Word definition game

[Aphos]

harleyquint  a group of 5 motorcyclists, often found in sleazy bars


pistoleon

[Swatopluk]

pistoleon - the poor man's wurlitzer, a musical instrument used on fairs and in some 1920ies cinemas. Think of it as a mixture of pipe organ and a piston engine.

malf

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

malf 

1) colloquial.  Refers to an inept side-kick or companion of the main character.  Originated with a TV sitcom, "Happy Days", as in "Ralph-malf".

2) the normal operating state of any Windows-powered computer, as in "my PC has malfed again".  Short for malfunction.  A term most Mac users are unfamiliar with.

sleepnaught

[Griffin NoName]

sleepnaught   a type of Griffin

plunkpotter

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Plunk Potter ^{_{(<-- the proper spelling)}}. Noun.  The long-lost older brother of Harry.  Plunk was incapable of doing any magic, however-- he was a Squib.


Postview

[Griffin NoName]

postview  an opinion (various) about unopened post

weadquirk

[Swatopluk]

weadquirk - obsolete term for azurophobia (fear of the color blue), originating from the use of wead for blue tattoos.

marphalous

[pieces o nine]

marphalous Proper taxonomic designation for the sea cucumber.


skettlekins

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

skettlekins  Noun. A little known branch of the smurfs.  These were green or brown, instead of blue.  But, they (unlike the smurfs) had a balanced distribution of gender, and smurfs who were snubbed by smurfette often turned to skettlekins for solace. 

smeck 

[Aphos]

smeck   the sound that occurs when one's head has been soundly struck


ooladour

[Pachyderm]

ooladour:one who plays the oola. This was a Medieval instrument, believed to be the forerunner of the piccolo.

rhabdology

[Aphos]

rhabdology  the body of rabbinical knowledge


psychophant

[Sibling Chatty]

psychophant  Pachy, et al on some spectacular acid.


friptillious

[Swatopluk]

friptillious - referring to the friptiles, an extinct class of animals in the period between the amphibian and the dinosaur/reptilian age

jullo

[Opsa]

Jullo- gelatin that has received a voodoo hex. See "The Blob".

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