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Tim Lodge
April 29th, 2008, 03:41 AM
Here are 19 totally depraved definitions of the word ULIPY, only one
of which came from my dictionary. Vote for TWO definitions, as a
public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline of

18:00 BST on Wednesday 30th April, which is
17:00 UTC
1:00 PM EDT
10:00 AM PDT, all on the same day

New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
at http://tinyurl.com/br3oc

1: _obs._ to sadden.

2: to fizz; to bubble.

3: short cutting sword.

4: _Archaic_ sentimental.

5: [Chiefly Scot.] vexing.

6: an oilskin coat or jacket.

7: to talk profusely and idly.

8: having a U-shaped cross-section.

9: quality of being the final answer.

10: a morbid accumulation of fat about the face.

11: having a greasy or oily feeling to the touch.

12: the omission of words or lines in recopying text.

13: a creature of the deep Pacific Ocean, class unknown.

14: a computer programming language which diverged from SNOBOL4 in
1970.

15: tax avoidance scheme involving lending to relatives at non-market
rates.

16: an exposed, oxidized portion of a mineral vein, especially a rust-
colored outcrop of iron ore.

17: _Estonia._ political solidarity, conceived as distinct from (and
opposed to) Soviet collectivism [Est. ülipy 'brotherhood']

18: a West African percussion instrument consisting of three small
drums arranged in a triangular configuration and struck with the
hands.

19: distortion by stretching of the subcutaneous fatty [lipoid] layer;
caused usually by pregnancy but also can occur in either sex caused by
obesity ["stretch-marks" qv.]

Guerri Stevens
April 29th, 2008, 05:35 AM
I vote for the nines: 9 and 19.

Guerri

Tim B
April 29th, 2008, 05:38 AM
11 and 19, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

EnDash@aol.com
April 29th, 2008, 06:38 AM
I'll vote for 18 and 19

-- Dick Weltz


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Dave Cunningham
April 29th, 2008, 08:33 AM
4 and 13 as being quite unlikely ...

Dave

On Apr 29, 4:41*am, Tim Lodge <iel7j... (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Here are 19 totally depraved definitions of the word ULIPY, only one
> of which came from my dictionary. *Vote for TWO definitions, as a
> public forum message (in reply to this one), before the deadline of
>
> * * * * * * * * 18:00 BST on Wednesday 30th April, which is
> * * * * * * * * 17:00 UTC
> * * * * * * * * *1:00 PM EDT
> * * * * * * * * 10:00 AM PDT, all on the same day
>
> New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this
> round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are
> athttp://tinyurl.com/br3oc
>
> *1: _obs._ *to sadden.
>
> *2: to fizz; to bubble.
>
> *3: short cutting sword.
>
> *4: _Archaic_ sentimental.
>
> *5: [Chiefly Scot.] vexing.
>
> *6: an oilskin coat or jacket.
>
> *7: to talk profusely and idly.
>
> *8: having a U-shaped cross-section.
>
> *9: quality of being the final answer.
>
> 10: a morbid accumulation of fat about the face.
>
> 11: having a greasy or oily feeling to the touch.
>
> 12: the omission of words or lines in recopying text.
>
> 13: a creature of the deep Pacific Ocean, class unknown.
>
> 14: a computer programming language which diverged from SNOBOL4 in
> 1970.
>
> 15: tax avoidance scheme involving lending to relatives at non-market
> rates.
>
> 16: an exposed, oxidized portion of a mineral vein, especially a rust-
> colored outcrop of iron ore.
>
> 17: _Estonia._ political solidarity, conceived as distinct from (and
> opposed to) Soviet collectivism [Est. ülipy 'brotherhood']
>
> 18: a West African percussion instrument consisting of three small
> drums arranged in a triangular configuration and struck with the
> hands.
>
> 19: distortion by stretching of the subcutaneous fatty [lipoid] layer;
> caused usually by pregnancy but also can occur in either sex caused by
> obesity ["stretch-marks" qv.]

Judy Madnick
April 29th, 2008, 08:44 AM
My choices are probably as bad as my definition. <G>

<< 10: a morbid accumulation of fat about the face.

<< 12: the omission of words or lines in recopying text.

Judy Madnick
Jacksonville, FL

France International
April 29th, 2008, 09:08 AM
I'll try 9 and 18.

Dodi Schultz
April 29th, 2008, 09:58 AM
A depraved lot indeed!

For no reason whatever except elimination of all of the others, I'll take
#11 and #12.

--Dodi

Chuck
April 29th, 2008, 03:10 PM
Tim -

Depraved, or not, I'll go for -

6: an oilskin coat or jacket.

and

17: _Estonia._ political solidarity, conceived as distinct from (and
opposed to) Soviet collectivism [Est. ülipy 'brotherhood']

Thanks,

Chuck

Toni Savage
April 29th, 2008, 06:35 PM
1 and 16, please.

-- Toni Savage

Daniel B. Widdis
April 29th, 2008, 09:49 PM
2 and 12 please.

--
Dan

Nancy Shepherdson
April 30th, 2008, 12:06 AM
I'll take 11 and 12.

Nancy

JohnnyB
April 30th, 2008, 03:57 AM
Tim

As I am depraved myself (but not totally) I shal go for a fat one and a thin one #3 and #10 please

JohnnyB

Paul Keating
April 30th, 2008, 04:13 AM
Haven't a clue -- good word! Vox pop says it's 11, 12 or 19. But I think I
detect the hand of John Barrs in 19. So I'll vote for 11 and 12.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

Tony Abell
April 30th, 2008, 06:42 AM
11 and 12 are as good as any.

> 11: having a greasy or oily feeling to the touch.

> 12: the omission of words or lines in recopying text.

Christopher Carson
April 30th, 2008, 08:27 AM
I'll go for 10 and 12.

Chris

Russ Heimerson
April 30th, 2008, 10:01 AM
I'll toss my votes at #10 and #11, please.

Russ