Language & Grammar discussion

Here's a fun game I think:

you say "What is "and the word"?" and then people can come up with fun suggestions. For example: If I way "What is a book?" you can say "It is something you eat that tastes like strawberries" ... that was a really bad example though..
after there's been some suggestions we move on to the next word. It can be any word at all: a really normal one or a really weird one..
I hope you guys will like it. I'll start with:

What is a pseudonym? (I always thought that was a weird word.. )

A fake elephant?

It is something Debbie thinks is big-eared, Republican, and packs a trunk while weighing heavily on our minds (and hopefully not our backs).

haha! God ones guys ^^

Nah, Debbie. It's a fake gnome.

I tried to make Debbie a friend of mine, but for that I had to answer the question "Waht's my star sign?"
I went for thesaurus, but it wasn't accepted, so I'll recycle the idea here:

What's a thesaurus?

Second cousin twice removed from a brontosaurus with bronchitis.

(And by the way, Deb's star sign is Sirius business.)

(Didn't work, either)

I've no clue what her star sign is, but heck, there are only 12 to try... take it from me, a cuspy.

Can't be bothered to try the entire zodiac, gonna wait for the another question.

What's salubrious?

A clean, shiny thing?

The first cheese one serves in a buffet line.

Why not the 53rd cheese? (And we all know that, ultimately, "the cheese stands alone....")

Okay I will haul away the stinky cheese , for a little mousse today.

haha! Great guys ^^

What is the School of Hard Gnocchis?

Isn't Al Dente the new dentist in town?

No, Al Dente is bygones.He was Muhammed`s tooth puller. His leg puller was Alleg.

Ok worthy ones, let's make this more fun (or is that pun worthy?)

What's a pinafore

It is something to go with the colada.

Really? Aya thoughta it was to accompany the Nina and the Santa Maria... bad Italian Accent>

A pinafore is bigger than a pinathree and smaller than a pinafive.

Also the square root of a pinasixteen.

Ruth wrote: "Also the square root of a pinasixteen."

You forgot to mention the square of Pinatwo... doh! or is that Pinatubo?

A pinafore`s what holds the captain`s wheel in place. Howcum no one noes that? Unnnnh. Could also be what you say when playing golf on stage.

It's on the fourth green, but I don't know what it's FORE!

I think it's the twin of metaphor

Twin of metaphor! Now that was a great musical, rivalling CATS.

Was that last reference to a musical a Gilbert & Sullivan reference? I can't believe we haven't had a Savoyard comment on Pinafore yet!

Ditto, Stephen.

Stephen almost wrote: "I can't believe we have never had a Savoyard comment on Pinafore yet!" Well, hardly ever.

Heeheehee!

What is a tumbleweed???

Monsanto's profits sinking once everyone smartens up and boycotts Round-Up.

tumbleweed - verb, (slang) to use marihuana excessively; syn. to bingehemp

Tumbleweed: Drunken gardener trying to clean out the roses.

A roll in the hay

"A plant that makes people fall when their foot gets caught in it" - not very witty, I know, but I just joined the group! :)

Happy to see you jumping right in Nuria.

I love language games - cryptograms, wordsearches, anagrams, palindromes, criss-cross puzzles, etc.

tumbleweed - rough looking lady of easy virtue.

This discussion about Tumbleweed reminded me of something called a fry cigarette and in looking it up I found this.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/ar...


Sorry if I've strayed from the "fun definition" topic. Howzabout a Tampa bay word... What is astraphobia

Though down here its not an irrational fear.

Reaching for the stars.

astraphobia: fear of falling stars



My poor cat has real astraphobia, hates thunder

Good thing your cat's not in Tampa Bay then, we get lightning and thunderstorms almost every afternoon all summer long and that's a long Florida summer.

When the pants do make your ass look fat.

Joanne! great answer! but it made me think of a better one.

Astraphobia -- The dread that every husband feels when asked the question. My recomended go to answer... You've never looked better!

Yes Stephen, Your definition is better.

How about

Hypoactive - what my cat becomes when faced with a vaccination at the vets.