It's time for another Bluffing Game! Please PM me daffynitions. When I get enough, I'll post them, along with the real definition, and you can all guess which one is the real one. Here's the word:

Timmynoggy

Don't look it up now.

I've gotten 2 so far. How about a few more?

Wow, I have some good ones. How about a few others?

Hey - I need a few more!

Okay, folks. Please send me (via PMs) a daffynition!

Sent one.

I'd love 1 or 2 more - will post them this weekend.

Sorry for the delay, but here we go: Which is the real definition?

1. A game played in Africa with stones and a mancala board.

2. Builders' slang for the material that is used to provide insulation in cavity walls.

3. A device that saves time and labor.

4. A state of confusion.

5. A hangover.

6. A drink imbibed by British servicemen at Christmas.

7. A pejorative term for "atheist" from 17th century England.

8. A variant of haggis.

9. A jocular Scottish word for an evening glass of whisky.

I think it's a combination: 9, 6, 4, 5.

But I'll go with number fourth.

It can't be #7 because in 17th Century England, "atheist" itself was pejorative. I'll drink to #9, since one would have to get drunk to eat haggis.

I didn't enter, but I'll have a guess, I guess.

Was leaning towards 3 as it sounds a bit like a "thingummy" like that ... but actually I think I'll go with number 5, the hangover. Even if it's wrong I might start calling them that.

quote:

Originally posted by Geoff:
It can't be #7 because in 17th Century England, "atheist" itself was pejorative. I'll drink to #9, since one would have to get drunk to eat haggis.

Am I right in thinking it used to be what the Romans called the Christians as they increased in number, because they only believed in the one god? The Romans tended to welcome any pantheon that came along to be on the safe side, in case it turned out to be the true one!

No idea so I'll guess 4.

This one's a real head-scratcher (or as we called it back home, a real "timmynoggy").

Those are all very good. I'm going to lean toward it being no. 5

How's about a few more guesses? I'll give this one another day or two.

Okay then - Here are the answers:

1. A game played in Africa with stones and a mancala board. - Mine, but sadly no one chose it.

2. Builders' slang for the material that is used to provide insulation in cavity walls. - Bob's, again no takers.

3. A device that saves time and labor. - The real thing; poor Stanley almost got it.

4. A state of confusion. - Geoff's a big winner; selected by both arnie and Proof!

5. A hangover. Once again Geoff's (I took a little liberty, Geoff...) and guessed by Tom and Stanley.

6. A drink imbibed by British servicemen at Christmas. Proof's, but guessed by no one.

7. A pejorative term for "atheist" from 17th century England. Again Proof's and again...no dice.

8. A variant of haggis. Proof had some good ideas, but again this one wasn't a winner.

9. A jocular Scottish word for an evening glass of whisky. Arnie's and guessed by Geoff.

Great game, guys! Geoff came out on top. Who'd like to take the next game?

Great Game. I'm not sure I would have gotten it even if I had 10 guesses....I was positive I had it narrowed down to 4,5,6, or 9

... darn!

I agree though - great game

It reminds me of the Worthless Word of the day today: blootered

Scot. : (highly) intoxicated

" 'Come on, while the cat's away, the mice can
sod off to the pub and get blootered.' "
- Stuart MacBride, Flesh House (2009)

Where did you find it, Kalleh?

Well, I did it the wrong way, I know. Instead of reading a word that I hadn't seen, I looked through books and on the Internet for rare words. I then used my word thermometer - Shu. If he hasn't heard of the word, I actually consider it rare because many "authorities" cite commonplace words as rare. But Shu will catch even the rarest words sometimes that he thinks one of you might know. He's good! It's funny, though, because he gets a little irritated if he doesn't know the word and then thinks it's a "worthless" word anyway.

I believe this is where I first found this one .

Wow, this made fun reading, sorry I wasn't in on it. Then again, the one def I thought surely daffy turned out to be real. I would have been torn between constructor's junkfill & jocular Scottish toddy-- drinking on the job!