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Old May 20th, 2020, 09:45 AM
Daniel B Widdis
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Default Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 3074 - WIFTY

1 made me laugh, and 11 made me laugh a second time.



From: Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com> on behalf of Christopher Carson <clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com>
Reply-To: Dixonary <dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 4:07 AM
To: Dixonary <Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com>
Subject: [Dixonary] Rnd 3074 - WIFTY



We have a bumper crop of 15 definitions for WIFTY, one of which is the genuine article. Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 6:00 AM EDT on Friday, May 22, 2020, or 3:00 AM PDT .



1. A wickedly brisk westerly wind.

2. Swift, breezy.

3. Impractical, flighty, or unfocused.

4. British Army slang for a coveted deployment, in a

Â*Â*Â*Â*pleasant climate and away from active combat.

5. A small side-altar; a wayside oratory [< OE weofod

Â*Â*Â*Â*‘altar’]

6. [Scot.] Aside, on or to one side; awry; off from the

Â*Â*Â*Â*straight line.

7. The Northern white-faced owl, _Ptilopsis leucotis_,

Â*Â*Â*Â*named for its call.

8. Haughty; pretentious.

9. A pair of two or three wheeled pulleys used to hoist a

Â*Â*Â*Â*gaff.

10. Suspicious.

11. The contents of a housewife, especially the tape-

Â*Â*Â* measure.

12. [Slang] A strong network connection on a wireless

Â*Â*Â*Â*device.

13. Odorous.

14. Magic; unbelievable.

15. A cold native Alaskan man who is over the age of sixty.



Chris

Da Dealah



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