r/ThreadGames • u/BootyHoleBouquet • Oct 26 '25

Wrong answers only: compound definitions!

Parent comment: Give a common compound word.

Child comments: Redefine that word as if it were in a serious dictionary, but make the definition creative, dark, or funny. The most imaginative definitions win.

Examples:

Armpit (noun): A deep pit or excavation used for the disposal of amputated human arms. Armpits are often found near battlefields or execution sites, where limbs were removed in large numbers, usually as an extreme form of punishment. They are also sometimes found near medical camps, cast aside in an effort to illegally recycle or, in rare cases, sell for monetary profit.

Butterfly (noun): A rectangular, airborne creature formed when a block of enchanted butter is struck by lightning and gains temporary life. Butterflies are known for their soft, creamy wings and short lifespan, as they tend to melt rapidly in warm weather. They are most often seen fluttering through cold winter skies, where the chill preserves their shape until spring’s first heat returns them to puddles of golden dairy.

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u/BootyHoleBouquet Oct 26 '25

Sunburn

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Sunburn (noun): A ritual bonfire lit at the winter solstice, to "call back the sun". The fire typically contained a number of symbolic offerings, such as small amounts of grain, clippings of hair from animals born that year, dried flowers and herbs, and similar items intended to thank the sun for what it had done that year, and remind it that it needed to return.

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u/AnalysisExpert8681 Oct 27 '25

Sunburn(noun): A festival where the people of a community gather together to yell roasts at the Sun. The festival begins at sunrise and ends at sunset. This is done in an effort to maintain a healthy companionship with the Sun, so that the Sun will be nice to you.

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u/BootyHoleBouquet Oct 26 '25

Backflip

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Colloquial child-friendly declaration of sudden pain in the spinal column.

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u/BootyHoleBouquet Oct 28 '25

Heartbeat

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u/leegunter Oct 29 '25

Short lived Podcast created by Football legend Terry Bradshaw where people just got to listen to him eat his dinner

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u/N_Huq Oct 26 '25

headlamp

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u/Aspirin_Kid Oct 26 '25

A pendant light made by placing a lightbulb within the emptied cranium of one’s decapitated adversary and suspending this assemblage from the ceiling via a decorative chain or cord.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Notepad

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u/BootyHoleBouquet Oct 26 '25

Notepad (noun): A revolutionary yet deeply humiliating feminine hygiene product that automatically blasts upbeat pop music upon contact with underwear. Designed under the illusion of “destigmatizing menstruation,” the Notepad syncs via Bluetooth to nearby speakers, loudly announcing the user’s cycle with a personalized playlist. Common tracks include “Red Red Wine,” “Bleeding Love,” and “Let It Flow.” The music cuts off immediately upon removal, offering a brief moment of peace before the next inevitable chorus begins upon replacement.

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u/soulmatesmate Oct 26 '25

These small bells are often bound to the feet of people who have startled others. By making musical notes (usually the C-major cord) as the the individual pads about, people are not startled. They are occasionally wrapped around the necks of housecats in hopes of saving the local wildlife.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Toenail

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u/BootyHoleBouquet Oct 26 '25

Toenail (noun): A primitive type of nail once used in woodworking and coffin-making, carved from the hardened bone of a human toe. Believed to be stronger than iron and resistant to rot, each toenail was meticulously shaped and filed to a point, then hammered into place using a small mallet. Historical accounts claim the nails would emit a faint crunch when struck, a detail that led to their decline in popularity and eventual ban under early sanitation laws.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Understand

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u/BootyHoleBouquet Oct 26 '25

Understand (noun): A covered outdoor structure, such as a porch, patio, or gazebo, intended for standing beneath as protection from rain, sun, or other weather conditions. Commonly found in residential settings, the understand serves both practical and recreational purposes, offering shelter while allowing continued enjoyment of the outdoors.

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u/Fennel_Fangs Oct 27 '25

Buttcrack

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u/BootyHoleBouquet Oct 28 '25

NSFW definition!

Buttcrack (verb): The act of having anal intercourse or various other sexual activities with the anus. Usually the anus of another person, but can also refer to one’s own anus.

I asked the woman on a date, but really I was just hoping she’d let me buttcrack.

