[Fictionary] NICOLAS IS THE WINNER!

David Randall drandall.brooklyn at gmail.com
Mon Nov 19 18:10:49 EST 2018


feague - n. (chiefly Irish) - Animal bedding made of dried kelp.

ERIC: Linda (1) + Correct Guess (1) = 2

feague - n. - A persistent feeling of dread.

FRAN: Jean-Joseph (2) + Nicolas (2) + Elliott (1) + Pierre (1) = 6

feague - n. - 1.  A physical or behavioral trait by which identical 
twins can be distinguished.  2.  (sl.)  A flaw which betrays a 
counterfeit or forgery.  3.  1.16 x 10^-6 electron volts (eV), the 
difference in rest mass between the iota meson and the otherwise 
identical heavy iota meson.

ELLIOTT: Linda (2) = 2

feague - n. - A square-sided excavation in a peat mine that has filled 
with water.

JEAN-JOSEPH: Nicolas (1) = 1

feague - n. (Irish) - Deception. 2. (v.) To deceive.

PIERRE = 0

feague - n. - In commercial computer software, a useful function that 
originated as a mistake. Portmanteau of feature and bug.

RANJIT: Elliott (2) + Correct Guess (1) = 3

feague - adj. - 1. Stubborn. 2. (n.) An uncooperative beast of burden.

NICOLAS: Ranjit (2) + Eric (2) + Pierre (2) + Jean-Joseph (1) = 7

feague - v. - To increase the liveliness of a horse by inserting an 
irritant, such as a piece of peeled raw ginger or a live eel, in its 
fundament.

THE REAL DEFINITION: Ranjit (1) + Eric (1) = 2
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