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Have fun with a new word each day. I'll choose a word. You make up a meaning.
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How to Play:
1. I choose an obscure dictionary word.
2. You invent a wacky meaning and add it as a comment.
3. After a certain time I list the true meaning and choose a winner for the invented meaning.
There are no prizes, just lots of fun!
Remember, children use this site too.
2. You invent a wacky meaning and add it as a comment.
3. After a certain time I list the true meaning and choose a winner for the invented meaning.
There are no prizes, just lots of fun!
Remember, children use this site too.
About Me
- Word Imp
- I am a children's author who has had a handful of books published by trade publishers. They're in book shops and libraries. I've also had a sackful of books published by educational publishers. These are mainly found in schools. I love words and that's why I invented this blog site.
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What I'm writing...
- Picture books in my head...
- Job applications so I can earn actual money.
- Boring stuff for companies to earn actual money.
- This blog
What I'm reading...
- Penina Petersen's Table Tucker
- Rereading my fave - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
- Mike Gayle's To Do List
- Any good biography
- The dictionary!
8 comments:
A ticpolonga is a Carribbean percussion instrument which often accompanies steel drum bands. It originated as a hollowed-out branch with one narrow end and one wider. The narrow end makes a sharp sound when struck, while the other end provides a deeper echoing sound.
It's a little-known Latin American dance, with such complex movements that it is rumoured to be the inspiration for the Twister game.
Ticpolonga she be de pidgen english for de putt-putt tricycles as we call dem in de West Indies. It am de best way for geddin' to de town an good fer posin' on de beach, man. You can ged 25 crates of coca-cola in de back so long as you don't be geddin' out else she tips over!
tgw44.blogspot.com
Ticpolonga is a yoga position. It's one of the more weird ones where you sit with your legs out in front, then bring one round, across the opposite leg and up behind your shoulder. Hold for five breaths. Then do it on the other side.
Ticpolonga is an African village post office.
You know when you get that sudden itch in your nose and you fumble around to find a tissue because you think you are going to sneeze, and then, nothing happens....... well, that's a ticpolonga.
Ticpolonga is a game played by a Bantu tribe in Africa in which wooden balls are hit by wooden mallets through a series of small reed arches. If this sounds a lot like croquet, it may be because a lost Englishman stayed with the tribe for a few years.
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/
Ticpolonga is an unfortunate affliction very similar to Tourettes syndrome. It manifests as uncontrollable twitching and hopping from one leg to the other and an irresistible urge to yell POLONGA!! in public places.
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