# One Word.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [December 2, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266 "2013-12-02T03:51:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4666 "2014-09-10T01:46:47Z")

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credenza

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**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4667 "2014-09-10T01:59:58Z")

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the President of Poland whose name sort of rhymes with credenza but looks nothing like it when written

OOPS - one word. OK, then: WALESA

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4668 "2014-09-10T02:08:59Z")

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Wrocław

(which apparently is pronounced something like “Vrot-swah”… really, WTH?)

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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:** [September 10, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4669 "2014-09-10T02:09:24Z")

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rules

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**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4670 "2014-09-10T02:14:11Z")

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overrules

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4671 "2014-09-10T03:09:10Z")

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underpants

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**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4672 "2014-09-10T03:23:31Z")

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France

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4674 "2014-09-10T10:04:43Z")

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Google. 😛

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**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4675 "2014-09-10T12:18:28Z")

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Wikipedia

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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4676 "2014-09-10T13:59:51Z")

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Dogpile

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**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4677 "2014-09-10T19:31:03Z")

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Bing

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4678 "2014-09-10T19:50:09Z")

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Bada

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4679 "2014-09-11T05:32:02Z")

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Big

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**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4681 "2014-09-11T12:26:03Z")

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Kahuna

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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:** [September 11, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4682 "2014-09-11T13:46:21Z")

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Cowabunga.

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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:** [September 11, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4683 "2014-09-11T14:48:54Z")

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Duuuuuude!

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**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4684 "2014-09-11T14:57:41Z")

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Gnarly!

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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:** [September 11, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4685 "2014-09-11T15:18:04Z")

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Groovy

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4686 "2014-09-11T15:57:51Z")

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Boomstick.

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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/4687 "2014-09-11T20:26:32Z")

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T’cha!

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