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Games, activities and teaching ideas > WOD contest of March 14th
WOD contest of March 14th
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oumsalsabil
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WOD contest of March 14th
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Thank you Moody for choosing my definition. The new word is� CATOPTROMANCY. Eager to hear your crazy daffynitions. I �ll choose the first who posts a definition!!!�Don �t miss the chance  .
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14 Mar 2014
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lady-of-roses
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it �s the name of a Disney movie revolving around a teenager girl who falls for a guy in her high school. One day, before sleeping, she makes the wish of being able to stick to him all the time no matter what it takes. When she wakes up, she finds herself in his place and turned into a cat. Yet, she doesn�t freak out. On the opposite, she is very happy to give up her life as a human being if that means staying by his side as a cat. Then, this word was adopted by dictionaries to refer to a girl who has an irrational infatuation with some guy that goes to the extent of doing crazy stuff..literally meaning a cat that opts for romance.
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14 Mar 2014
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MoodyMoody
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Catoptromancy is the practice of cats chasing the red dot from laser pointers that their masters flit around.
Cat: Felis catus
optro-: dealing with technology of both light and electronics
man: male human, or more generally, human
-cy: condition
Here �s an example:
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14 Mar 2014
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cunliffe
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Excellent definitions so far! Sadly, incorrect!
Catoptromancy is a psychological condition of classical scholars. It is an infatuation with and an adoration of our Roman hero - Cato PT (Publius Trifonius). We hold annual meetings to praise and appreciate his wisdom, his insight into the human condition and to mourn his untimely death.
We are the Catoptromantics.
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15 Mar 2014
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douglas
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An adjective describing The Hunger Games trilogy:
cat-Katniss opt- option romancy-romance
(The trilogy revolves around a sort of love triangle between Katniss and two boys that are in love with her)
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15 Mar 2014
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isa2
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CATOPTROMANCY
This is the art of staying calm in view of Italy �s permanent governmental changes every few months or so.
Cato, the Younger = Roman statesman, follower of the Stoic philosophy
+ to opt in /out + Roman + suffix -cy
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