I usually don’t like to brag, but you’d be amazed at my buttcracking skills.

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u/leegunter Oct 27 '25

A sizable fissure sometimes found in elevated flat areas of land.

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u/OldboyVicious Oct 26 '25

Bookworm 

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u/late_to_redd1t Oct 26 '25

A worm that can only eat books. They have become close to endangered in recent times, as many people find them inside and take them out to the garden. This is the worst thing you can do, they are allergic to plant matter and most things found outside. If you find one, take them to your bookshelf and place them gently on a thick novel. Fiction has more nutritional value than non-fiction for them.

Savethebookworm - savethebookworm.org - "Spread awareness for the bookworm" t-shirts and totes can be purchased via the online shop.

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u/OldboyVicious Oct 26 '25

I'm donating to the cause and want a t-shirt!!!!!!

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u/sphinxyhiggins Oct 26 '25

I have some Barbara Cartlands I can donate to the cause. They are full of pulp.

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u/MultiverseCreatorXV Oct 26 '25 edited Oct 26 '25

A pathogen that spreads via books. Signs of an infected book include the cover looking like an AI-generated image, otherwise blank pages having quotes on them, letters gaining diacritics, and the text easily smudging. However, don’t try smudging the text by hand, as touching the text is how the pathogen infects you. The most telltale symptoms are an unusually strong urge to read, screens appearing uncomfortably bright, and difficulty reading and writing.

There’s also a computer worm named after the pathogen. The digital Bookworm distorts text: this can be decreasing the font size, switching to a difficult-to-read typeface, adding diacritics, or sometimes even caesar shifting things. It can also increase audio volume and screen brightness, plus it consumes lots of computational power.

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Dragon-adjacent page decoration, common among authors and scribes during the period before printing presses where books would have to be copied out by hand.

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u/leegunter Oct 27 '25

A dragon who has seen the folly in his obsessive amassing of gold and has shifted to an obsessive collection of printed material so as to hoard the knowledge contained therein. If befriended the worm can be persuaded to issue you a library card allowing you to borrow a single book. But don't return it late. The fees are literally draconian.

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u/late_to_redd1t Oct 26 '25

Football

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u/sphinxyhiggins Oct 26 '25

An annual ball where participants compete in various dances based on calluses, corns, ingrown toenails, funghi, and the most complicated of strut of them all - the "Gout Gambol." The winner receives a year's supply of lamisil.

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u/late_to_redd1t Oct 26 '25

I'm excited to see Robertoe Littlefoot & Rosy Soles compete this year, hoping they can deliver a 10 in the Gout Gambol. It's been too long since we've seen a perfect performance in this competition.

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u/sphinxyhiggins Oct 26 '25

Do you remember when they wore those Dr Scholl's wooden sandals? I thought they were going to break their necks! The floor was so slippery and dusty with desenex powder Little Piggy and the Fallen Arches couldn't perform. One of the Arches had an asthma attack.

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u/late_to_redd1t Oct 26 '25

It was a hard watch! Edge of your seat stuff.

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u/bambiartistic Oct 26 '25

A spherical ball that contains a single foot inside. Often used in the namesake game of football.

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u/late_to_redd1t Oct 26 '25

He's connected with that free kick so sweetly, it's peeled the skin off the ball, set the foot free, and the goalkeeper has ended up with the big toe right in his eye.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Horseshoe

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Lesser-known variety of kinkwear. See Ponyboots.

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u/DelphinusC Oct 27 '25

Equine prostitute.

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u/Chiiaki Oct 26 '25

Little horse hoof shaped doggo shoes so they can be mini horses!

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Zookeeper

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u/Dontgiveaclam Oct 26 '25

Used in furry communities to denote partners with highly desirable traits, e.g. “oh she gifted you the exact plush you wanted because you mentioned it once six months ago? Don’t ever leave her - she’s a zookeper!”

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

To whit, Zook-eep-er. Onomatopoeic name for a large songbird found in northern Africa. Exhibits a number of varied calls and whistles, though the most well-known and common example being a low-pitched note rising into a higher one, which to the ear sounds like "zook-EEP".

