This Fibbing Friday looks pretty fun. Ten real words we are to ‘make up’ a definition to. I’ve done this a few times and also on the A to Z challenge one year.
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Here are the words:
Aglet
Befuzzle
Crapulence
Deluge
Erstwhile
Flatulence
Gabardine
Heliostat
Ignominy
Joculator
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For some reason the text came out little bitty and I couldn’t make it regular.
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Here are the made up meanings:
1. Aglet – A baby magpie bird.
2. Befuzzle – Similar to the BeDazzler, but this puts fuzzy fringes on your clothes.
3. Crapulence – A crappie fish. Crappie fish are really pronounced ‘croppie’, and it is a favorite to go fishing for. Crapulence is the shine on their scales.
4. Deluge – A winter Olympic sport which is the reverse of the regular Luge. This one you slide ‘up’ the icy track instead of down.
5. Erstwhile – A wrestling move. When you are in the wrestling ring and you need a time out, you perform the ‘erstwhile’ signal.
6. Flatulence – All across a city, when a tornado comes through and flattens all the fences.
7. Gabardine – As comic book heroine, Gabardine or “Gabby” as she is more commonly known as, talks so much she defeats the enemy with her voice.
8. Heliostat – The process of tracking unmarked black helicopters that the government tries to keep secret.
9. Ignominy – A corn product using several brands of corn to make hominy and of course grits.
10. Joculator – A funny way of logging off of your computer, meaning you’ll CUL8R.
Variable Definition = vituperation – The distinctive smell of sweat that is exuded after taking certain vitamins.
Sentence = Bonnie smelled like an orange when she worked out, after taking her vitamin C.
Real Definition = Sustained and bitter railing and condemnation; vituperative utterance (abuse)
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Variable Definition = varve – An insect egg; an undeveloped larva.
Sentence = Vector control reports that local ponds have been inundated with mosquito varve, and are due to hatch out soon.
Real Definition = A pair of layers of alternately finer and coarser silt or clay believed to comprise an annual cycle of deposition in a body of still water.
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Variable Definition = velamen – A breath refresher tablet, for men.
Sentence = Guys, tired of your mouth feeling fruity and minty? Velamen breath tablets are available in these new flavors…steak, beer, and jalapeno/cheese.
Real Definition = The thick, corky epidermis of aerial roots of an epiphytic orchid, that absorbs water from the atmosphere.
By the pink framed chalkboard are the fuzzy chickens, with a yellow one in a tiny blue & white box with a cat on top of it.
Ha – Ha- Ha- Ha – What? …Mystery Box Chickens are Clueless
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Clueless Definitions
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Here’s a fun thing to do:
Find some words in the dictionary that you really don’t know the definition of (don’t look at the definition at first). Then, by the way it is spelled, or how it sounds to you, make up a funny sentence using the word. Lastly, read the actual definition. It’s funny to see if you were anywhere close to getting it right. 🙂
Here’s some starting with letter C that I found.
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Clueless Definition = camerlengo – Instructions in how to operate a camera, written in camera lingo terms, so they are easily understood.
Sentence = In order to understand her new camera’s functions, she had to refer to the camerlengo that was included in the package.
Real Definition = A cardinal who heads the Apostolic Camera.
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Clueless Definition = concatenate/concatenation – A newly formed country, ruled by cats.
Sentence = Due to the prevalence of cats on the internet, by special decree, we hereby dub all cats citizens of this new country, to be named Concatenation.
Real Definition = To link together in a series or chain; linked together.
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Clueless Definition = camion – To wear camouflage; the opposite of cami-off.
Sentence = During basic training, all troops must learn about camouflage uniforms, beginning with when to put their camion, and when to take it off.
Real Definition = A motor truck, or bus.
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“Word Crimes”, by Weird Al Yankovic, was released from the album, “Mandatory Fun”, in 2013. It was written by, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Clifford Harris Jr., and Marvin Gaye. It is on the RCA label.
