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Closure of the Wordwizard site

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sliding pond

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Nix

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Temporary friend

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by tony h » Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:21 pm

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"a lay down case"

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a con

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the number three

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by Archived Topic » Thu Oct 21, 2004 12:44 am

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Not a Fluke?

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by Safevoyage@yahoo.com » Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:13 pm

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Why a "lid"

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by incarnatus est » Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:04 am
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Indenture

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Coffin

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Chapter

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by Bobinwales » Sat Jul 17, 2021 6:36 pm

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Strike : a measure or a tool or both

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A new word for me: presenteeism

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by tony h » Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:26 pm

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The Peter Principle

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by Ken Greenwald » Sun Apr 11, 2021 3:35 pm

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skinnymalink(s) / skinny malink(s) / skinny marink(s) / etc.

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by Ken Greenwald » Tue May 31, 2005 6:17 pm
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okey dokey artichokey

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by Rich » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:16 pm
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waxing nostalgic / lyrical / poetic / philosophical / . . .

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by Archived Topic » Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:37 am
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shithook

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by Archived Topic » Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:51 am

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deuteragonist

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Racquet/Racket

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by Bobinwales » Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:58 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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Hot Mess

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hector

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outter ring

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by istota » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:18 pm

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ghost (the transitive verb)

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prelapsarian

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by Ken Greenwald » Sun Jul 28, 2019 4:51 pm

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feel it in one's water

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:54 pm

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wheemed

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by Shelley » Tue Jun 28, 2005 7:25 pm

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scared shitless

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by Ken Greenwald » Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:32 pm

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Guacamole strategy

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by Phil White » Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:35 pm

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Sand?

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noblesse oblige

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by Ken Greenwald » Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:55 pm

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Female hierophant ?

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by Loveslobsters » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:41 pm

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perseverate

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all-out / all-in / all out / all in

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by Ken Greenwald » Tue May 26, 2020 6:46 pm

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gaslighting

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by Ken Greenwald » Fri May 25, 2018 8:33 pm

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kitsch

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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:24 am

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shambolic (2)

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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:51 am

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sui generis

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by Ken Greenwald » Mon Feb 03, 2020 9:33 pm

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Folded like a cheap xxxx

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by trolley » Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:46 pm

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hygge

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by Ken Greenwald » Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:55 am

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gingerly

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by Phil White » Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:02 am

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copy

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flip off

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by Ken Greenwald » Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:46 pm

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the royal 'we' / the royal 'you'?

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Gee Gee

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by Bobinwales » Sun May 19, 2019 11:39 pm

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"Last straw"/Clochandichter

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by John Barton » Wed Mar 30, 2005 5:53 am
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Out of my wheelhouse

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by Phil White » Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:46 pm

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indicia

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Is 'babble' related to 'Tower of Babel'?

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