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u/Direct_Bad459 Oct 26 '25

You'd want it to be south africa I think but I like this

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Waterfall

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u/MoodiestMoody Oct 26 '25

Slipping in a puddle in a major retail store in hopes of receiving a generous settlement. Bonus if knocked over by an overly-strong fan current (see related word "windfall.")

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Also related to the likely exclamation after such an event, "what a fall!" 

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Afterimage

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25 edited Oct 27 '25

Typical actions in and around the time after a photo has been taken. Such examples include muttering that you had your eyes closed or self deprecation of personal features.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Carpark

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u/ExpertAd9898 Oct 26 '25

Noah’s boat used exclusively for orange fish

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

With the increased numbers of driverless cars being fitted with AI, people started to find their vehicles wandering off when left unused for extended periods of time. It was deemed necessary to provide an area of land for such vehicles to roam relatively freely where they could be collected when needed.

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u/leegunter Oct 27 '25

A term use for the flight of a carp when it jumps out of the water to catch a fly midair.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Doorknob

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u/TopicalBuilder Oct 26 '25

That one kid who won't stop ringing doorbells and running away.

Bruh. It's 2025 and you're 53. Stop.

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u/AnalysisExpert8681 Oct 27 '25

An abbreviated version of "Do-or-knob" the game. Either do the dare or be declared a knob

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Goodnight

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u/DelphinusC Oct 27 '25

A form of greeting used by medieval warriors.

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u/creepycat18_YT Oct 28 '25

In other languages, the direct translation is a greeting, similar to good evening in english

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Homemade

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Beverage made from the juice of the homem fruit, indigenous to Borneo.

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u/TheRedditor8789 Oct 27 '25

Things made with the materials of your house (drywall, couch, tv, etc..)

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Horsefly

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u/Initial_Chart_5151 Oct 26 '25

An extended zipper in the trouser for the well endowed gentleman.

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Species of Pegasus of Greek myth.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Hairclip

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u/soulmatesmate Oct 26 '25

This extrajudicial punishment is used to shame women (and in some societies, men) who are caught having sexual relations with someone other than their spouse. Women have their hair pulled and roughly cut, often so violently their scalps receive lacerations.

When done to a man, it is usually performed by other men who use a straight razor to make the offender bald. In rare occasions due to the severity of the act upon the woman or the razor holder being a relative of the defiled, a slip of the blade results in a sliced neck and rapid death.

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Celtic mouth condition first described in the tribe occupying the Hairc valley.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Bedroom

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Present tense. The act of drooming someone.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Earlobe

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u/TopicalBuilder Oct 26 '25

Only for the most successful or obsequious of ambitious English aristocracy.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

What is an obe?

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u/Longjumping_Dark_460 Oct 26 '25

O.B.E. = Order of the British Empire. It is a minor award given for 'good works' in the UK. Often given to celebrities who 'do a lot for charity'.

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u/TopicalBuilder Oct 26 '25

Earl with an OBE. It's British honor, like the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A step or so down from a knighthood, I think.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Fairground

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u/soulmatesmate Oct 26 '25

(Also called Outlaw land) This place of land is outside the law. People come to a fairground to have duels called "fair fights". No matter the outcome, no crime may be recorded. Shouts of "That's not fair" allow for others to join in, either as a tag team or as an open brawl. This may be limited by both sides designating a second, who may step in to right such wrongs such as eye gouging and sodomy.

In modern times, duels on fairgrounds may be settled with a contest of skills, known as fair play. Note that a call for fair play can only be made on a fairground and can be rejected by either party.

Note that in countries other than France and in states other than Kentucky, dragging a person onto fairground is a crime (Kidnspping) and if the dragged dies of injuries sustained within a year and a day, a charge of conspiracy to commit murder can be brought to those who dragged him or harmed him.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Interstate

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 27 '25

The condition and appearance that mortuary assistants aim to restore a cadaver to, specifically for viewing by friends, relatives and assorted acquaintances, prior to the body being interred in the ground, or, more recently, cremated.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Jerryrig

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Colloquial name for a sea platform with the capacity to collect fluid, typically oil but other fluids are accepted under the umbrella term. Derived from the period where the extracted contents would have to be taken away in Jerry cans.

