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Old November 26th, 2020, 11:44 AM
'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary
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Default [Dixonary] Round 3122 vote for HOOPTIES

Here are 14 definitions for hoopties, one of which came from the dictionary.
Vote for your 2 favorite no later than 11 AM EST, Saturday, November 28.

1. pancakes made of cornmeal, fried in lard, and served with sausage
gravy.

2. one way of referring to the first decade of a century, in American
English, such as the 2000s. See also aughts, naughties.

3. uneven, wart-like, waxy bumps on the skin; fatty deposits of
cholesterol caused by very high levels of triglycerides.

4. [Sl.] old, worn-out cars; jalopies.

5. long side whiskers.

6. East Anglian dialect for hoopoes.

7. pieces of coloured ribbon fastened to croquet hoops to indicate which
hoop each ball has to pass through next.

8. congratulatory cries during a contest of strength in a ritual of the
Yanomamo and some smaller tribes in Brazil.

9. [from Dutch] a short stick used for stirring clothes in a washtub.

10. any of several small, agile mammals found in southern Africa, such as
the mongooses _Cynictis penicillata and _Mungos mungo_, and the
African ground squirrel, _Xerus inauris_.

11. a strikingly crested bird, _Upupa epops_, found from southern Europe
and Africa to southeastern Asia, the sole member of the family
_Upupidae_ of the roller order, _Coraciiformes_. Voice: An abrupt
"hoooop" followed by a shrieking "tieeeee".

12. graphic design elements utilizing freehand circles or semi-circles of
color.

13. In plural. A proprietary name for: a type of breakfast cereal made
from toasted maize, formerly used in countries where Toasties had
undesired connotations.

14. (deriv. Frisian); decorative wreaths placed on doorways and in
windows during holiday seasons.


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