[Fictionary] LOOF results

[Jean-Joseph Cote]

No worries. It's all just for fun, and that's what I'm having!

On 7/22/2023 8:25 PM, Fran Poodry wrote:
> 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 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>
>>     /
>
>
>
> -- 
> /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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