[Dixonary] Round 2100: fy - Definition List

[Christopher Carson]

We have a total of 18 definitions for FY, 17 of them carefully
hand-crafted by the players and one from a real dictionary. You are
invited to vote for your two favorites, by public reply to this message,
before deadline, which is 8:30 AM EDT on Thursday, April 29, 2010, or 5:30
AM PDT. I know I'm pushing the deadline a bit but I've got a busy
Wednesday afternoon and evening on tap.


1. _Scot._ Angry.

2. To accept as true; to give credence to.

3. Having magical powers.

4. [Icel.] A mound. (fr. ON _fya_)

5. Flighty, harum-scarum; a flibbertigibbet.

6. An informal path made of shredded bark or wood.

7. [Norse] An expression of surprise or alarm.

8. Var. of fight, once used as a war cry.

9. To digest.

10. An ornament, such as a spray of gems, resembling a tuft
of plumes.

11. The Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the
counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.

12. A computer virus embedded in a fictitious request for
information.

13. Having visionary power, clairvoyant.

14. A tasseled cap worn by overweight male dancers in
Turkish baths.

15. _Obs._ Provoking disgust; abhorrent, loathsome [ME
feig, feigh].

16. Magistrate in charge of games, markets or buildings.

17. [Acr. Pinct.] False Yellow: a yellow pigment that dries
with uneven orange streaks.

18. [Obs.] By; by way of; through



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[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Chris,

What I said when I submitted my fake def turns out to be true - the shorter
the word, the harder the choice. What a diverse and believable selection!

I think I'll toss my votes at 4 and 18:

> 4. [Icel.] A mound. (fr. ON _fya_)

> 18. [Obs.] By; by way of; through

Best, Hugo



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[Judy Madnick]

May as well get this over with:

<< 5. Flighty, harum-scarum; a flibbertigibbet.

<< 10. An ornament, such as a spray of gems, resembling a tuft
<< of plumes.

Judy Madnick


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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 3 and 13.

I have to wonder, though, what the normal or underweight male dancers in
number 14 would wear. Maybe no tassel on the cap? No cap at all? Or
perhaps the bath discriminates against dancers who are NOT overweight?

Guerri

Christopher Carson wrote:
>
> 3. Having magical powers.
>
> 13. Having visionary power, clairvoyant.



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[Hugo Kornelis]

> I have to wonder, though, what the normal or underweight male dancers in
> number 14 would wear. Maybe no tassel on the cap? No cap at all? Or
> perhaps the bath discriminates against dancers who are NOT overweight?

LOL!

Personally, I prefer not to think about the dancers in 14 too much - the
mental image is rather 15. ;)

Best, Hugo



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[Tim Lodge]

Chris

Did I not just vote? Maybe I sent it as a private message.

> *9. To digest.
>
> 11. The Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the
> * * counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.

-- Tim L


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[Dodi Schultz]

Every one of these--well, almost every one--is just well-phrased and strange enough to be the real one. And four different parts of speech! Gotta be random choices. I'll try:



2. To accept as true; to give credence to.


and



18. [Obs.] By; by way of; through


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[Tim Bourne]

5 and 13, please.

Best wishes,
Tim.


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[EnDash@aol.com]

I will try number 6 because it seems so unlikely and number 15 for the
opposite reason.

-- Dick Weltz



6. An informal path made of shredded bark or wood.


15. _Obs._ Provoking disgust; abhorrent, loathsome [ME
feig, feigh].




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[Daniel B. Widdis]

4 and 17 please

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[JohnnyB]

Chris

I'll go with the magic stuff please but not the overweight fairy

#3 and #13

JohnnyB

>
> 3. Having magical powers.
>
>
> 13. Having visionary power, clairvoyant.
>



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[Toni Savage]

2 and 16, please
*-- Toni Savage



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From: Christopher Carson <clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com>
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Sent: Tue, April 27, 2010 9:25:53 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2100: fy - Definition List

We have a total of 18 definitions for FY, 17 of them carefully
hand-crafted by the players and one from a real dictionary.* You are
invited to vote for your two favorites, by public reply to this message,
before deadline, which is 8:30 AM EDT on Thursday, April 29, 2010, or 5:30
AM PDT.* I know I'm pushing the deadline a bit but I've got a busy
Wednesday afternoon and evening on tap.


1. _Scot._ Angry.

