[Fictionary] LOOF results

[Jean-Joseph Cote]

For the record, my two-point vote for the real def was only counted here 
as one, so Pierre's, mine, and the real one all got six points.

(I also looked up the definition after I voted, and I'll just say don't 
go to UrbanDictionary on this one. Just don't.)

Jean-Joseph

On 7/21/2023 1:34 PM, Fran Poodry wrote:
> Pierre wins!
> 4 people voted for the correct definition.
> When I chose the word loof, I only knew of the palm of the hand 
> definition. When I double checked to make sure I had the definition 
> correct, I found the nautical definition. They would be separate 
> entries in a real dictionary, but I decided to put them together 
> anyway, figuring that would be easier than having two correct 
> definitions in the list.
> Also, apparently the palm of the hand definition may extend to that 
> part of a cat's paw between the main pad and the toe beans.
> -Fran
>
>
> loof, v., To oscillate in torsion, as a strap in wind.
>
> PIERRE, 6 points
>
> 2 - Ranjit
>
> 2 - Hutch
>
> 2 - Correct answer
>
> Like when the bridge starts twisting in that old film of the Tacoma 
> Narrows Bridge? - Fran
>
> I’m having trouble picturing this. Upward moving implies it’s coming 
> from below… below the ground?  (Or maybe this is meant to mean a 
> current of cold air somewhere above the surface of the planet, but I’m 
> not sure how it would have been detected, except by scientific 
> measurement — and scientists (apart from quirky quarky physicists) 
> don’t tend to give things goofy loofy names.) -Jim
>
> Luff sighting. -Eric
>
>
> —
>
> loof, n. A strong localized current of upward-moving cold air. Most 
> commonly observed in the wake of a derecho.
>
> ERIC, 3 points
>
> 2 - Nick
>
> 1 - Debra
>
> I like this one for parallel with aloof. - Nick
>
> Believeable! But isn't derechoa former Fictionary word? No points 
> because of that belief. -Hutch
>
> Hot air rises, cold air sinks. -Fran
>
> What is observed in the wake of an izquierdo? -Pierre [I LOLed. -Fran]
>
>
> —
>
> loof, n., A posting-house along a road.
>
> DEBRA, 2 points
>
> 1 - Joshua
>
> 1 - Pierre
>
> Not bad. But just not good enough to get into my top selections. Give 
> this one my imaginary tie-breaker point. - Hutch
>
> This def sounds older than I. -Pierre
>
> From an LL 1-day: This three-letter wordis defined as either "a 
> traveler's rest house located originally on post roads", or "transport 
> by relays of men and horses". The quarterback with this first name, 
> however, has been unable to transport his team to the NFC Championship 
> game in his seven seasons as a starter. -Fran
>
>
> —
>
> loof, n., a large piece of hard coral, often ground into powder.
>
> JOSHUA, no points
>
> After it's been ground into powder, how would one know that the piece 
> of coral had been large or small? - Hutch
>
> Is it still known as a loof after it’s been powdered, or only 
> beforehand? I’m curious what the purpose of pulverizing it is. -Jim
>
>
> —
>
> loof, v.,  In curling, to use the edge of a slider shoe to provide a 
> slight groove which alters a stone’s track.
>
> JIM, 1 point
>
> 1 - Ranjit
>
> This goes against The Spirit of Curling! A person caught doing this 
> would be shunned! -Fran
>
> Again, not bad but not quite good enough in this crowd. - Hutch
>
> Curling! -Nick
>
> That must be against the rules. -Eric  [Very much so. A player caught 
> at it would likely be banned from competition.- Fran]
>
>
> —
>
> loof, n., 1. (chiefly Scot.) The palm of the hand.  2. (nautical) The 
> tapering of a hull toward the stern.
>
> REAL, 5 points
>
> 2 - Pierre
>
> 1 - Nick
>
> 1 - Jim
>
> 1 - Jean-Joseph
>
> I don't see how these two definitions would be related. One or the 
> other might be believable, but both of them are not ... until you can 
> present some kind of hidden similarity or relationship. - Hutch
>
> Scottish *and* nautical? In this economy? - Nick
>
> 1 point, though I’m wary because it says “nautical”, and I was 
> planning on submitting a nautical term until I realized I was being 
> lured by luff. -Jim
>
>
> —
>
> loof, n., The fine underlayer hair of certain goat breeds.
>
> NICK, 5 points
>
> 2 - Joshua
>
> 1 - correct answer
>
> 1 - Eric
>
> 1 - Jean-Joseph
>
>
> —
>
> loof, v., To polish using crushed walnut shells.
>
> JEAN-JOSEPH, 5 points
>
> 2 - Jim
>
> 2 - Debra
>
> 1 - Correct answer
>
> Just a little too specific to be believable: is there a different word 
> meaning "to polish with crushed hazelnut shells"? Or almond shells, 
> etc? - Hutch
>
> This might be the real one? I like the others more. - Nick
>
> I’ve heard about this; they (at one point anyway) used to be tossed 
> into running jet engines to scour off built-up crud inside them. - Jim
>
> This is a thing, but I think the word for it is "polish" (with crushed 
> walnut shells). -Eric
>
>
> —
>
> loof, n.,  Part of a loom: pulls on the draw threads with pegs to lift 
> a set of levers, opening the shed.
>
> HUTCH, no points
>
> Mine. And, looking at it now as a voter, not believeable: I wouldn't 
> vote for it even if it weren't mine. - Hutch
>
> And its partner is the larp? -Jim
>
> Looms should be like fish and parts of a boat. Never trust those 
> definitions. -Eric
>
>
> —
>
> loof, v.t., To operate a mechanism excessively violently when it 
> provides less resistance than expected. "I loofedthe faucet and soaked 
> my shoes." "He thought the door was locked, and loofedit right in 
> Jan's face."
>
> RANJIT, 2 points and voted “we really need a word for this”
>
> 2 - Eric
>
> Poor Jan. - Nick
>
> I did this with a door to an AirBnB in Minnesota in front of my 
> curling team. I basically disappeared from sight super fast through 
> the door and it STILL MAKES ME GIGGLE because it was HILARIOUS. There 
> should definitely be a word for this but it probably isn’t loof. - Fran
>
> I don't really believe that this is the real definition, but there 
> SOOOOO needs to be such a word. (I literally just loofedthe kitchen 
> sink faucet onto shirt and shorts a few minutes ago while washing up 
> after breakfast. *LOL*) - Hutch
>
> Clearly not real, but we need this word. - Eric
>
> Did you chork? - Pierre
>
>
> Additional comments:
>
> Good lord. I have managed to convince myself that all the definitions 
> are either fake or definitely fake. -Eric [this usually is what 
> happens to me. -Fran]
>
>
>
> -- 
> /Fran Poodry (she/her)/
> /Oregon, USA/
> /
> /
> /“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
> ― Margaret Mead <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/61107.Margaret_Mead>
> /
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