guess the definition...

theia · Post by **theia** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:23 am

Choose a valid but little used word in the english language

Offer 4 definitions, one true and the others fictitious.

Whoever guesses the real definition (without googling) gets to choose the next word.

batrachophagous

1. A frog eater

2. One who fears choking

3. A wine specialist

4. A fly catcher

P.S. if Spot gets too many right, he MUST be banned :wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:39 am

Daggone it........I can't google? :wah:

I'm going to guess Number 2...fear of choking.

theia · Post by **theia** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:05 am

along-for-the-ride;1363120 wrote: Daggone it........I can't google? :wah:

I'm going to guess Number 2...fear of choking.

Sorry, not that one (it's okay for me, I know the real one...wait til it's my time to guess :wah:)

Post by **spot** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:40 am

theia;1363118 wrote: P.S. if Spot gets too many right, he MUST be banned :wah:Spot will stay on the sidelines and just comment then. I'll refuse to point out why 2, 3 and 4 can't be correct and I'll not make a guess at the right definition either.

theia · Post by **theia** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:52 am

spot;1363128 wrote: Spot will stay on the sidelines and just comment then. I'll refuse to point out why 2, 3 and 4 can't be correct and I'll not make a guess at the right definition either.

You!!! Okay, clever Harry, why can't they be?

Post by **spot** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:37 am

theia;1363129 wrote: You!!! Okay, clever Harry, why can't they be?Because only an eater is a phage (like a bacteriophage which is a virus that eats bacteria), and anything to do with eating is phagous (like the esophagus below your throat, for example). The first bit I don't recognize, all I can think of sounding close that's amphibian is Bufo- for toad but that's not froggy enough. But the phage bit gives it away.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:40 am

spot;1363139 wrote: Because only an eater is a phage (like a bacteriophage which is a virus that eats bacteria), and anything to do with eating is phagous (like the esophagus below your throat, for example). The first bit I don't recognize, all I can think of sounding close that's amphibian is Bufo- for toad but that's not froggy enough. But the phage bit gives it away.

Don't you just love clever buggers :p:wah:

theia · Post by **theia** » Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:02 am

Betty Boop;1363140 wrote: Don't you just love clever buggers :p:wah:

Oh yes!

Well, it's Spot's turn now, anyway...let battle commence :yh_devil

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:58 am

batrachophagous is an adjective.

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:00 am

I only point that out because all the definitions are nouns.

theia · Post by **theia** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:13 am

LarsMac;1363198 wrote: I only point that out because all the definitions are nouns.

Okay, okay, no-one can say I didn't try!

I'll get my coat :wah:

Post by **spot** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:32 am

I'll give it a try theia - sorry to be so long getting back in but I've needed a computer since I last posted.

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:39 am

theia;1363199 wrote: Okay, okay, no-one can say I didn't try!

I'll get my coat :wah:

NO NO!!

Stick around.

Looks like a promising game.

Don't let a pedantic old fart like me get in the way.

Post by **spot** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:42 am

Round 2:

Borborygmi.

1. Words.

2. Onions.

3. Gurglings.

4. Eructations.

This round is dedicated to an undiminished admiration for Anthony Burgess.

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:45 am

OOH! nice one.

theia · Post by **theia** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:46 am

LarsMac;1363202 wrote: NO NO!!

Stick around.

Looks like a promising game.

Don't let a pedantic old fart like me get in the way.

To be honest, I felt really silly that I'd made that mistake, particularly when I can often be a pof too...that's why I was trying to respond humorously, to cover my embarrassment :yh_blush

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:15 pm

I grew up with three English Teachers, and a writer in my family. I didn't get away with much.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:14 am

spot;1363203 wrote: Round 2:

Borborygmi.

1. Words.

2. Onions.

3. Gurglings.

4. Eructations.

This round is dedicated to an undiminished admiration for Anthony Burgess.

I'll go with 1. Words because it seems the most borboring.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:47 am

spot;1363203 wrote: Round 2:

Borborygmi.

1. Words.

2. Onions.

3. Gurglings.

4. Eructations.

This round is dedicated to an undiminished admiration for Anthony Burgess.

