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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!
5 comments:
A yaffle is the action of/sound made when you flick through a stack of paper with your thumb.
Herky
A yaffle is a raffle aimed at the youth of today, with prizes like a new Wi console, some PS3 games, and a few branded plaid shirts.
Yaffle is a new term for the lingering cough associated with swine flu. Most common in children, this cough last for weeks and sounds very much like a barking dog, or maybe grunting swine.
A yaffle is a gossip. The word appears in the Scriptor Dictionary of Witchcraft (publ. 1678) - "And ye yaffles were ducked in ye pond until such time as theye became quieted."
A yaffle is one of those appliances you find in your kitchen cupboard. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but after an intensive 2-3 week usage period, the novelty wears off and they then sit there gathering dust. Yaffles include food dehydrators, pop-corn makers, toasted sandwich makers, waffle machines, and George Foreman grills, to name but a few. Some may consider SodaStream to be a yaffle, but as I use mine frequently, I don't consider this to be the case.
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