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[Dixonary] Round 3000 - time to vote
Long words (or phrases) lead to long defs. Here are 11 for OLD JOHNNY
HAIRY, CRAP IN. Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 5 PM EDT, Tuesday, July 23. 1. in roulette, an outside bet on black. 2. an alternate version of "garbage in, garbage out." 3. One who has escaped, though deserving of the gallows. 4. the last line of a count-me-in, count-me-out children's game. 5. from an old work song, it means "it is never too late to make a contribution to the common good". 6. traditional RAF mechanics’ exhortation for a repair to succeed (from ‘crap out’, to break or fail). 7. the process of adding yeast to the mash to facilitate the fermentation of moonshine. (N. Amer. sl.) 8. a cocktail comprised of whiskey, tequila, lime juice, and simple syrup, topped with ginger beer and Angostura bitters. 9. a coarse invitation to hurry up (thought to be from a phonetic corruption of an Urdu phrase of that meaning, acquired by English sailors loading cargo in Indian ports). 10. another name for the species of cushion plant known as vegetable sheep (Raoulia rubra). A native of the Rocky Mountains, the vegetable sheep plant has small white flowers and hairy leaves which, from a distance, gives it a sheep-like appearance. 11. An old English game where all players sit round the fire and put out their right feet. The master of the game repeats—' Onery, twoery, dickery, dary, Wispey, spindey, spoke of the lindey, Old Johnny Hairy, Crap in.' Each word is repeated to a man ; and when the leader comes to 'Crap in,' the man specified draws in his foot. When all have drawn in their feet but one, this one must then kneel down, and his eyes being blindfolded, the master of the game puts his elbow on his back and strikes him with his elbow or fist, -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/di...oglegroups.com. |
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