[Fictionary] LOOF results

[Fran Poodry]

Ooops, I'm sorry Jen-Joseph!
I should have done a tie-breaker.
My apologies!
-Fran

On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 5:18 PM Jean-Joseph Cote <jjcotedsl at verizon.net>
wrote:

> 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 derecho a 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 word is 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 loofed the faucet and soaked my shoes."
> "He thought the door was locked, and loofed it 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 loofed the 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> *
>
>
>

-- 
*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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