# 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\
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**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9544 "2016-07-09T09:10:47Z")

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kangaroo court

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9545 "2016-07-09T12:09:09Z")

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half court

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9546 "2016-07-09T12:17:43Z")

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better half

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9547 "2016-07-09T13:47:40Z")

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Better angels

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9548 "2016-07-09T14:01:33Z")

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snow angels

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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:** [July 9, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9549 "2016-07-09T19:24:20Z")

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snow drift

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9550 "2016-07-10T01:47:04Z")

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Tokyo Drift

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9551 "2016-07-10T01:51:47Z")

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Tokyo Rose

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9552 "2016-07-10T03:46:12Z")

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Rose Marie

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9553 "2016-07-10T04:13:03Z")

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anger rose

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9554 "2016-07-10T04:22:40Z")

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Rose Madder

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9555 "2016-07-10T11:13:58Z")

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only madder

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9556 "2016-07-10T16:14:14Z")

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only child

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9557 "2016-07-10T17:22:16Z")

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problem child

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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:** [July 10, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9558 "2016-07-10T18:41:00Z")

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math problem

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9559 "2016-07-10T19:24:48Z")

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higher math

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9560 "2016-07-10T23:16:06Z")

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Higher Love

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9561 "2016-07-11T01:17:36Z")

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Love, thirty.

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9562 "2016-07-11T03:21:03Z")

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over thirty

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-a-word-delete-a-word/719013/9563 "2016-07-11T05:05:58Z")

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over/under

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