[Fictionary] FADGE results

[Elizabeth Heffner]

Wow! Thanks! Great round, Ranjit.

I'm definitely up for running a round.  :)



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On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 3:46 PM Ranjit Bhatnagar <ranjit at moonmilk.com>
wrote:

> Hey fictionary! Liz was the winner of the last round - are you up for
> running a round, Liz? If not, maybe someone else would like to give it a go?
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 9:57 PM Ranjit Bhatnagar <ranjit at moonmilk.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The clear winner this round is Liz's bent rod for thatching, with 10
>> points! Congratulations, Liz!
>>
>> 2nd place goes to Fran's object collectors / object collection (and guess
>> what t-shirt I am wearing right now:
>> https://objectcollection.bandcamp.com/merch/oc-tiger-shirt)
>>
>> The real definition, from Merriam-Webster online, was the bread / bundle
>> / package of wool <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fadge>!
>>
>>  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>>
>> fadge - n. (Cumberland dialect)  - a charm to protect against black
>> magic, containing deer fat and rabbit droppings.
>> Definition made with this quotation in mind:
>>
>> *Fadges? Fadges? We don't need no stinkin' fadges!**- David: 1 point*
>> 1 point from Jim
>>
>>
>> fadge (n., chiefly British) - a consolation prize
>> *- Joe: 4 points*
>> 1 point from Linda
>> 1 point from Eric
>> 1 point from Ziv, as a consolation prize
>> 1 point from Fran
>>
>>
>> fadge (n.) a digger of holes, primarily one whose trade was digging pits
>> for latrines and other disposal of waste.
>> *- Ziv*
>>
>>
>> fadge
>> (n) 1. (chiefly Scottish) a round thick loaf of bread; (chiefly Irish)
>> potato cake or bread
>>      2. a bundle
>>      3. (Australia) an irregular package of wool weighing from 60 to 150
>> pounds
>>
>> *- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fadge
>> <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fadge>: 2 points*2 points
>> from Eric
>>
>>
>> fadge, n. Any of several species of butwin found in Lancashire.
>>
>> *- Pierre*
>>
>> fadge (noun); bent rod, pointed at both ends, used by thatchers to secure
>> bundled straw.
>>
>> *- Liz: 10 points*2 points from Linda
>> 2 points from David
>> 2 points from Joe
>> 2 points from Fran
>> 2 points from Jean-Joseph
>>
>>
>> fadge, n. Period of mental relaxation or indolence. "After Turing's
>> latest push at the National Physical Laboratory, a week's biking around the
>> Lake District was just the fadge he needed."
>>
>> *- Eric: 3 points + 2 for correct guess = 5*2 points from Jim
>> 1 point from Hutch
>>
>>
>> fadge
>> 1. v. to gather or to collect random objects
>> 2. n. a collection of dissimilar items
>>
>> *- Fran: 7 points*2 points from Ziv
>> 2 points from Liz
>> 1 point from Pierre
>> 1 point from Joe
>> 1 point from Jean-Joseph
>>
>>
>> fadge, v. To misdeliver or incorrectly return a mailpiece.
>>
>> *- Nicolas: 2 points*2 points from Hutch
>>
>>
>> fadge - v. - To prepare perishable food items for railroad transport.
>>
>> *- Jean-Joseph*
>>
>> fadge, v. to put forth an argument that you only hope will win, but
>> probably will not.
>>
>> *- Linda: 4 points*1 point from David
>> 1 point from Liz
>> 2 points from Pierre
>>
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