While I expect arnie to know this one, if Jo knows it I'll swear off this game!

Any larrikins around here? Send me your daffynitions via PM!

Ha--Asa, that was my goal too. Don't set yourself up for a fall. Just realize that there are people here who know all the words!

My daffynition is on its way.

WM

I suspect Jo and Arnie are excellent guessers, probably based on their extensive knowledge of words.

Weel then, I sent my daffynition via PM, but I suspect I will not be answering on this one. I wouldn't want Asa to stop playing.

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Originally posted by jo:
Weel then, I sent my daffynition via PM, but I suspect I will not be answering on this one. I wouldn't want Asa to stop playing.

That must mean that you know what it means! You could always guess wrong on purpose...

WM

As a matter of fact, I don't. Not this time. But if I make a lucky guess, Asa will...pout. And I don't want to be the source of pouting. LOL

C'mon, Crafty Old Iowan! You're the one who makes the game so competitive. I'll have to spend the rest of my life trying to catch up with you!

Wordmatic

Oh, for heaven's sake, vote, Jo. We'll handle Asa.

Heh, heh, heh....

Oh, great - someone's changed the PM format, and I can't access it! Kalleh, please take over this game. That way Jo can select the right answer and I won't go crazy (er)

I'll e-mail you the correct answer.

Um.... (blush) (sob)

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someone's changed the PM format

Huh?
PMs are the same as always.

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Originally posted by arnie:

PMs are the same as always.

Damn! It's bad enough that I occasionally hallucinate, but you're telling me my computer's hallucinating too!?!? A dialog box popped up asking me to "invite" people to my PM, and I couldn't work around it. Soooo, until I get rid of this piece of !*(%#, you others will have to take over this game. Sorry.

Er... it's always done that hasn't it? You just click on the names you want to invite to your PM. That's how you choose who it's to.

Asa, I sent you a PM with my definition.

Nice to se you again, Trossl! However, I'm having computer problems again, and have asked Kalleh to take over this round. All you who have sent daffynitions to me, please resend them to her.

Sorry for the inconvenience. I SHALL replace this @!(&^%%@ as soon as possible!

TrossL, it is nice seeing you again, and I love your avatar. What would kids do without Dr. Seuss? Asa, I am happy to do whatever you'd like with this.

OK, everybody re-send your daffynitions to Kalleh.

Thanks!

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A dialog box popped up asking me to "invite" people to my PM

You must have clicked on 'create a new PM'.
To see your list of PMs click Go > Peronal Zone > Private messaging.

Resent mine to Kalleh. If Asa sorts things out, I suppose she could just ignore it.

Sent my daffynition to Kalleh via PM.

Asa, let me know if you received the PMs and want to post them, or if you want me to. Obviously I can't guess on this one (Asa has given me the definition), but my daffynition wasn't half bad, I don't think.

Okay, Asa wants me to do it. So far I have daffynitions from Myth Jellies, SockPuppet, BobHale, Hab, Wordmatic, CW, Asa, and Kalleh. Anyone else? Jo, how about sending yours again? I will post them tomorrow. Sorry for the delay, and thanks for your patience!

{Sigh} I've re-sent mine.

Kalleh, I think you're allowed to put in one of your own just to add to the mix and the confusion.

Wordmatic

Here we go...

1. Larrikin - Rebel or iconoclast.

2. Larrikins - Garish lawn ornaments, such as plastic pink flamingos.

3. Larrikin - A utilitarian boot with small heels used as riding boots during the American Civil War, named after Union General Joshua Lawrence (Larry) Chamberlain who made them popular.

4. Larrikin - A ruffled shirt worn under a doublet in 16th century Europe.

5. Larrikins - leather leggings worn by medieval knights under their armor, for additional protection.

6. Larrikin - A dialect word for a newly born lamb.

7. Larrikin - A small ground feeding bird found only in the Australian outback.

8. Larrikin - A short leather rope or whip. also One who administers punishment using a whip.

9. Larrikins - Footwear made of deerskin. Very similiar to mocassins.

10. Larrikin - A measure of shorn wool from sheep used until about the fourteenth century: equivalent to half a stone.

11. Larrikin - A mythical gnome-like creature said to haunt the woods of British Columbia, Canada, and Washington State. Finding one and holding onto it for a full minute is supposed to bring good luck.

We've got some great ones this time! Our thanks go to Asa for this wonderful word.

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never mind my PM, Kalleh. I'm tired, and old. LOL

I'll vote later.

Ah...now I see this. Okay, Jo. I haven't been at the top of my game on this one, I am afraid!

Kalleh, it will make life a little easier if you go back and number them...

Yes, I realized I had forgotten that. Done!

Nearly every one of these sounds like the real definition. I'll have to retire to my cave and meditate for awhile on this one (not to mention put in a day's work at the office).

