[Fictionary] NUMMS ballot

[Jim Moskowitz]

Dear Fictioneers,

Enclosed please find one (1) real definition and ten (10) fake 
definitions. You may award a 2-point vote, a 1-point vote, and as 
many honorable mentions or fanciful awards as you wish.
Please send me your votes by Thursday, 10pm EDT.  Thank you!
-Jim


numms, n. - a high-clay acidic soil common in boreal and sub-artic regions.

numms, adj. - [slang] brachycephalic

numms, n. (pl.) - bums, British rhyming slang: Barkely and Numms=bums 
[popular pawn shop in Soho, London, outside of which down-and-out 
persons hang out, hoping for a coin].

numms, n. - a stew made of peanut butter, corn, and okra.

numms, n. - coins minted from a precious metal, which have been 
shaved, clipped, or otherwise debased. (London slang ca. 1700, fm. 
Fr. "numismatic")

numms, n. - in Tuvan throat singing, the vibration in the throat 
which produces a harmonic sound to the primary pitch.

numms, n (sing., pl.) - a short instrumental piece which can be 
repeated as necessary to fill time in the Anglican liturgy.

numms, adv. - in a stealthy and horrifying manner. "As they sat in 
the house chatting and passing a pipe back and forth, the leopard 
came numms, and carried one out of the house before the other 
realized what had happened."

numms, n. - [slang] a detachable collar, to be worn over a dirty shirt.

numms, n. - [mil. slang] dog food for canine corps in US military. 
 From acronym Not Up to Mystery Meat Specifications, denoting meat not 
good enough to serve soldiers.

numms, n. - a unit of quality for grading collectible coins.  The 
numms scale was introduced in the mid 1970s in an attempt to improve 
the traditional good/fine/uncirculated scale that had become bogged 
down with improvised modifiers such as "near extra fine" and "about 
brilliant uncirculated".  A rating of 1 numms is barely identifiable, 
while 20 numms is flawless uncirculated.  Adoption was spotty, and it 
was eventually supplanted by the Sheldon scale.


Extra bonus joke definition:
numms, n. - da cutest widdle kitty cat in da whole world!  C'mere, 
nummy Numms!!  Who's a good kitty?