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[Dixonary] Round 2861 results!
Hi all
According to the OED, gofe is an old name for the pillory (that's a wooden contraption that held people in a public place so rotten tomatoes could be thrown at them). Tim Lodge and Dan Widdis were neck and neck in the voting, but Tim pulled ahead at the end with 6 natural points for his def which made a verb out of the movie industry slang term 'gofer'. Dan was the real winner with 5 points with his indistinct image. Take it away Tim! 1. The pillory. OED. D2 Votes from Hugo K & Mike S. 2. _rare_ Covfefe. Mike Shefler, who voted *1* & 12. Score: 3 Vote from Dan W. 3. To grumble; to drivel; to mutter. Judy M, who voted 11 & 12. Score: 1 Vote from Nancy S. 4. Dessert of frozen berries and fruits. Keith Hale, who voted 9 & 12. Score: 1 Vote from Hugo K. 5. An official approval or endorsement. Tony A, who didn’t vote. Score: 0 6. A cross-stitch embroidery technique. Guerri S, who voted 10 & 13. Score: 1 Vote from Tim B. 7. A natural protective coating applied to wood. Tim Bourne, who voted 6 & 12. Score: 0 8. A design in metallic thread woven into a textile. Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 3 & 13. Score: 0 9. [Yiddish] (vulgar) a stupid or despicable man or boy. Hugo K, who voted *1* & 4. Score: 3 Vote from Keith H. 10. A cramp iron for holding stones together in building. Chris Carson, who voted 12 & 13. Score: 2 Votes from Guerri S & Efrem M. *11. *A traditional Korean cylindrical black hat with wide rims. Efrem Mallach, who voted 10 & 12. Score: 2 Votes from Judy M & Tim L. *12. *[Movie industry sl.] To run errands; the action of a gofer. Tim L, who voted 11 & 13. Score: 6 Votes from Dan W, Mike S, Keith H, Tim B, Chris C & Efrem M. *13. *An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image. Dan Widdis, who voted 2 & 12. Score: 5 Votes from Judy M, Guerri S, Tim L, Nancy S & Chris C. -- 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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Re: [Dixonary] Round 2861 results!
Still no word from Johnny? Hope he is all right. On 1/2/2018 3:36 PM, Shani Naylor wrote: Hi all According to the OED, gofe is an old name for the pillory (that's a wooden contraption that held people in a public place so rotten tomatoes could be thrown at them). Tim Lodge and Dan Widdis were neck and neck in the voting, but Tim pulled ahead at the end with 6 natural points for his def which made a verb out of the movie industry slang term 'gofer'. Dan was the real winner with 5 points with his indistinct image. Take it away Tim! 1.Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* The pillory. OED. D2 Votes from Hugo K & Mike S. Â* 2.Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* _rare_Â* Covfefe. Mike Shefler, who voted *1* & 12. Score: 3 Vote from Dan W. Â* 3.Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* To grumble; to drivel; to mutter. Judy M, who voted 11 & 12. Score: 1 Vote from Nancy S. Â* 4.Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Dessert of frozen berries and fruits. Keith Hale, who voted 9 & 12. Score: 1 Vote from Hugo K. Â* 5.Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* An official approval or endorsement. Tony A, who didn’t vote. Score: 0 Â* 6.Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* A cross-stitch embroidery technique. Guerri S, who voted 10 & 13. Score: 1 Vote from Tim B. Â* 7.Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* A natural protective coating applied to wood. Tim Bourne, who voted 6 & 12. Score: 0 Â* 8.Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* A design in metallic thread woven into a textile. Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 3 & 13. Score: 0 Â* 9.Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* [Yiddish]Â*(vulgar)Â*aÂ*stupidÂ*orÂ*despicableÂ*manÂ*orÂ*bo y. Hugo K, who voted *1* & 4. Score: 3 Vote from Keith H. Â* 10.Â*Â* A cramp iron for holding stones together in building. Chris Carson, who voted 12 & 13. Score: 2 Votes from Guerri S & Efrem M. Â* 11.Â*Â* A traditional Korean cylindrical black hat with wide rims. Efrem Mallach, who voted 10 & 12. Score: 2 Votes from Judy M & Tim L. Â* 12.Â*Â* [Movie industry sl.] To run errands; the action of a gofer. Tim L, who voted 11 & 13. Score: 6 Votes from Dan W, Mike S, Keith H, Tim B, Chris C & Efrem M. Â* 13.Â*Â* An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image. Dan Widdis, who voted 2 & 12. Score: 5 Votes from Judy M, Guerri S, Tim L, Nancy S & Chris C. -- 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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