Wordmatic

Can I try 4, please?

It has been a whole day, and there's one lousy guess? Get a move on, folks!

I'll take number 5 for 200 Alex.

OK, I'll guess 8.

Wordmatic

I'm waiting....

I'm with BH - I'll take a stab at Number 4

Short and sweet - number 1.

Well, that's a good start...but come on, people! Even if you didn't send a daffynition, please guess. Remember, neither Asa nor I can guess.

One for me and all for one.

well, this is difficult, because now that Arnie has voted... but I'm taking one also.

Only seven have voted? Come on, folks! After all this work, I need more than 7 votes!

If you want me to vote twice, I'll vote for the one with the gnomes!

Gnome matter how many times you vote - only the first one counts!

Hmmmm, are there any Gnostic gnomic gnomes who use gnomons? Do they read Gnome Chomsky?

Um, as an Aussie, I would have to vote for NONE of those choices.
( blushing.....apologies, I think I missed the rules for this game.)

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Hi, Jenesis--welcome to Wordcraft!

The Bluffing Game is just like the Dictionary Game, if you've ever played that, or Balderdash. Somebody picks an obscure word and asks us to submit made-up definitions via private message. Once the person who started the game gets enough fake definitions, he or she puts them all in a list, along with the real definition, and then we all vote for the one we think is the real one.

Of course, just as in the face-to-face version, no fair looking it up before the game is over. It's all based on guesswork and what you know of word roots. Some people on this board are linguists and fluent in several languages, so it's almost impossible to find a word so obscure that they can't figure it out--but it's still fun, and especially because usually the definitions are either devious or hilarious.

You're allowed to vote even if you didn't enter a definition, so take a stab.

Wordmatic

Good to see a new member here, Jenesis!

I started this round, so if the right definition is NOT in the list, I'm the one to scold! I had to relinquish control of the game when my computer went insane, with me doing likewise shrotly thereafter. I've just switched to Firefox, so maybe all will be well. Time will tell...

Welcome, jenesis! You can tell us if we've gotten the definition wrong then...because this is Australian slang. Asa posted this lovely word, though had to pull out because of computer problems, so I finished it.

I am bringing this one (winning the award for the longest and most complicated Bluffing Game!) to an end, folks. Let's all give Asa, our King of the Bluffing Game, a big applause! Asa started this very popular game way back in 2002. Here goes...

1. Rebel or iconoclast - The real definition. It is Australian slang for a rebel or iconoclast. Guessed by Myth, Arnie, and Jo.

2. Garish lawn ornaments, such as plastic pink flamingos - Kalleh's submission, with no takers. And she is not speaking to any of you for a month!

3. A utilitarian boot with small heels used as riding boots during the American Civil War, named after Union General Joshua Lawrence (Larry) Chamberlain who made them popular. Guessed by no one; CW's submission (I'd have taken this one.)

4. Larrikin - A ruffled shirt worn under a doublet in 16th century Europe. Guessed by Bob and Hab; Wordmatic's creative submission (I'm still trying to figure out what a "doublet" is. )

5. Larrikins - leather leggings worn by medieval knights under their armor, for additional protection. Hab snookered our SockPuppet...who in turn is snookering us!

6. Larrikin - A dialect word for a newly born lamb. Bob's cute submission and so close to lambkin, but no takers.

7. Larrikin - A small ground feeding bird found only in the Australian outback. Jo's Aussie submission, but no takers.

8. Larrikin - A short leather rope or whip. also One who administers punishment using a whip. And what was on Myth's mind? Just ask Wordmatic, who guessed it!

9. Larrikins - Footwear made of deerskin. Very similiar to mocassins. I believe this was from SockPuppet (our snookerer!), but that PM seems to be deleted...no takers.

10. Larrikin - A measure of shorn wool from sheep used until about the fourteenth century: equivalent to half a stone. Arnie guessed right, so he's still a winner, even though no one chose his submission.

11. Larrikin - A mythical gnome-like creature said to haunt the woods of British Columbia, Canada, and Washington State. Finding one and holding onto it for a full minute is supposed to bring good luck. Asa's...which would have been a close second for me; no takers

There you have it, Wordcrafters! Read it and weep, as my mother used to say.

Will you be our next wordmeister, jenesis? I know you're so new, but I will help you. We'd love it!

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I've known several Aussies and I doubt that any would define a larrikin as simply a 'Rebel or iconoclast'. It has much deeper overtones. The second definition in The Macquarie Book of Slang is much closer to the real meaning: a good-natured but independent or wild-spirited person, usually having little regard for authority, accepted values, etc. (My emphasis) In essence, it is the spirit of Australia. I'd be interested in the thoughts of our Australian contingent about this.

Actually, I fell for the Jellies' Myth--I voted for #8 and there was absolutely nothing on or in my mind at the time!

WM