The next word in the Bluffing Game is: theremin.

Please send me your daffynitions by PM. I will post them as soon as I receive enough. Thanks!

The what? Or there what? Whatever, my guess is in the mail.

I have 6 daffynitions. Going once...going twice.......

Do what the rest of us have done, and add a couple more yourself!

Better late than. I'm in.

Alright, Asa.

Now this will be very interesting! Here are the daffynitions, along with the real definition.

1. THEREMIN (mathematics) - (n) Preliminary step in a proof, to be established in the course of proving a theorem. Cf. lemma

2. THEREMIN - Small bits of rock sifted out from the ore after a mine site is blasted

3. THEREMIN - Low-end realtors

4. THEREMIN - Considered the first electronic musical instrument, invented in 1919 by Russian born Lev Sergeivitch Termen, which he anglicized to Leon Theremin

5. THEREMIN - 225 mg tablet; take one by mouth three times daily

6. THEREMIN - A radioactive bolus used in gastric diagnosis

7. THEREMIN - A triple dose of medicine in pill form, provided for patients who are liable to be away from home for a day and would be unable to take smaller doses regularly

8. THEREMIN - A Cretacious period shark-like creature which had a circular set of teeth on its lower jaw

9. THEREMIN - A two bladed plough in which the blades are mounted one behind the other at slightly offset angles

10. THEREMIN - A medieval device used by brewers for measuring the temperature of a brew vat

It's a radioactive cretacious brewer's device for filling realtors with small bits of rock. Uhh, maybe not. Probably a funny electronic instrument. Let's try 4.

For me, it's a toss-up, so I'm voting for Number Two.

Number 4 sort of sings to me.

Number four rings a bell with me.

I'm yelling FORE for FOUR. Whatever for? For the heck of it. That's the answer that's foremost in my mind, nothing else being forthcoming. And that, ladies and gents, is how the weird front is in Iowa today.

FOUR-score and six years ago...electricity had hardly just been invented, which makes it even more impressive. And Theremin lies the rub! All the others are subtle attempts to exploit our gullibility with hints of therapy, theorem, the remains, the ReMax, and stuff like that - shame on us! .

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Does anyone else want to make a guess before we put this baby to bed?

I guess #8 . . . just to be different.

Well, I have had a lot of private messages from people saying that they know this word, including with links and songs and all! My word barometer failed me...Shu! This is one word that he hadn't heard of, even though it apparently is fairly common. Thanks for humoring me, CW and Jer!

1. THEREMIN (mathematics) - (n) Preliminary step in a proof, to be established in the course of proving a theorem. Cf. lemma Hab

2. THEREMIN - Small bits of rock sifted out from the ore after a mine site is blasted CW; guessed by Jerry

3. THEREMIN - Low-end realtors Hab

4. THEREMIN - Considered the first electronic musical instrument, invented in 1919 by Russian born Lev Sergeivitch Termen, which he anglicized to Leon Theremin correct; chosen by Hab, Bob, Jo, Arnie, Asa

5. THEREMIN - 225 mg tablet; take one by mouth three times daily Jerry

6. THEREMIN - A radioactive bolus used in gastric diagnosis Asa

7. THEREMIN - A triple dose of medicine in pill form, provided for patients who are liable to be away from home for a day and would be unable to take smaller doses regularly Arnie BTW, do any of you remember the Beach Boys and Good Vibrations, Arnie asks.

8. THEREMIN - A Cretacious period shark-like creature which had a circular set of teeth on its lower jaw Asa; guessed by CW

9. THEREMIN - A two bladed plough in which the blades are mounted one behind the other at slightly offset angles Bob

10. THEREMIN - A medieval device used by brewers for measuring the temperature of a brew vat Jo

Wow - I really had no idea! I'm going to have to find out more about the Theremin . . . cool!

CW, as it turns out, I found this a very intriguing word. I almost wish we would have posted about it, instead of bluffing about it. Here is the link where I first found it, and here are two links that Hab sent me.

Wikipedia has an article on it, which includes a list of performers who have used it. The first sentence starts out "The theremin or thereminvox (originally pronounced [teremiːn] but often anglicized as [ˈθɛɹəmɪn] [1]) is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. Invented in 1919 by Russian Lev Sergeivitch Termen (also Termin, later gallicized to Léon Theremin), ... ."

The pronunciation of the name of the instrument was anglicized but the name of the inventor was gallicized? Can someone explain?

Tinman

I can't explain it, Tinman...but will you, pretty please, post our next word????

Okay...apparently Tinman doesn't want to. Anyone? Or is it time for a break from this game?

I'll take it if you like.