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The Great Etymology Throwdown.
“Words have meaning. Let’s make some up.”
Ladies and gents, word wizards and would-be champions of etymological nonsense — the moment has arrived.
Welcome to the Great Etymology Throwdown, a contest of creativity, cunning, and (possibly misguided) confidence in your ability to define words that may or may not mean anything at all.
The Premise
Each round, a word will be selected (more on that below), and all participants must submit their own definition of what that word "really" means. You can be serious, silly, scholarly, or surreal. The one who submitted the word will then choose the “correct” definition — not necessarily the most accurate, but the one they believe wins the round.
The Rules
Participation: Open to all! Just reply in this thread to declare your intent to join.
Moderator: The impartial and esteemed Danathan will oversee the game and select words from suggestions posted here.
Structure:
The contest runs for 5 rounds (5 words total).
Each round lasts 1 day.
The chosen word is posted, everyone submits definitions.
After all definitions are in, each player gets one rebuttal or revision.
The word’s chooser then picks the winner of the round.
Scoring: Points are awarded for each round win. Total points = total glory.
Victory and Defeat:
The winner is crowned The Greatest Etymologist of All Time (until the next round of foolishness).
The loser must post a Declaration of Defeat, publicly acknowledging their downfall and the brilliance of the victor — in as dramatic or ridiculous a fashion as they like.
The Stakes
No coin, no cash. Just eternal bragging rights and a light-hearted, humiliating forfeit for the last-place finisher (TBD in good taste and great humor).
How to Join
Simply reply to this thread with a declaration of intent (or a clever pun) and you’re in. You can also submit word suggestions here for Danathan to choose from.
Sharpen your wits, polish your prose, and prepare your most dubious dictionary entries.
Let the word war begin.
— Igles & Lord MilesTeg, co-conspirators in nonsense | :chad: I except!
:kekw: | Declaring intent without having a ball to mingle between all the possible suites?
I am in, I am premature anyway. | I see the gauntlet has been thrown.
Gauntlet: so named due to the resemblance of the glove of skeletal fingers that you rent (let) whenever you put it on.
In that case I gladly accept.
Gladly: In ancient greek a gadfly would criticize people and this stimulate them to further action when it was needed. The end result was that the person goaded was pleased and in a better place. Over time and usage the term gadfly contracted and rearranged to gladly. | | 4 participants have signed up. We are inviting word suggestions now. Everyone who wants to suggest a word might post in the thread here once posted the words will then enter the pool from which they can be chose by Danathan. As soon as the esteemed Danathan picks a word and initiates the contest we will start. | | Iglerotica | | Worcestershire sauce | #6 - Iglerotica
Nobody is really sure which came first, the word Iglerotica, or the first 3d printer. Most people claim they came at the same time.
Its like VR p**n but the 3d is provided by the 3d printer which takes notoriously long time, yet perfect amount of time for those practicing Tantric meditation. | | Sumnbittintnr carnival | | my word submission Contexutual | What are these choices
I don’t know what Hapko said, but I choose carnival as this round’s word. Please remember to give an example of a sentence using the word, e.g. the lordswm forum is a carnival |
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