[Fictionary] dap results

[Jacob Mattison]

Many correct guesses this time.  Perhaps fishing terms live in the collective unconscious?

We have an ambiguous situation.  Eric got the most points (6), but two of those are for a correct guess that he admits may have resulted from unconscious prior knowledge of the word.  David is behind him with 5.

I'm awarding the win to Eric because 1) he got guesses based on the plausibility of his answer, and I approve of that, and 2) David won last time.  Also, smoking the pumpkin seeds is really taking it too far.  :)  

Go Eric!

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Hutch:Good collection! Lots of verbs and even an adjective. One of these days I'll find an obscure adverb. (Have we ever had an adverb?)
Linda: I suspect that the fishing movement is the correct one, or maybe the shoe support, and I really like the "pumpkin juice" (as in Harry Potter) type of beer--although I have found most pumpkins to be a little on the dry side.
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dap, n. (Myth.) A hare or rabbit with a single ear in the middle of its head, regarded as a symbol of sobriety.
--Elliott(2)
Elliott:Preposterous.  The symbol of sobriety is a gray elephant with a single trunk in the middle of its face.
Ranjit: Bongo! http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r137/maysiewaysie/silly%20pics/LifeInHell.jpg
Hutch: I'm not sure why a rabbit--with one ear or seventeen--would be a symbol of sobriety.
Linda: 2 points for the mythical one-eared rabbit

dap, n. A lateral stiffening element incorporated into the midsole of a shoe.
--Eric(6)
Two points for correct guess
Elliott:Mmmm.  .... Not quite enough detail.  What's it made of?
Pierre:2 for most plausibility.
Hutch: So boring it's prolly right: 1 point.
Judith: 1 point

dap, adj. Unresponsive, passive.
--Jean-Joseph
Elliott:Not exciting enough
Hutch: "The dap man on the stretcher was fading fast, regardless of the efforts of the ER team."

dap, v. To daub (as paint on a canvas or make-up on a face).  The adjective "dapper" referred to one who used
hair powder or other cosmetics to make himself more attractive.
--Judith(4)
Two points for correct guess
Elliott: Plausible relation to ``daub'', ``dab'', ``dip'', ``dapple'', etc., and interesting speculation about ``dapper''.  Two points for making connections.
Elliott: The OED also says "dapper" is a late Middle-English borrowing, cognate with German "tapfer" `brave'.

dap, n. In rock-skipping, a larger, clearly separate skip; compare "pitty-pat"
--Hutch(3)
Two points for correct guess.
Elliott: Plainly made-up, but I like onomatopoeia.  One point.
Elliott: OED:  "A bounce of a ball; a hop of a stone on the water."
Ranjit: If I win this round (which I won't, since I didn't write a def), I will ask everyone to write definitions that end with "compare
'pitty-pat'".

dap, n. A spot on a horse. Usually a splotchy gray spot on a lighter gray background. See: Dapple.
--Linda(1)
David: 1 point

dap, v. To insult casually or in a friendly manner. n. A friendly or good-natured insult.
"Jones was always ready with a good-natured dap, but never said anything truly cutting."
--JC
Hutch: I like this one. There oughta be a word for this!


dap, n. A wingless fly parasitic on goats.
--Pierre(1)
One point for correct guess
Ranjit: Responsible for canoe-face syndrome (formerly believed to be a result of mutation)
Hutch: A "wingless fly"? Isn't that a contradiction in terms? Or maybe an oxymoron?

dap, v. To fish by letting a baited hook fall gently on the water
-- real definition (American Heritage Dictionary)
Elliott: OED: "To fish by letting the bait dip and bob lightly on the water; to dib, dibble."
Pierre: 1 for best verb.
Ranjit: 2 points
Eric: Two points. I'm not sure whether this vote should count.  I honestly didn't remember the word when you sent it, but now that I see this definition, I am CERTAIN that that's what it is.  I know now that I've seen it before.
David: 2 points
Hutch: 2 points. I *think* I remember this being a real fishing technique and this feels right
Melissa: 2 points
Judith: 2 points

dap, n. (colonial New England dialect, fr. Pequod dapu = pumpkin) malted beer infused with smoked pumpkin seeds
--David(5)
Two points for correct guess
Ranjit: 1 point
Eric: One point. Because it can't make beer any *worse*.
Hutch: "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin
... but PUMPKIN BEER!!!!???? (Yes, there really is such a thing.)
Melissa: 1 for the pumpkin beer (ew)

dap, v. Prepare to attend a formal function; to get dressed for a "night out on the town".
--Nick(1)
Linda: 1 point

dap, v. To peel bark from a tree for the purpose of marking a trail
--Melissa(2)
Two points for correct guess
Hutch: I know there's a word for this but I don't think this is it. "blaze"?

--Ranjit(2)
Two points for correct guess