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[Dixonary] Round 2832: Time to vote!
Hi all -- here are 12 definitions for our word MALLABY-DEELEY. Please vote
for two (or let me know if you find you are DQ). 1. A cheap suit of clothes. 2. A mythical creature from Australian aboriginal folklore, resembling a furred six-legged crocodile with upwardly protruding tusks. 3. A species of small, poisonous ground dwelling frogs, native to South America; they produce their own poison rather than obtain it from their food source as is the case in every other poisonous frog species. 4. An eye-catching curio or trinket of little value. 5. A kind of earthenware. 6. A physician (NZ slang) 7. Barbarous; stupefied from drink. 8. A dessert of mixed fruit and other ingredients [Austr., origin unknown] 9. A long wailing sound, repeated periodically. 10. _*Anglo-Indian*_ unwell; esp. in the expression “feeling a bit mallaby-deeley”. [From a corruption of an Urdu phrase with the same meaning.] 11. South African brand of cough syrup. 12. A trick; adroit mischief. 13. [Aus. slang] A non-drinker. 14. A hansom cab with gilt trimmings favoured by London taxis. The deadline is 9pm Thursday, 7 September 2017 my time (NZDT) or: Thursday, 7 September, 2am PDT Thursday, 7 September, 5am EDT Thursday, 7 September, 10am BST Thursday, 7 September, 11am CEST (please check these times and adjust accordingly) New players always welcome! -- 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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