I've narrowed it down to 3 or 4, because I have a pretty fair idea of what 1 and 2 are.....

theia · Post by **theia** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:05 pm

flopstock;1363269 wrote: I've narrowed it down to 3 or 4, because I have a pretty fair idea of what 1 and 2 are.....

I don't even know what eructations means :-3

Post by **LarsMac** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:48 pm

It's a fairly common phenomenon.

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:09 pm

theia;1363272 wrote: I don't even know what eructations means :-3

Do excuse me theia, I thought it was in current usage. The audible passage of air upward from the digestive system, a synonym for belches.

theia · Post by **theia** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:18 pm

[QUOTE=spot;1363281]Do excuse me theia, I thought it was in current usage. The audible passage of air upward from the digestive system, a synonym for belches.[

As in "I beg your pardon for my eructation" :yh_questn: thinking:

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:32 pm

theia;1363282 wrote: [QUOTE=spot;1363281]Do excuse me theia, I thought it was in current usage. The audible passage of air upward from the digestive system, a synonym for belches.As in "I beg your pardon for my eructation" :yh_questn: thinking:

Along those lines. To quote a review of the books I had in mind, "Burgess's greatest creation is Enderby, a wheezing, farting, belching bachelor poet who writes in the lavatory of his filthy flat". I first found the books when I was 19 or so and Enderby became an instant role model - the list omits, for no good reason, terminally confused by the world.

theia · Post by **theia** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:48 pm

spot;1363286 wrote: Along those lines. To quote a review of the books I had in mind, "Burgess's greatest creation is Enderby, a wheezing, farting, belching bachelor poet who writes in the lavatory of his filthy flat". I first found the books when I was 19 or so and Enderby became an instant role model - the list omits, for no good reason, terminally confused by the world.

Is the correct definition no 4, then?

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:50 pm

theia;1363291 wrote: Is the correct definition no 4, then?

Ah. Well. No.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:53 pm

spot;1363292 wrote: Ah. Well. No.
then I'll pick 3

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:59 pm

flopstock;1363294 wrote: then I'll pick 3

You will?? Floppy, you said you didn't know what gurgling meant!

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:36 pm

spot;1363299 wrote: You will?? Floppy, you said you didn't know what gurgling meant!

Isn't it what folks do when they are drowning? Kind of like gargling in reverse?:wah:

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:44 pm

The flopster wins, though we might ask theia to change the rules so the winner has to know why they won.

Round 3?

Post by **LarsMac** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:56 pm

spot;1363307 wrote: The flopster wins, though we might ask theia to change the rules so the winner has to know why they won.

Round 3?

Well, the title of the thread IS "guess..."

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:06 pm

Go play with yourself spot

Post by **spot** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:30 pm

Don't stop, you plague - it's your turn to set the definitions!

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:49 pm

spot;1363321 wrote: Don't stop, you plague - it's your turn to set the definitions!

I was joking, you pustule on the hind end of new members:sneaky:

Give me a moment and I'll go find something juicy!:wah:

Post by **LarsMac** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:34 pm

Aye, THAT's the Spirit, Lassie.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:45 pm

Carriwitchet

1. Word based on the sound a thing makes.

2. Pun

3. Lining inside of fireworks containers.

4. Slug-like

theia · Post by **theia** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:26 pm

spot;1363307 wrote: the flopster wins, though we might ask theia to change the rules so the winner has to know why they won.

Round 3?

pof

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:49 am

I am guessing 1

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:50 am

:-2

oops

theia · Post by **theia** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:17 am

I'll give 3 a go

Post by **spot** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:35 am

That leaves selecting 2 for me then.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:37 am

spot;1363389 wrote: That leaves selecting 2 for me then.

Good, the pressures back on you now!

What's really hard is coming up with other definitions

Post by **spot** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:56 am

And there's me thinking I'd been practically banned from when the thread started. I'll be a few minutes, hang on.

theia · Post by **theia** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:37 am

spot;1363389 wrote: That leaves selecting 2 for me then.

Nothing to stop you selecting any of the definitions. In the case of a tie, the first poster to select the correct definition takes the next turn, then you, or whoever

(Rule no 904)