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wrong-foot

Last post by Ken Greenwald « Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:58 pm

by Ken Greenwald » Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:58 pm

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glug

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by Ken Greenwald » Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:47 pm

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pearl-clutching, pearl clutching

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Jun 27, 2018 3:27 am

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Hyper/Hypo

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by trolley » Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:04 pm

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Incel and incel

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:55 pm

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pie-hole

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by gdwdwrkr » Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:02 am

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One who lives there entire life in one area

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by tafelice » Sat May 05, 2018 1:31 am

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pitted/pittered out?

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by trolley » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:23 am

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ambit

Last post by Phil White « Mon Oct 22, 2018 8:14 pm
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by Ken Greenwald » Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:17 pm

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Hue and Cry

Last post by Phil White « Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:37 pm
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by trolley » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:03 pm

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woe betide

Last post by trolley « Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:37 pm
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by Ken Greenwald » Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:18 pm

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drag / in drag / drag queen

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by jgodfroy » Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:56 pm

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arriviste / arrivist

Last post by Ken Greenwald « Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:05 pm

by Ken Greenwald » Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:05 pm

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blind men on galloping horses

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by Tony Farg » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:40 pm
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dead cat bounce

Last post by Ken Greenwald « Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:27 pm
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by Wizard of Oz » Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:20 pm

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Neologism - volunteeriat

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by Bobinwales » Thu Sep 06, 2018 10:04 pm

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mung (the verb)

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:41 am

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kleptocracy

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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Aug 30, 2018 4:13 am

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kayfabe

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by Ken Greenwald » Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:01 am

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okey dokey artichokey

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by Rich » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:16 pm
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umami

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:05 pm

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POTTER/PUTTER?

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by trolley » Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:35 pm

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gaslighting

Last post by BonnieL « Sat May 26, 2018 2:15 pm
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by Ken Greenwald » Fri May 25, 2018 8:33 pm

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conservative kidney

Last post by Bobinwales « Fri May 18, 2018 9:49 pm
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by Ken Greenwald » Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:05 pm

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Flash Language

Last post by Phil White « Wed May 16, 2018 1:11 pm
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by Wizard of Oz » Sun May 13, 2018 2:03 pm

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tinfoil hat

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by Ken Greenwald » Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:12 pm

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Pluck

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by Bobinwales » Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:46 pm

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spoony

Last post by Bobinwales « Sun May 13, 2018 5:46 pm
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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:21 pm

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Sideboards

Last post by Phil White « Sun May 13, 2018 1:49 pm
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by trolley » Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:02 am

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shine one's knuckles

Last post by Wizard of Oz « Sun May 13, 2018 7:15 am
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by trolley » Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:50 pm

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Sun May 13, 2018 7:15 am
epistemic closure

Last post by Wizard of Oz « Sun May 13, 2018 6:59 am
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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:14 am

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paraphernalia

Last post by Wizard of Oz « Sun May 13, 2018 6:32 am
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by Bobinwales » Wed Sep 04, 2013 6:27 pm

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Khaki/Kharki

Last post by Wizard of Oz « Sun May 13, 2018 4:59 am
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by trolley » Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:50 pm

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magniloquent

Last post by Bobinwales « Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:36 pm
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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:51 pm

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L'esprit de l'escalier

Last post by Phil White « Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:22 pm
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by BonnieL » Mon Apr 02, 2018 5:21 pm

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Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:22 pm
truckle

Last post by Phil White « Mon Apr 09, 2018 9:15 pm
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by tony h » Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:25 am

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Last post by Phil White
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Small hinges swing big doors

Last post by tony h « Thu Mar 29, 2018 2:00 pm
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by PauladePlume » Sun Mar 25, 2018 4:01 am

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Judas Goat

Last post by trolley « Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:22 pm
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by trolley » Sun Mar 25, 2018 5:54 pm

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pants on fire

Last post by PauladePlume « Sun Mar 25, 2018 4:28 am
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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:30 am

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Last post by PauladePlume
Sun Mar 25, 2018 4:28 am
gig (as in musician's engagement)

Last post by BonnieL « Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:22 pm
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by javamomma » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:08 pm

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panned by the critics

Last post by tony h « Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:44 pm
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by Archived Topic » Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:44 am

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Last post by tony h
Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:44 pm
hagiographic

Last post by tony h « Sun Mar 11, 2018 1:04 am
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by Ken Greenwald » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:38 pm

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Minding ones P's and Q's

Last post by Shelley « Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:11 am
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by Shelley » Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:45 pm

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Last post by Shelley
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Heavy Heart - Lighter than a feather

Last post by Erik_Kowal « Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:11 pm
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by PhilHunt » Mon May 02, 2011 4:27 pm

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bricolage

Last post by Erik_Kowal « Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:04 pm
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by Ken Greenwald » Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:18 am

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Can't be arsed

Last post by Bobinwales « Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:29 pm
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by trolley » Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:55 am

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Ground Zero

Last post by Erik_Kowal « Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:37 am
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by trolley » Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:46 pm

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bogart

Last post by trolley « Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:32 pm
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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:10 pm

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just like downtown

Last post by Dagwood « Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:29 am
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by Archived Topic » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:15 pm

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bizarro

Last post by Ken Greenwald « Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:39 am
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by Ken Greenwald » Tue Jan 16, 2018 5:23 am

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