I’m thinking of a word that rhymes with greek
KeskusteluCrambo!
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3Jenni_Canuck
I'm a nerd without dropping a letter!
But, Crambo's word isn't.
NOT: geek
But, Crambo's word isn't.
NOT: geek
4rolandperkins
Is it __ __ __ __: an "East Indian* tree yielding hard wood" - - or the wood of that tree?
*Despite its Anglo-Saxon "sound", the name is derived from the Malayalam language, through Portuguese.
*Despite its Anglo-Saxon "sound", the name is derived from the Malayalam language, through Portuguese.
6Jenni_Canuck
There once was a carver named Chan who had a shop where he made and sold wooden carvings. One day, he opened his shop to find it had been broken into and some of his carvings were missing. He noticed some small footprints on the floor so Chan decided to stay in his shop after closing, hoping that the thief would return, and if so, he would catch him in the act. Sure enough, that night after Chan closed the shop, the thief returned and broke in. The thief was a bear who grabbed a few more carvings and headed for the door. Before he could escape, Chan jumped in front of him from behind the counter and exclaimed, "Aha! So it's you, boy-foot bear with teaks of Chan!"
NOT: geek, teak
NOT: geek, teak
7rolandperkins
Thanks for the reminder of the "Carver named Chan
. . . boyfoot bear" story. It is so old, itʻs almost new. (Teak" is of course correct as the guess OF the guess; in the version I heard, it was singular, as ʻcheek" was in the Whittier poem being evoked.) I last heard it some time in the late 1950s. Jokes of that structure seemed to flourish in that decade, and I havenʻt heard any in recent decades.
. . . boyfoot bear" story. It is so old, itʻs almost new. (Teak" is of course correct as the guess OF the guess; in the version I heard, it was singular, as ʻcheek" was in the Whittier poem being evoked.) I last heard it some time in the late 1950s. Jokes of that structure seemed to flourish in that decade, and I havenʻt heard any in recent decades.
8Jenni_Canuck
>7 rolandperkins: A typo on my part, Roland. Mea culpa!
9rolandperkins
Archaic 3-letter adverb meaning
"also", "too" ? Derived from an Anglo-Saxon verb meaning "increase". Not much used after Chaucerʻs time.
"also", "too" ? Derived from an Anglo-Saxon verb meaning "increase". Not much used after Chaucerʻs time.
11Jenni_Canuck
Alas and alack, I obviously haven't been paying attention!
Mea maxima culpa :-(
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke
ALPHA NOT: eke, geek, meek, teak
Mea maxima culpa :-(
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke
ALPHA NOT: eke, geek, meek, teak
12starbox
Is it Charles Dickens' home in the midwinter ?
NB/ Regarding archaic 'eke', we used to have a cat by that name (well, Eeky) because of the sound she made!
NB/ Regarding archaic 'eke', we used to have a cat by that name (well, Eeky) because of the sound she made!
13Jenni_Canuck
Not the bleak midwinter, Memphis Bleek, nor the Bleak House. *meow*
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, eke, geek, meek, teak
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, eke, geek, meek, teak
15Jenni_Canuck
No matter how cutesy the store, shopping therapy just doesn't work like it used to ...
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, eke, geek, meek, teak
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, eke, geek, meek, teak
17Jenni_Canuck
You can climb every mountain but you won't find Crambo's word, no matter how you spell it.
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique, peak/peek/pique
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, eke, geek, meek, peak/peek/pique, teak
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique, peak/peek/pique
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, eke, geek, meek, peak/peek/pique, teak
19Jenni_Canuck
Don't go quietly, Lou! Make a scene!
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique, peak/peek/pique, sneak
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, eke, geek, meek, peak/peek/pique, sneak, teak
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique, peak/peek/pique, sneak
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, eke, geek, meek, peak/peek/pique, sneak, teak
20Jim53
I was channeling a disco hit by this elegantly fashionable band when I saw Giannis Antetokounmpo on the SportsCenter highlights the other night.
21Jenni_Canuck
I won a sports trivia contest once and I have the t-shirt to prove it! It was a truly freaky moment as the extent of my sports knowledge is the ability to spell sports. Oh, and yeah, sometimes being a good one. I try, honest I do!
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique, peak/peek/pique, sneak, freak
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, eke, freak, geek, meek, peak/peek/pique, sneak, teak
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique, peak/peek/pique, sneak, freak
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, eke, freak, geek, meek, peak/peek/pique, sneak, teak
22rolandperkins
a grope --er I mean GROUP - -
(or sub-group)
that has a particular (weird?)
tendency and is usually
influential though not a majority
of the overall group ?
(or sub-group)
that has a particular (weird?)
tendency and is usually
influential though not a majority
of the overall group ?
23Jim53
>21 Jenni_Canuck: I should have said that there were two guesses. Can you identify the band?
24Jenni_Canuck
>22 rolandperkins: Why, that sounds just like us, Roland; but I would have spun it as an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose :-)
>23 Jim53: Je suis désolé, mon ami. Vous êtes très debonaire!
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique, peak/peek/pique, sneak, freak, clique, chic
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, chic, clique, eke, freak, geek, meek, peak/peek/pique, sneak, teak
>23 Jim53: Je suis désolé, mon ami. Vous êtes très debonaire!
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique, peak/peek/pique, sneak, freak, clique, chic
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, chic, clique, eke, freak, geek, meek, peak/peek/pique, sneak, teak
25Jim53
Two homophonic guesses: with various body parts doing this when I get up, I fear I'm up one without a paddle.
26Jenni_Canuck
Me, too!!! But not Crambo :(
I thought I gave a big hint in >1 Jenni_Canuck: but perhaps only for those of a certain age like Harold Ray Ragsdale for example.
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique, peak/peek/pique, sneak, freak, clique, chic, creak, creek
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, chic, clique, creak, creek, eke, freak, geek, meek, peak/peek/pique, sneak, teak
I thought I gave a big hint in >1 Jenni_Canuck: but perhaps only for those of a certain age like Harold Ray Ragsdale for example.
NOT: geek, teak, meek, eke, bleak/bleek, boutique, peak/peek/pique, sneak, freak, clique, chic, creak, creek
ALPHA NOT: bleak/bleek, boutique, chic, clique, creak, creek, eke, freak, geek, meek, peak/peek/pique, sneak, teak
28Jim53
Please understand that I didn't mean Ethel would literally grab anything; she was incensed by my wording!
I tried to think about the shameless hussy when you first posted the game, but it didn't help me find this answer, because in my experience, it wasn't the hussies who did it, just the shameless dudes. Am I sure? Hell yes, I'm sure. Whaddaya mean, how?
Baby better come back, maybe next week
Cause you see I'm on a run of bad luck
I can't get no...
If this is correct (and if it isn't, I look pretty silly, n'est-ce pas? but I'm used to it), new game will commence next week after I get Ethel some smelling salts.
I tried to think about the shameless hussy when you first posted the game, but it didn't help me find this answer, because in my experience, it wasn't the hussies who did it, just the shameless dudes. Am I sure? Hell yes, I'm sure. Whaddaya mean, how?
Baby better come back, maybe next week
Cause you see I'm on a run of bad luck
I can't get no...
If this is correct (and if it isn't, I look pretty silly, n'est-ce pas? but I'm used to it), new game will commence next week after I get Ethel some smelling salts.
29Jenni_Canuck
ding ding ding !!! We have a winner !!!
Crambo's word is streak. Congratulations >28 Jim53: and over to you.
Crambo's word is streak. Congratulations >28 Jim53: and over to you.
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