[Dixonary] Round 2679 -- CACKERMANDER -- Time to Vote

[endash@verizon.net]

Slim pickings, compensated by the cleverness and creativity of our contributors, who provide 13 fake defs for your consideration, along with the one that actually comes from a dictionary.

Please cast your votes by public message to the group on or before Thursday, January 28, at 10:00 AM EST or the equivalent in your time zone (extra time to allow for a Wednesday full of medical appointments).

Good luck to all.

-- Dick


 1. sideways; more generally, awkwardly

 2. [Obs.] a derogatory name for a football umpire or referee who is considered to be too strict and hence interrupts play too often

 3. a disputed or corrupt ballot

 4. [Dial. New Forest, UK] a pony which pulls to the left
 
 5. (Southeast England, dialect) a friend
 
 6. an unhappy marriage
 
 7. a clumsy person

 8. one who is given to petty criticism and constant complaint

 9. [Naut. slang] an incompetent officer

10. a population explosion among waterfowl

11. Tiddlywinks. a shooter with a concave-beveled edge, now banned from tournament play

12. [Sl.] one who has a habit of making sarcastic comments

13. [slang] a boastful, untruthful person

14. [Colloq.] a newt of the southwestern US, _Notophthalmus rubor_; it is light to medium red in color and known for the peculiar cackling sound emitted by the male when seeking a mate







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[Judy Madnick]

Oops! Missed the deadline. It probably won't matter since most of the time you guys don't like my definition.

How about 1 and 14 just to get this over with quickly.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY



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From: endash (AT) verizon (DOT) net
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Dated: 1/26/2016 9:57:05 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2679 -- CACKERMANDER -- Time to Vote


Slim pickings, compensated by the cleverness and creativity of our contributors, who provide 13 fake defs for your consideration, along with the one that actually comes from a dictionary.

Please cast your votes by public message to the group on or before Thursday, January 28, at 10:00 AM EST or the equivalent in your time zone (extra time to allow for a Wednesday full of medical appointments).

Good luck to all.

-- Dick


1. sideways; more generally, awkwardly

2. [Obs.] a derogatory name for a football umpire or referee who is considered to be too strict and hence interrupts play too often

3. a disputed or corrupt ballot

4. [Dial. New Forest, UK] a pony which pulls to the left

5. (Southeast England, dialect) a friend

6. an unhappy marriage

7. a clumsy person

8. one who is given to petty criticism and constant complaint

9. [Naut. slang] an incompetent officer

10. a population explosion among waterfowl

11. Tiddlywinks. a shooter with a concave-beveled edge, now banned from tournament play

12. [Sl.] one who has a habit of making sarcastic comments

13. [slang] a boastful, untruthful person

14. [Colloq.] a newt of the southwestern US, _Notophthalmus rubor_; it is light to medium red in color and known for the peculiar cackling sound emitted by the male when seeking a mate



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[France International/Mike Shefler]

Ill go for 1 and 4.

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[Paul Keating]

1 & 11.

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[Steve Graham]

8 and 14 (for creativity, if nothing else) please.



Steve Graham

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein


8. one who is given to petty criticism and constant complaint

14. [Colloq.] a newt of the southwestern US, _Notophthalmus rubor_; it is light to medium red in color and known for the peculiar cackling sound emitted by the male when seeking a mate.

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[—Keith Hale—]

1 & 4, please! (I never even saw the last round results, let alone the new
word! I seem to fall into little time-warps.)
-Keith-
On Jan 26, 2016 8:57 AM, <endash (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:

> Slim pickings, compensated by the cleverness and creativity of our
> contributors, who provide 13 fake defs for your consideration, along with
> the one that actually comes from a dictionary.
>
> Please cast your votes by public message to the group on or before
> Thursday, January 28, at 10:00 AM EST or the equivalent in your time zone
> (extra time to allow for a Wednesday full of medical appointments).
>
> Good luck to all.
>
> -- Dick
>
>
> 1. sideways; more generally, awkwardly
>
> 2. [Obs.] a derogatory name for a football umpire or referee who is
> considered to be too strict and hence interrupts play too often
>
> 3. a disputed or corrupt ballot
>
> 4. [Dial. New Forest, UK] a pony which pulls to the left
>
> 5. (Southeast England, dialect) a friend
>
> 6. an unhappy marriage
>
> 7. a clumsy person
>
> 8. one who is given to petty criticism and constant complaint
>
> 9. [Naut. slang] an incompetent officer
>
> 10. a population explosion among waterfowl
>
> 11. Tiddlywinks. a shooter with a concave-beveled edge, now banned from
> tournament play
>
> 12. [Sl.] one who has a habit of making sarcastic comments
>
> 13. [slang] a boastful, untruthful person
>
> 14. [Colloq.] a newt of the southwestern US, _Notophthalmus rubor_; it is
> light to medium red in color and known for the peculiar cackling sound
> emitted by the male when seeking a mate
>
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[Tim B]

8 and 13, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Efrem Mallach]

I’ll try two not-very-nice people, 8 and 12.

Efrem

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> On Jan 26, 2016, at 9:57 AM, endash (AT) verizon (DOT) net wrote:
>
> Slim pickings, compensated by the cleverness and creativity of our contributors, who provide 13 fake defs for your consideration, along with the one that actually comes from a dictionary.
>
> Please cast your votes by public message to the group on or before Thursday, January 28, at 10:00 AM EST or the equivalent in your time zone (extra time to allow for a Wednesday full of medical appointments).
>
> Good luck to all.
>
> -- Dick
>
>
>
> 8. one who is given to petty criticism and constant complaint
>
>
> 12. [Sl.] one who has a habit of making sarcastic comments

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[Tim Lodge]

I'm pretty awkward, and I was in the New Forest last weekend, so I'll try 1
and 4:

1. sideways; more generally, awkwardly

4. [Dial. New Forest, UK] a pony which pulls to the left

-- Tim L

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[Daniel Widdis]

3 and 13 because it's election season

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[Jim Hart]

For me 7 and 9

Jim


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[Jim Hart]

Dan, I'll keep that explanation in mind for all my fake defs until November

Jim

On Wednesday, 27 January 2016 09:03:16 UTC+11, Daniel Widdis wrote:
>
> 3 and 13 because it's election season
>
>

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[Daniel Widdis]

It may not be a continuous thing. Two upstart states which nobody cares
about other than every 4 years, Iowa and New Hampshire, get the season
started in late January, and most of the horse race excitement fades by
"Super Tuesday" which will be March 1 this year. Then it's eight months
of hearing why you shouldn't vote for the other guy (or gal), but by
then everyone has candidate fatigue. So you have about five or six weeks
to buy my vote with allegations of lies, corruption, etc. while it's
still amusing and interesting. After that, you'll get negative votes. :)

On 1/26/16 11:24 PM, Jim Hart wrote:
> Dan, I'll keep that explanation in mind for all my fake defs until
> November
>
> Jim
>
> On Wednesday, 27 January 2016 09:03:16 UTC+11, Daniel Widdis wrote:
>
> 3 and 13 because it's election season
>

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[Shani Naylor]

I'll vote for 1 & 7.

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[Dodi Schultz]

I fear you omitted the real one. My votes to the authors of

&nbsp;9. [Naut. slang] an incompetent officer

and

11. Tiddlywinks. a shooter with a concave-beveled edge, now banned from tournament play



—Dodi





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[Tony Abell]

I'll try 1 and 8:

> 1. sideways; more generally, awkwardly

> 8. one who is given to petty criticism and constant complaint

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[Guerri Stevens]

I know this is late but ... I vote for 8 and 12.
Guerri


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