# The alternative dictionary (game)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alternative-dictionary-game/72913>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 18, 2001, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alternative-dictionary-game/72913 "2001-07-18T11:46:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![walor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@walor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/walor)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alternative-dictionary-game/72913/1 "2001-07-18T11:46:15Z")

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I’m trying to compile an inventory of words that don’t exist (yet). Great words that just haven’t been given a meaning.

For example. I think **Frust** is a great word but it doesn’t mean anything and so I’ve invented a meaning for it.  
Frust is the debris and waste that refuses to enter the dustpan, causing you to cross the room backwards until you hit the far wall. You then get rid of it by sweeping it under the carpet.

The deal: I’ll start off with a word. Somebody defines it and sets up the next word.

Here goes: **Braggle**

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alternative-dictionary-game/72913/2 "2001-07-18T11:56:14Z")

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Sounds a bit like **The Meaning of Liff** by Douglas Adams to me.

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**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alternative-dictionary-game/72913/3 "2001-07-18T12:03:53Z")

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**Braggle** : A group of egomaniacs.

Next word: **Dorne**.