Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Scumble
Scumble is a thin layer of paint placed over a darker colour. It's also the verb to describe the action of painting a thin layer over a darker layer of paint. The artists among us would have known that one, I imagine. Thanks for your very inventive meanings. I enjoyed them immensely. The Mad Fishicist won on the poll today. He's hard to beat, I must admit. Well done, TMF. Glad to have you back.
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Scumble is a very dry, almost tart cider made in Worcestershire from the famous Worcester Permain apples.
It is incredibly strong and grown men have been known to fall over semi-paralized after drinking no more than two pints.
To scumble is to state the obvious - like, "Oh! You're here!"
To 'scumble' is to practice the indecorous art of grovelling and scratching around, underneath pews, for loose change or valuables. A natural perk of the clergy, it usually takes place after the last service of the day.
If a Priest has taken good care to include in his services, a particularly vigorous session of kneeling, standing, sitting and re-kneeling etc.. this should show in the enhanced value of the scumble.
A scumble is a person who tends the algae pits that are touted to be the Next Food Source (the one right before Soylent Green).
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/
Scumble are the little rolls of fat that accumulate around the waist. When lying down flat these miraculously disappear.
(Not that I have any experience of this of course).
Scumble (v.t.) - To underrate, or
"rubbish" something you want, in order to lower its value or deter potential rivals.
For example, overheard at a local Used Car garage:
"This guy's great - he gave me loads for my old Merc, even though they brought it here in two pieces - it was just like that one over there..."
Scumble:
A person who’s a "scum bag" one minute adorable the next.
the walk you do, with your eyes half closed, when leaving your bed on the way to the shower or coffee pot.
Scumble is a game that is very similar to rugby except that the object is to trick the other team into scoring. Lowest score at the end of the match wins.
Scumble: is when you get in a fight w/ someone. One person hits the other and you tumble down. Your scuff and tumble has now turned into a scumble.
scumble: dad's underpants.
you may have heard of mom's over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder.
just beware of dad's under-the-bumble-scumble-rumble.
Scumble: The verbal rewind that becomes necessary when one makes a statement that comes out completely differently than what one intended.
Shocked silence and/or unrestrained laughter after said comment usually signifies the need for a scumble.
I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told. I have squandered my existance for house on the scumble such is my premises.
Scumble - run down housing estate where all the ragged people go. Lie - la - lie...
Scumble is a cricketing term. Just as a "googly" is a device by a bowler to attempt to deceive the batsman, a scumble results if the batsman correctly anticipates the googly and hits a boundary.
A scumble is the piece of turf one falls over whilst camping or rambling immediately after warning everybody else about being careful not to fall over pieces of turf.
Ok, thinks! Now you did it, I can't get that out of my head.
Scumble is the lovely song that repeats in your head until it becomes like a telltale heart...I couldn't do my homework because of the scumble in my head.
Scumble is what must be cleaned from a pub floor after a fight. In extreme cases it can be a disgusting, congealed mixture of blood, ale, broken glass, and teeth.
hello, testing
to scumble is to rudely mumble under one's breath. there is almost always a certain amount of petulance evident in the tone of a scumbler.
scientists have, only recently, successfully completed an inconclusive paper about the correlation between an environment of scumbling and hostile repressed personalities.
Dr Ryan Williams has put forth the celebrated question:
"Is it the environment of scumbling that leads to hostile repressed personalities or vice versa?"
it is also believed that living with a scumbler can result in high blood pressure, constipation, grimacing and teeth grinding.
example of word usage:
"ok ok ok, i'll lend you the money! JUST STOP SCUMBLING!"
--the word carpenter.
Scumble is a word that's been in use by British author Terry Pratchett since at least 1987. On his world, a flat disk on the back of four elephants that stand on the back of a great turtle, Scumble is a drink made from apples... mostly apples... well, there's apples in it. And it's very strong and tends to eat through metal and remove varnish. I can see why he used the word. The drink does cover over and blur your senses.
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