word jam — fictional definitions

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word jam — fictional definitions

Post by sasha » November 28th, 2018, 4:20 pm

One of my favorite ongoing jams at Arcanum was "Words Not In the Dictionary" - neologisms coined on the spot, either redefining an existing word, or altering it slightly in spelling to better drive home the pun. A few examples of the former:

moron - the fundamental particle of stupidity
zebra - support for ze breasts
penultimate - the best writing implement, ever

and of the latter:

knavy - a flotilla of rogues
wickerpedia - the online encyclopedia of basket weaving
iguano - lizard dung

My track record at getting jams rolling here ain't too good, but what the hey..... It's kinda fun

(and it's okay to have fun...)

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any takers....?
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Post by judih » November 28th, 2018, 11:53 pm

haiview- short documentations of present scenery

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Post by saw » November 29th, 2018, 9:11 am

grasshopper- a bin for storing your weed
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Post by sasha » November 29th, 2018, 1:58 pm

apocalypso - musical accompaniment to The End of Days
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Post by sasha » November 29th, 2018, 4:47 pm

indentured - freshly-outfitted with false teeth
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Post by saw » November 29th, 2018, 8:30 pm

bulldozer--a male bovine that loves to take naps

fiddlesticks--stringed bows for playing Irish jigs on the violin
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Post by judih » November 30th, 2018, 12:16 am

backpedaling - bicycle for those who enjoy naps in the sun

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Post by sasha » November 30th, 2018, 6:45 am

judih wrote:
November 30th, 2018, 12:16 am
backpedaling - bicycle for those who enjoy naps in the sun
To give the game a little structure, we imposed the constraint that the entries be made alphabetically. Since this begins with "b", the next one should be "c" - so I'm going with

champain: (n) the headache one experiences on January 2

next up - "d".........
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Post by saw » November 30th, 2018, 8:46 am

dumbbell...an alert system to let one know there is someone at the front door that never works
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Post by sasha » November 30th, 2018, 12:46 pm

embareass - (vt) to forcibly remove another's trousers; to "pants" someone, as on a Scout camping trip
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Post by judih » December 1st, 2018, 12:45 am

furloined - clothed in fake animal skin undergarment

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Post by saw » December 1st, 2018, 10:16 am

globetrotter---a door to door salesman pedaling spheres of the earth
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Post by sasha » December 1st, 2018, 12:36 pm

hayday - time to harvest this winter's livestock feed
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Post by judih » December 1st, 2018, 1:31 pm

intelligible - someone qualified to relate reliable info

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Post by saw » December 1st, 2018, 5:41 pm

jitterbug---any insect with the DT's ( drinker's trembles )
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