# Keep a Word, Delete a Word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [May 1, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013 "2015-05-01T15:39:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1097

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21927 "2019-03-19T21:33:18Z")

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_Biggest Loser_

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21928 "2019-03-19T23:16:52Z")

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biggest ego

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21929 "2019-03-20T02:50:08Z")

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ego maniac

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21930 "2019-03-23T22:09:19Z")

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chorus line

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21931 "2019-03-23T23:37:37Z")

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Amen Chorus

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21932 "2019-03-24T00:52:33Z")

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Hallelujah Chorus

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21933 "2019-03-24T04:46:16Z")

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men’s chorus

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21934 "2019-03-24T11:54:14Z")

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men’s room

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21935 "2019-03-24T13:57:01Z")

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dining room

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21936 "2019-03-24T17:41:17Z")

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Room 101

> **[Ministries in Nineteen Eighty-Four | Room 101](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministries_of_Nineteen_Eighty-Four#Room_101)**
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> Room 101, introduced in the climax of the novel, is the basement torture chamber in the Ministry of Love, in which the Party attempts to subject a prisoner to their own worst nightmare, fear or phobia, with the objective of breaking down their resistance.

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**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21937 "2019-03-24T19:18:53Z")

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Room 222

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21938 "2019-03-24T22:18:09Z")

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waiting room

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**Author:** ![LennieB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@LennieB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LennieB)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21939 "2019-03-24T22:23:21Z")

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Room service.

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2019, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21940 "2019-03-24T23:36:58Z")

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service entrance

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21941 "2019-03-25T02:56:51Z")

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rear entrance

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21942 "2019-03-25T11:51:13Z")

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rear end

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21943 "2019-03-25T13:07:38Z")

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end user

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21944 "2019-03-25T13:47:52Z")

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End Game

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21945 "2019-03-25T16:06:27Z")

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game over

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/21946 "2019-03-25T18:01:51Z")

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game changer

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