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[Dixonary] Round 2669: PSEUDISM [Results]
All the submitters have voted, so I’m invoking Rule 8(a)(2) and closing the
voting just a little less than 90 minutes early. The winner of round 2669 is Dave Cunningham, whose definition “A false definition of a word” received 7 votes, plus 2 points for guessing the correct def. That’s a commanding lead over Shani Naylor, who takes takes coveted second place with 6 natural points. John Barrs is runner-up with 4 points. The true definition was 8: “A false statement” (OED 3ed, Sept 2007), which two perceptive players guessed. 1. Any belief or philosophy which adheres to the external characteristics of an exemplar instead of the fundamental concepts. Votes from: Shefler and Stevens Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 2. 2. A belief that all doctrines, whether religious or political or societal should be disavowed and their leaders declared to be criminals. Vote from: Abell Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 1. 3. A cleft in a rock outcropping. Vote from: Madnick Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1. 4. A con; an imaginary cause concocted to swindle charitable donations from gullible philanthropists. No votes Submitted by: Hale. 5. A euphemism used to avoid violating a cultural taboo by mentioning a name, *e.g.,* “the Scottish play” for Macbeth. Votes from: Graham, Hart and Shepherdson Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 3. 6. A false cognate. Votes from: Cunningham and Schultz Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 2. 7. A false definition of a word. Votes from: Abell, Barrs, Mallach, Naylor, Schultz, Stevens and Widdis Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores 7 + 2, total 9. 8. A false statement. Votes from: Barrs and Cunningham Real definition from OED 3ed (Sept 2007) 9. Psych. An imaginary friend. Vote from: Widdis Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 1. 10. Incoherence of speech. No votes Submitted by: Madnick. 11. A mental disorder in which the patient believes that he is someone other than the person identified as himself by others. No votes Submitted by: Schultz. 12. A myth or untruth knowingly told by an elite to maintain social harmony or to advance an agenda. No votes Submitted by: Widdis. 13. A second flowering season in trees in temperate zones, caused by unusually mild winter weather. Votes from: Madnick, Naylor and Weltz Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 3. 14. A short-lived British art movement of the 1960s which aimed to expose and ridicule elitist attitudes in mainstream culture. Votes from: Bourne, Graham, Hale, Hart, Lodge and Mallach Submitted by: Naylor, who scores natural 6. 15. A statement containing an internal impossibility—a classical example is the liar paradox (“this statement is a lie”). Votes from: Hale and Lodge Submitted by: Barrs, who scores 2 + 2, total 4. 16. The unwarranted pretence of being an intellectual. Vote from: Bourne Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1. 17. A word invented to translate text from another language when no other suitable word exists. Votes from: Shefler, Shepherdson and Weltz Submitted by: Graham, who scores natural 3. Player Definition Voted for Votes Guess Total Cunningham 7 6 & 8 7 2 9 Naylor 14 7 & 13 6 6 Barrs 15 7 & 8 2 2 4 Shepherdson 13 5 & 17 3 3 Graham 17 5 & 14 3 3 Mallach 5 7 & 14 3 3 Hart 1 5 & 14 2 2 Weltz 6 13 & 17 2 2 Shefler 9 1 & 17 1 1 Stevens 2 1 & 7 1 1 Abell 3 2 & 7 1 1 Lodge 16 14 & 15 1 1 Schultz 11 6 & 7 0 0 Hale 4 14 & 15 0 0 Widdis 12 7 & 9 0 0 Madnick 10 3 & 13 0 0 Bourne 14 & 16 0 0 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
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