mshefler
March 3rd, 2007, 07:54 PM
A short list this time of only 16 definitions for bedlamer, one of which came
from a real dictionary. Vote for your two favorites no later than 10 AM EST,
Monday, March 5.
1. [RR slang] a gandy dancer.
2. an immature seal, especially a harp seal, approaching breeding age.
(Also, a youth approaching manhood.)
3. the lowermost of the rock strata beneath an underground watercourse.
4. a tavern owner.
5. the ferruginous stork of South America.
6. [Sl.] nepotism.
7. an idiot, a simpleton.
8. a group of four to six naked wives, mistresses, servants and/or
slaves who prewarm the royal bed and keep the King warm through the
night.
9. [obs.] one who wets the bed.
10. calcareous loam used in making brick.
11. a cuckold.
12. one who gilded armour and especially horse-trappings for chivalric
tournaments.
13. an office administration consultant.
14. [Chiefly Brit.] a particularly severe hangover.
15. [Brit. Sl.] a psychiatric nurse.
16. a terrible pest who drives people crazy.
from a real dictionary. Vote for your two favorites no later than 10 AM EST,
Monday, March 5.
1. [RR slang] a gandy dancer.
2. an immature seal, especially a harp seal, approaching breeding age.
(Also, a youth approaching manhood.)
3. the lowermost of the rock strata beneath an underground watercourse.
4. a tavern owner.
5. the ferruginous stork of South America.
6. [Sl.] nepotism.
7. an idiot, a simpleton.
8. a group of four to six naked wives, mistresses, servants and/or
slaves who prewarm the royal bed and keep the King warm through the
night.
9. [obs.] one who wets the bed.
10. calcareous loam used in making brick.
11. a cuckold.
12. one who gilded armour and especially horse-trappings for chivalric
tournaments.
13. an office administration consultant.
14. [Chiefly Brit.] a particularly severe hangover.
15. [Brit. Sl.] a psychiatric nurse.
16. a terrible pest who drives people crazy.