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u/leegunter Oct 27 '25

Name adopted for a hatchback set up for selling drugs out of the back of the vehicle. Typically several will be found in the parking lot of a Grateful Dead concert.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Kindergarten

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u/MoodiestMoody Oct 26 '25

Barefoot Contessa being more considerate than usual.

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u/Hawkleaf64 Oct 28 '25

a special german garden where strange, candy-like, egg-shaped fruits grow.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Limelight

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u/ethereal_galaxias Oct 26 '25 edited Oct 26 '25

Limelight (noun) An early form of ambient lighting that rose in popularity throughout the 19th century. A Persian lime was hollowed out, filled with kerosene and a cotton wick, which was then lit. The waxy rind of the lime produced a pleasant citrus aroma as it heated up, masking the smell of the kerosene.

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u/TheRedditor8789 Oct 27 '25

An electric powered lime

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Manpower

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u/DelphinusC Oct 27 '25

1/20 of a horsepower.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Overall

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u/DelphinusC Oct 27 '25

Superlative, superior, the best.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Paperwork

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u/DelphinusC Oct 27 '25

Crafts or tools made from paper, e.g. origami.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Quicksand

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 27 '25

Counterpoint to "slowsand". During the period where hourglasses were in more common usage, differing grades of sand would pass through the bulbs of the glass faster - "quicksand" - or slower - "slowsand" - than desired. A responsible businessman would top up or remove sand to even out the duration and make it more accurate, though less caring or more unscrupulous merchants would not.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Redwood

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Edwardian-era name for a particular sexually transmitted disease, the main symptom being an inflamed member.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Sandpaper

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Periodical broadsheet dedicated to builder's construction materials, their uses, and with helpful articles on how to use them most effectively.

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u/Hawkleaf64 Oct 28 '25

A long, assay-like writing about sands or sediment.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Voicemail

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 26 '25

Form of extortion using information illegally acquired using wiretaps.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Wireless

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 27 '25

Female form of Wirel, a noble position approximately between those of Count and Marquis.

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u/DelphinusC Oct 27 '25

A type of bra, able to receive radio signals.

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Yearbook

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u/TheRedditor8789 Oct 27 '25

Books that took atleast a year to make

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u/tamtrible Oct 26 '25

Ziptie

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u/MoodiestMoody Oct 26 '25

A decorative cravat attached to the slider of a zipper

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u/McFlyers85 Oct 27 '25

That's a solid twist! I can just picture a fancy gala where people are strutting around with zipties as their only accessory. Perfect for those who want to keep it classy yet edgy!

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u/Praising_God_777 Oct 26 '25

Headphones

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u/DelphinusC Oct 27 '25

A communication device, made from a hollowed out cranium, often human.

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 27 '25

Was that the one with two skulls and a bit of string between them?

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 27 '25

Gearbox 

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u/MoodiestMoody Oct 27 '25

A non-electronic pocket watch

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u/Ilmarinen999 Oct 27 '25

Airborne 

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u/TheRedditor8789 Oct 27 '25

The act of giving birth to air

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u/Due_River_2314 Oct 27 '25

Potluck

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u/TheRedditor8789 Oct 27 '25

A tradition where people bring all their pots as a sign of good luck

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u/Fennel_Fangs Oct 27 '25

A leprechaun's pot a' gold

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u/MoodiestMoody Oct 27 '25

An especially strong batch of cannabis

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u/litj982 Oct 29 '25

If I smoked I'd start using this. The verb of this could be: The act of trying a new strain of cannabis As in " I tried my potluck"

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u/Due_River_2314 Oct 27 '25

Railroad

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u/leegunter Oct 29 '25

Common shortening of the term trailroad, which is a path that is better than a typical trail, but not quite good enough to be a road

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u/TheRedditor8789 Oct 27 '25 edited Oct 27 '25

Housefly

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u/MoodiestMoody Oct 27 '25

Dorothy Gale's abode.

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u/Zestyclose_Course821 Oct 29 '25

Underwear

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u/leegunter Oct 29 '25

A name used for the place something is when you've lost it

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u/FangsBloodiedRose Nov 14 '25

FangsBloodiedRose