A is for...........

[goodgollymsmolly2]

I saw this on one of the US Boards, and it looked like fun.

Basically someone picks a them, and you go through the alphabet letter by letter naming one item. The person who has Z, picks the next theme.

For example: Theme for 1st round is musical artists.

So I'd put

A is for Aerosmith

Next person would put

B is for Beatles etc.

Then when someone does the Z, they would put new theme (fruit, animals whatever), and we start again...:-x

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"O" IS FOR "OXTER"

Oxter is an oudated word meaning "armpit"

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"P" IS FOR "PILLIVER"

A pilliver is an old English word meaning a pillowcase

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Q IS FOR QUONDAM

, quondam is a rather eloquent term meaning, belonging to some prior time

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"R" IS FOR "ROARATORIOS

According to Francis Grose, an 18th century British soldier, scholar, champion tippler, and publisher of "The Vulgar Tongue - Buckish Slang and Pickpocket Eloquence", the term refers to oratorios and operas (which will intrigue those who appreciate the special talents of titillating trillers, testosterone-gifted tenors, or perhaps even strident shower-singers).

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"S" IS FOR " "SPONDULICKS"!


spondulicks is an American slang term for money or cash (which the sponger never seems to have enough of in his pocket to pay for his drink, his meal, or your's for that matter.

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T is for tachyphagia

Fast eating

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"U" IS FOR "UMQUHILE"


Umquhile is an adverb meaning formerly, previously; or, former

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V" IS FOR "VOMITORY"

A vomitory is a passageway leading to a tier of seats in a theater, (especially a Roman amphitheater), or a stadium.

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"W" IS FOR "WINKLEPICKER"

winklepicker usually refers to a style of shoe or boot worn in the 1950s onward by both male and female British rock and roll fans.

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"X" IS FOR XANTIPPE

wife of Greek philosopher Socrates who was known for her bad temper. Now the term is used to signify a shrew or surly spouse (who more often than not thinks children should neither be seen nor heard)