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Games, activities and teaching ideas > word of the day competition
word of the day competition
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MarionG
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word of the day competition
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Here is the new word for the alternative definition competition..
Let your associative thinking loose on this word:
cattywampus
all silly, funny, serious, convincing, deep, learned or absurd ALTERNATIVE meanings are welcome (borrowing from all languages allowed) |
8 Dec 2012
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elderberrywine
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In my family, we use this word for
the little furry balls of hairs, dust and, excuse my admitting so, dirt
that you find under beds in rooms that haven �t been cleaned for a while or that are inhabited by teenage children who consider the space under their beds to be something .... very special ... or valuable storing place.
Cattywampi (that �s the learned plural of this beautiful word, ladies and gentlemen) do not come alone, they frequently have neighbours under teenager �s beds. Here are some of the most common neighbours:
- lonely and smelly left socks
- crumpled physics or English tests with mediocre or bad results
- bread crusts
- dog-eared comics
- photos or pictures cut out of magazines.
But I �m digressing ....
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8 Dec 2012
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MoodyMoody
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Cattywampus: felines striking you and me
Catty: adjective describing felines
wamp: alternative spelling of "womp," a slang word meaning hit
us: first person plural pronoun |
8 Dec 2012
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anamia
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Cattywampus is a word which can �t be described with words, next to it in the dictionary stands THIS: CAT: a slang for a good - looking woman WAMPUS: wamp - glam |
8 Dec 2012
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MoodyMoody
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anamia, I respectfully disagree. The picture is not of a cat, but a rabbit. To be more, specific, Jessica Rabbit from the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit? She is Roger Rabbit �s wife.
This is a much better example: Catwoman! |
8 Dec 2012
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