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Join the game!! Define the WORD of the day!



MarionG
Netherlands

Join the game!! Define the WORD of the day!
 
Last chance to join the word of the day for today!!
Since Sunday is a working day here, I �ll be checking in later and choose who needs to give the next word.
In case you are new to this game (and we would love some new people joining the game!!): The idea is to provide a new definition for the word. Not the real definition (we can all look it up, and some of us may even know the word), rather a definition you make up on the spot, using your associative thinking, your wit, your creativity and of course your knowledge of English and other languages. The wackier the better...... All musings are welcome. The one giving the best �daffy-nition � is chosen to provide the next word.
Since I love to enrich our practical vocabulary, I try to find words we might actually use...So here it goes, the word for today is:
 
obstreperous
 
have fun

19 Dec 2010      





anitarobi
Croatia

it �s easy - somebody trembling with �stagefright � before the big exam...
 
e.g. I was so obstreperous before my driving test that my socks kept falling down and I was afraid they �d get tangled in the gas pedal...

19 Dec 2010     



chud
Israel

It �s:

Obscene+terrible+perilous. Used in relation to various mythological monsters: "Cerberus was an obstreperous three headed monster dog ..."

 

19 Dec 2010     



douglas
United States

obst-German for fruit
reper- misspelling of reaper (Grim reaper)
ous-having the quality of
 
obstreperous- having the quality (for example the odor) of dead or spoiled fruit.
 
"You need to brush your teeth, your breathe is obstreperous."

19 Dec 2010     



GAZA_CHILD
Palestine

hi
among the meanings of this adjective is the following: noisily and stubbornly defiant.This definition is possibly applied to students who are very noisy and defiant in front of their teacher.
hugs Smile

19 Dec 2010     



kmochniak
Poland

It �s easy. It �s an adjective and it is a word for somebody who fights their obstruction (or constipation) by eating pears! 

19 Dec 2010     



MarionG
Netherlands

Game closed, please keep an eye out for the next WOD, thank you all for playing!

19 Dec 2010