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Sneaking in with my word, before anyone else can present one! Smile The next word is: kibber.

Send me a PM with your daffynition. Remember not to delete the message from your PMs until after the game is over and the results published.
 
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Need more daffynititions here. Only two so far.
 
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Smilemine's in
 
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We've got nine now, the real one plus eight phonies from seven people. Enjoy!
  1. a farming implement. a small, hand-drawn plough
  2. small clumps of meat particles, gristle, marrow or blood that fall to the floor in a butcher shop, after they've been absorbed by the sawdust
  3. light conversation; chit-chat
  4. a Yiddish term for "bourgeoise"
  5. a kipper that swims upside down
  6. someone who watches after and repairs wiring on a sound stage
  7. large iron bucket used in tin mines
  8. (acronym for Keep It Barbershop) a traditionalist in barbershop-quartet singing; one opposed to changes in the style
  9. kitchen tool for stripping corn from the cob
 
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Oh, damn! I missed it, and how I did that, I don't know!

Oh well, I'll vote anyway:

Put me down for #7 please.


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Fresh from my triumphs with the last word I'm hoping that my offering fools someone this time too!

Meanwhile I'll take number 6.


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
 
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I also did not get a definition in, but I'd like to guess anyway...
Number 2 for me, please.
 
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Bob,

I think I recognise your "style" in one of the daffynitions, and doubt that it will mean much to the Americans, but we shall see. Wink

I'll go for 6 as well, please.


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I'll guess #1, just because I like it.


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Two are clearly from Brits (spelling) and Shufitz is not British, so that leaves seven. Hmmmm...
Darned if I know! Oh, what the heck - #9, as in assi9!
 
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He could always just be cutting and pasting a definition from a British web site though, couldn't he?


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< smiles enigmatically >
 
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My goodness, shu! How you've changed.


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Two are clearly from Brits (spelling)
Several times I've made up daffynitions and used American spelling purposely to confoozle. (Not saying if I did here, though.) Big Grin


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Originally posted by arnie:
Several times I've made up daffynitions and used American spelling purposely to confoozle. (Not saying if I did here, though.) Big Grin


As Bob notes, that ruse can go both ways.

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< smiles enigmatically >

Shu! We didn't know you were a cross-dresser!
 
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Shu! We didn't know you were a cross-dresser!

Kalleh tells me he's a cross dresser but a cheerful undresser! Eek
 
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Even before seeing arnie's choice I'm drawn to 6.
(Second-cousin to a gaffer...)
 
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If you are relying on me as a bell-wether I'd forget it. I haven't the faintest idea which is correct for this word. In fact, I now feel fairly sure that 6 is wrong, and would probably go for another if asked again. Wink


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Well, 6 is my choice too. I had chosen 6 before seeing any of the other guesses, even though Arnie is now "fairly sure" it is wrong. Wink
 
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Great word - when will we find out the real answer???


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  1. a farming implement. a small, hand-drawn plough [Submitted by Bob, fooling CW, who's not farm-knowledgeable.]
  2. small clumps of meat particles, gristle, marrow or blood that fall to the floor in a butcher shop, after they've been absorbed by the sawdust [Submitted by hab, who grossed out Tross.]
  3. light conversation; chit-chat [Submitted by Kalleh; guessed by no one.]
  4. a Yiddish term for "bourgeoise" [Submitted by Asa; guessed by no one.]
  5. a kipper that swims upside down [Bob's second submission (as a joke?); guessed by no one.]
  6. someone who watches after and repairs wiring on a sound stage [Submitted by CW, who hot-wired Bob, arnie, hab, and Kalleh. Nice job, CW!]
  7. large iron bucket used in tin mines [Submitted by arnie, and wordmatic fell into his bucket.]
  8. (acronym for Keep It Barbershop) a traditionalist in barbershop-quartet singing; one opposed to changes in the style [The real deal; guessed by no one.]
  9. kitchen tool for stripping corn from the cob [Submitted by bethree, who cobbled asa.]

Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2007, page 1: Quartets Contend With Disharmony [subhead] Kibbers and the New Kids Differ a Lot About Style; How to Enliven the Genre:
To make barbershop seem less like grandpa music, the society loosened the rules for its annual competition, allowing contestants to sing modern songs with hipper, contemporary arrangements. Beatles songs, for instance. Once taboo in competition, they are now just fine. That hits a sour note with the society's traditionalists, or "kibbers," which stands for "keep it barbershop." "They're screwing it up!" snaps purist Marty Mendro, 93 years old and a barbershop legend.

Hey, I actually enjoyed this game. Who's next? Smile

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Well, I am back to normalcy with this game. I got it wrong and nobody guessed mine. Roll Eyes

Asa, have you done one lately? If not, how's about it?
 
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Congratulations, Shu! It's been a long time since someone fooled everybody!!!

OK, Kalleh, I'll toss one in!
 
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Wow, I'm impressed! Shu, you never play. Then one day, you stride into town, or is that ride into town? And you fool us all!

Guess we'd all better start reading the WSJ for our own good, eh?

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Guess we'd all better start reading the WSJ for our own good, eh?
Sure, as long as we balance it with the NY Times. Wink

Great word, Shu...and congrats!
 
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