# The NEW Word Morphing game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 20, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324 "2004-01-20T14:19:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2004, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/61 "2004-02-01T20:09:45Z")
**homerglass** - where you’ll find the largest amount of Duff’s beer, no matter what time it is. **frozen** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/62 "2004-02-02T06:48:28Z")
**FrogZen** – offshoot of Buddhism epitomized by such koans as “If a frog goes _ribbit_ and no other animal is around to hear him, has he made a sound?” **mantra** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/63 "2004-02-02T12:46:38Z")
**mantrain** - “Chug-chug, Woo-Hoo” [repeat as often as necessary to get the desired effect. **bookkeeper** ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/64 "2004-02-02T23:17:36Z")
**booskeeper** - one who keeps track of public opinion on various matters, us ing the method of talking about it and tallying his cheers and boos. **duranium** ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/65 "2004-02-03T18:46:19Z")
**duranduranium** - unexplainable attraction to overproduced music videos **symbolism** ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/66 "2004-02-03T23:03:36Z")
**Simbolism** – Addiction to The Sims™. **nibble** ---
**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/67 "2004-02-04T12:53:42Z")
**Fannipple** - Gently chewing the mailman buttocks, for a dog _(if I should clarify)_ \*\* Mailman \*\* ---
**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/68 "2004-02-04T12:59:49Z")
Argh!!! I meant \*\* Fannibble\*\* !!! Janet Jackson ! See what you’re doing to me !!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/69 "2004-02-04T13:54:54Z")
**Snailman** is too easy. How about **mailmar**? – what happens when the post office sorting machine needs adjustment. **adjustment** ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/70 "2004-02-04T16:16:14Z")
\*\*adjustmeant \*\* - a claim that you didn’t really mean something you said when you see it hurts someone’s fellings even though you really did mean it when you said it. **piano** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/71 "2004-02-04T23:09:12Z")
**piagnome** – that twelve-inch pianist delivered to a poorly-endowed guy whose wish is granted by a genie who’s hard of hearing **concertina** ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/72 "2004-02-05T13:38:13Z")
**concertike** - a rock show starring Ms. Turner’s former husband **billow** By the way, fellow word game fiends, I’ve found another board where such carrying-on is welcomed. It’s [here](http://fff.fathom.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=10), and you’ll find a number of familiar Dopers hanging out there too. I checked with **UncleBeer** , and he said it was okay to invite you all to come play there, too. ---
**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/73 "2004-02-06T14:15:42Z")
**Duckbillow** - Platypus pond, also frequented by shoebills and spoonbills. **Fauna** ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/74 "2004-02-07T02:12:56Z")
\*\*fauxna \*\* - artificial animals which people place on their lawns. Also known as “lawna.” **thimble** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/75 "2004-02-07T21:21:10Z")
**tribblhimble** - what a soft, furry, purring tailor from across the galaxy uses to help mend clothing. **nova** ---
**Author:** ![Macie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@Macie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macie)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/76 "2004-02-08T21:40:35Z")
novag - stage in transexual’s transformation between hormone treatment and surgery. technical ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/77 "2004-02-09T01:06:21Z")
**techdime** - describing an engineering situation that is not only complicated, but twice as expensive. **encounter** ---
**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/78 "2004-02-10T19:55:13Z")
\*\* Enronter \*\* - unexpected confrontation between paper and shredder \*\* Officer \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/79 "2004-02-10T20:12:32Z")
**ifficer** - an officer who lets you off with a warning: “If you promise to slow down…” “If I wasn’t in a good mood…” or sometimes just warns you, period: “If you don’t shut up…” **avenue** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324/80 "2004-02-11T07:17:31Z")
**Javanue** – a thoroughfare, typically found near a university campus, which features five coffeehouses within a two-block stretch **saturation** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-word-morphing-game/225324.md?page=5)