2. To accept as true; to give credence to.

3. Having magical powers.

4. [Icel.] A mound. (fr. ON _fya_)

5. Flighty, harum-scarum; a flibbertigibbet.

6. An informal path made of shredded bark or wood.

7. [Norse] An expression of surprise or alarm.

8. Var. of fight, once used as a war cry.

9. To digest.

10. An ornament, such as a spray of gems, resembling a tuft
* * of plumes.

11. The Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the
* * counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.

12. A computer virus embedded in a fictitious request for
* * information.

13. Having visionary power, clairvoyant.

14. A tasseled cap worn by overweight male dancers in
* * Turkish baths.

15. _Obs._ Provoking disgust; abhorrent, loathsome [ME
* * feig, feigh].

16. Magistrate in charge of games, markets or buildings.

17. [Acr. Pinct.] False Yellow: a yellow pigment that dries
* * with uneven orange streaks.

18. [Obs.] By; by way of; through



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[Paul Keating]

Male dancers in Turkish baths? Eh? That sounds to me as Turkish as Turkish delight.*

Avoiding the fie and fey variants, I'll take the verbs: 2 and 9.

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Paul Keating
The Hague

*This footnote was intended to contain a translation of Turkish delight for the cousins. But W3 (which I consulted as the only English dictionary I know that takes food seriously) tells me that it needs no translation: I expected and didn't find chiefly Brit. Some Googling suggests that Turkish delight's sweetness and keeping qualities (both modest) make it unsuitable as a commercial American candy, so I reckon it may fall into the same category as pumpkin pie did for me as a child in Ireland. I knew what a pumpkin was (I had never seen one, but Cinderella's coach was made of one) and I knew what a pie was....


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[France International]

I'll go for 13 and 18.

[Nancy Shepherdson]

11 and 15 for me. Interesting collection of defs.

Nancy

On Apr 27, 8:25*am, "Christopher Carson" <clcar... (AT) live (DOT) com> wrote:
> We have a total of 18 definitions for FY, 17 of them carefully
> hand-crafted by the players and one from a real dictionary. *You are
> invited to vote for your two favorites, by public reply to this message,
> before deadline, which is 8:30 AM EDT on Thursday, April 29, 2010, or 5:30
> AM PDT. *I know I'm pushing the deadline a bit but I've got a busy
> Wednesday afternoon and evening on tap.
>
> *1. _Scot._ Angry.
>
> *2. To accept as true; to give credence to.
>
> *3. Having magical powers.
>
> *4. [Icel.] A mound. (fr. ON _fya_)
>
> *5. Flighty, harum-scarum; a flibbertigibbet.
>
> *6. An informal path made of shredded bark or wood.
>
> *7. [Norse] An expression of surprise or alarm.
>
> *8. Var. of fight, once used as a war cry.
>
> *9. To digest.
>
> 10. An ornament, such as a spray of gems, resembling a tuft
> * * of plumes.
>
> 11. The Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the
> * * counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
>
> 12. A computer virus embedded in a fictitious request for
> * * information.
>
> 13. Having visionary power, clairvoyant.
>
> 14. A tasseled cap worn by overweight male dancers in
> * * Turkish baths.
>
> 15. _Obs._ Provoking disgust; abhorrent, loathsome [ME
> * * feig, feigh].
>
> 16. Magistrate in charge of games, markets or buildings.
>
> 17. [Acr. Pinct.] False Yellow: a yellow pigment that dries
> * * with uneven orange streaks.
>
> 18. [Obs.] By; by way of; through
>
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[Millie Morgan]

Sorry I missed the def deadline Chris
I'll vote for 10 and 18

> 10. An ornament, such as a spray of gems, resembling a tuft of plumes.
> 18. [Obs.] By; by way of; through


Millie

[Dave Cunningham]

3 and 13 for the fey ones.


Dave

[Matthew]

2 and 15 for me. Matthew Grieco


>*2. To accept as true; to give credence to.
>
> 15. _Obs._ Provoking disgust; abhorrent, loathsome [ME
> * * feig, feigh].

[Chuck]

Chris -

Amazing this word didn't attract lots of crossword or Scrabble playing DQ's.

I'll have a go with:

1. _Scot._ Angry.

and, while thinking Fernando might have returned -

14. A tasseled cap worn by overweight male dancers in Turkish baths.

Thanks,

Chuck

[Paul Keating]

> Amazing this word didn't attract lots of crossword or Scrabble playing
DQ's.

FY isn't an acceptable play in Scrabble.

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Paul Keating
The Hague