 

This method is based on French colors (gris means grey). So meleagris means that all the players in a "mélêe" have to use grey socks and sweaters to deceive the other team and make them do wrong things.

Everyone knows Arthur, Sir Galahad and Lancelot, but few know of the eccentric Sir Gaelem. The poor knight was once a squire with an unusual quirk--he tended to say things backwards when he got nervous. So whenever he was beckoned by his Lord, he would get nervous and "Me� Liege" would come out as "Gaelem". He was a wonderful squire and once on a quest with his Lord he saved an entire village from bandits. Apparently he met the attacking ruffians on the road and gave them the wrong directions (reversing the directions like he did his words), which led them to an army of Kingsmen (not the bards, though they did sing of his adventures later) who quickly secured the men who were wanted for having had their way with one of Guinevere�s vestal (no-longer) virgins. "Gaelem", as he had been nicknamed by his liege, was touted as a hero and Arthur himself knighted him as Sir Gaelem the Rearward.  Unfortunately (or not), Sir Galeam now refers to himself as Maelagris which causes people to mistake him for a mage rather than a knight.

 

Over time, as his story was shared by the bards and spread across the land, the word "maelagris" has come to refer to person that has a good soul, but is somewhat backwards in their manner and behavior. This word is especially popular when referring to young, pubescent boys who become quite nervous when they are approaching and attempting to speak with fair young  maidens.