The new word is

latibulize

PMs or e-mails please.

I can think of several possible definitions, none of which are acceptable on a family board.

Mine (the acceptable version) has gone out via PM

Thanks, Bob. You will have mine soon!

Five in so far. Some good ones among them. Let's see some more.

Nine excellent definitions so far (plus the real one). If anyone else wants to play you have 24 hours before I post the list.

OK.

Latibulize is…



1… to walk sideways, like a crab; to stagger (sometimes "latibulate")

2… to act in an uncivilised manner; a corruption of the ancient Celtic Lotobrigi, whom the Romans considered as barbaric as the Gauls.

3… to widen (a building, road, &c.)

4… to retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter.

5… to complain excessively

6… the process of calibrating an energy expenditure metabolic machine.

7… to use a computer to digitally correct, or alter, the pitch of a musical note.

8… The first stage of preparing automobile tires for retreads via the vulcanization process.

9… Archaic; in winemaking, the process of passing the slurry through a series of screens to remove impurities. Modern hand vintners employ careful decanting procedures which leave the sludge at the bottom of the carboy.

10… to sleep without dreaming

Number FOUR <yawn>

number 5

(haberdasher's be 2, is my bet)

I'll choose 1.

Tinman

#4

Nine for me [shaking-head-sadly emoticon]

It's an ancient Lotobrigan staggering sideways towards his den on a narrow road while complaining excessively about his poorly made wine that renders dreamless sleep.

Oh, heck, I don't know!!! I'll guess #4.

Asa, you are so good at that!

Where the heck is Arnie when I need him?

How can I pass up number 2?...though, I imagine it is 4!

No. 4 for me, please.

Good grief this is too hard! LOL - I can't even remember which one is mine, is that pathetic or what?

I'll go against the crowd (and against my own instincts) and choose #7.

I have no idea, but I'll choose #1.

1… to walk sideways, like a crab; to stagger (sometimes "latibulate")
- provided by haberdasher, fooled tinman, sunflower

2… to act in an uncivilised manner; a corruption of the ancient Celtic Lotobrigi, whom the Romans considered as barbaric as the Gauls.
- provided by Asa, fooled Kalleh

3… to widen (a building, road, &c.)
- provided by arnie, fooled no one

4… to retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid.
- the real answer, guessed by jerry, jo, asa, arnie

5… to complain excessively
- provided by caterwauller, fooled beans

6… the process of calibrating an energy expenditure metabolic machine.
- provided by Kalleh, fooled no one

7… to use a computer to digitally correct, or alter, the pitch of a musical note.
- provided by bean, fooled caterwauller

8… The first stage of preparing automobile tires for retreads via the vulcanization process.
- provided by jerry, fooled no one

9… Archaic; in winemaking, the process of passing the slurry through a series of screens to remove impurities. Modern hand vintners employ careful decanting procedures which leave the sludge at the bottom of the carboy.
- provided by jo, fooled haberdasher

10… to sleep without dreaming
- provided by Bob, fooled no one


As you can see the correct definition was chosen by all the usual suspects.
Next word please.

quote:

5… to complain excessively
- provided by caterwauller, fooled beans

7… to use a computer to digitally correct, or alter, the pitch of a musical note.
- provided by bean, fooled caterwauller

book-ends!

Yes, I noticed that! I wonder if it means something! Usually I guess Cat's and she guesses mine . . . so maybe you're related?

i guess that means we share the ability to consistently pick the wrong answer. or maybe we move in the same verbal circles; i bet we know a lot of the same words. we should exchange numbers. i have a five if you have a two and a three.

beans

Who is going to believe this, I know...but after I logged out, I remembered what the word really meant. Honest! I should at least get a half a point!

Who would like to be next? Good job, Bob!