[Fictionary] Second try at a new word

Jim Moskowitz jim at jimmosk.com
Mon Dec 2 13:12:18 EST 2013


48 hours having elapsed without anyone recognizing the word, we're 
going with HYETAL.
Please send in your fictitious defs by Saturday, 12/7.

-Jim


At 1:00 PM -0500 11/30/13, Jim Moskowitz wrote:
>Several people knew hoyden (n.  A high-spirited, boisterous, or 
>saucy girl. / adj. High-spirited; boisterous.), so that's out. I'm 
>glad to learn there's a positive-connotation word for a protagonisty 
>female, even if it apparently also gets used to mean 'hussy'.  Use 
>it widely, and emphasize its positive aspects!
>
>Let's try HYETAL.  Does anyone already know that one?
>
>(Can you tell which section of the dictionary I was browsing through?)
>
>
>
>At 12:43 AM -0500 11/30/13, Jim Moskowitz wrote:
>>I hope you're enjoying (or recovering from) some Thanksgiving fun, 
>>and have some time to spare for the fanciful invention of 
>>definition! Here's my first choice of word for the next round. 
>>Please let me know if you already know it:
>>
>>HOYDEN
>>
>>--
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>>An African or European god?"




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