# 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\
**Page:** 84

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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:** [March 26, 2014, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1663 "2014-03-26T07:59:24Z")

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queer

(as in “queer the deal”)

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1664 "2014-03-26T08:10:19Z")

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Defeat.

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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:** [March 26, 2014, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1665 "2014-03-26T09:08:46Z")

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Agony.

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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:** [March 26, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1666 "2014-03-26T19:49:15Z")

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Ecstasy

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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:** [March 26, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1667 "2014-03-26T19:58:44Z")

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Apostasy

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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:** [March 26, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1668 "2014-03-26T21:23:41Z")

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Pastie  
(Pronounced “pah-stee” - from Ireland)

Get your mind out of the gutter

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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:** [March 26, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1669 "2014-03-26T21:29:09Z")

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Turnover

(And I thought they were from Cornwall)

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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:** [March 26, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1670 "2014-03-26T22:39:21Z")

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Turnaround

[(movie term)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnaround_%28filmmaking%29)

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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:** [March 27, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1671 "2014-03-27T01:06:51Z")

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Roundabout

(The Cornwall version is spelled “pasty” and rhymes with “nasty” [I think :dubious:]. One more thing for all those wonderful folk to fight over.)

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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:** [March 27, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1672 "2014-03-27T03:07:36Z")

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Magic.

(from [Swindon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_%28Swindon%29))

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1673 "2014-03-27T05:21:57Z")

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Flute

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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:** [March 27, 2014, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1674 "2014-03-27T05:53:42Z")

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Oboe.

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1675 "2014-03-27T06:38:56Z")

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Piccolo

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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:** [March 27, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1676 "2014-03-27T13:23:48Z")

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fife

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1677 "2014-03-27T14:23:22Z")

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Barney

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1678 "2014-03-27T14:30:09Z")

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Fred.

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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:** [March 27, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1679 "2014-03-27T14:35:29Z")

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Pebbles

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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:** [March 27, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1680 "2014-03-27T14:47:21Z")

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Debris

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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:** [March 27, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1681 "2014-03-27T15:34:23Z")

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Flotsam

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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 27, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word/675266/1682 "2014-03-27T16:41:00Z")

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jetsam

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