[Dixonary] Round 2840 PUCKFOISTED Defs - Vote Now!
Here we have 13 carefully crafted defs, all bar one of which are the
product of your fevered imaginations. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline of: 18:00 UTC/GMT on Saturday 7th October 19:00 BST 20:00 noon CET 2:00 PM EST 11:00 AM PST 04:00 AEDT on Sunday in Melbourne 06:00 NZDT on Sunday in New Zealand -- Tim L *** PUCKFOISTED *** 1. crazy or foolish. 2. unfinished or immature. 3. left at the altar; unlucky in love. 4. having an undeserved bad reputation. 5. inclined to drink; addicted to tippling. 6. _Eng. regional. Rare._ cheated by a demon, bewitched. 7. to be forced into an undesired position; originally theatrical. 8. a botanic term for a plant with both opposite and alternate leaves. 9. delayed action needed to solve a problem until the problem was resolved by other means. 10. condemned for a scandal which later turns out to have been perpetrated by someone else. 11. a sailor's term describing an order that is poorly thought out and/or dangerous, said to avoid swearing in the presence of an officer. 12. _Law_ descriptive of evidence that is presented because the legal team believes it will force or encourage the other side to make a critical error. 13. hallucinations manifested by drunken behaviour caused by inhaling the smoky vapour from the release of spores from a puffball. [from _puckfist_ a West Country regional name for a puffball] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
RE: [Dixonary] Round 2840 PUCKFOISTED Defs - Vote Now!
3. left at the altar; unlucky in love.
10. condemned for a scandal which later turns out to have been perpetrated by someone else. Judy Madnick Albany, NY -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
Re: [Dixonary] Round 2840 PUCKFOISTED Defs - Vote Now!
4 and 11, please.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2840 PUCKFOISTED Defs - Vote Now!
I'll go for 3 and 11.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2840 PUCKFOISTED Defs - Vote Now!
3 & 6 will serve nicely as my votes this round.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2840 PUCKFOISTED Defs - Vote Now!
I vote for 4 and 9.
Guerri On 10/6/2017 5:52 AM, Tim Lodge wrote: > 4. having an undeserved bad reputation. > 9. delayed action needed to solve a problem until the problem was > resolved by other means. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
Re: [Dixonary] Round 2840 PUCKFOISTED Defs - Vote Now!
I'll try 6 and 7.
Efrem =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > On Oct 6, 2017, at 5:52 AM, Tim Lodge <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote: > > Here we have 13 carefully crafted defs, all bar one of which are the product of your fevered imaginations. Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline of: > > 18:00 UTC/GMT on Saturday 7th October > 19:00 BST > 20:00 noon CET > 2:00 PM EST > 11:00 AM PST > 04:00 AEDT on Sunday in Melbourne > 06:00 NZDT on Sunday in New Zealand > > -- Tim L > > *** PUCKFOISTED *** > > 6. _Eng. regional. Rare._ cheated by a demon, bewitched. > > 7. to be forced into an undesired position; originally theatrical. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
[Dixonary] Round 2840 PUCKFOISTED Defs - Vote Now!
6 and 7 please.
> 6. _Eng. regional. Rare._ cheated by a demon, bewitched. > > 7. to be forced into an undesired position; originally > theatrical. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
Re: [Dixonary] Round 2840 PUCKFOISTED Defs - Vote Now!
11 for the nautical reference and 13 because I didn’t find anything else I liked before the end of the list.Â* And it’s creative as heck, even if the wrong part of speech.
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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2840 PUCKFOISTED Defs - Vote Now!
I'll try the popular #7 and the unpopular #1.
On 6/10/2017 10:52 PM, "Tim Lodge" <dix (AT) timlodge (DOT) co.uk> wrote: > Here we have 13 carefully crafted defs, all bar one of which are the > product of your fevered imaginations. Please vote for your two favourites > by public reply to this message before the deadline of: > > 18:00 UTC/GMT on Saturday 7th October > 19:00 BST > 20:00 noon CET > 2:00 PM EST > 11:00 AM PST > 04:00 AEDT on Sunday in Melbourne > 06:00 NZDT on Sunday in New Zealand > > -- Tim L > > *** PUCKFOISTED *** > > 1. crazy or foolish. > > 2. unfinished or immature. > > 3. left at the altar; unlucky in love. > > 4. having an undeserved bad reputation. > > 5. inclined to drink; addicted to tippling. > > 6. _Eng. regional. Rare._ cheated by a demon, bewitched. > > 7. to be forced into an undesired position; originally > theatrical. > > 8. a botanic term for a plant with both opposite and alternate > leaves. > > 9. delayed action needed to solve a problem until the problem > was resolved by other means. > > 10. condemned for a scandal which later turns out to have been > perpetrated by someone else. > > 11. a sailor's term describing an order that is poorly thought > out and/or dangerous, said to avoid swearing in the presence of an officer. > > 12. _Law_ descriptive of evidence that is presented because the > legal team believes it will force or encourage the other side to make a > critical error. > > 13. hallucinations manifested by drunken behaviour caused by > inhaling the smoky vapour from the release of spores from a puffball. [from > _puckfist_ a West Country regional name for a puffball] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Dixonary" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
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