# Thesaurus **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 19, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309 "2016-07-19T12:24:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 40
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/781 "2019-12-30T17:04:06Z")
1. In the _system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences_, the citizenry of New York City is represented by two de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who prosecute the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. These are their fanciful accounts. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/782 "2019-12-30T20:33:44Z")
1. In the [system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the citizenry of New York City is represented by two de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who _indict, arraign, adduce and advocate_ the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. These are their fanciful accounts. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/783 "2019-12-30T22:50:02Z")
1. In the system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the citizenry of New York City is _appointed to act or speak for someone in an official capacity_ by two de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who indict, arraign, adduce and advocate the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. These are their fanciful accounts. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/784 "2019-12-31T01:51:45Z")
1. In the system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the citizenry of New York City is appointed to act or speak for someone in an official capacity by two de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who indict, arraign, adduce and advocate the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. _Immediately following this introduction are_ their fanciful accounts. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/785 "2019-12-31T01:56:25Z")
1. In the system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the citizenry of New York City is appointed to act or speak for someone in an official capacity by _bicameral_ de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who indict, arraign, adduce and advocate the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. Immediately following this introduction are their fanciful accounts. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/786 "2019-12-31T02:47:06Z")
1. In the system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the citizenry of New York City is appointed to act or speak for someone in an official capacity by bicameral de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who indict, arraign, adduce and advocate the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. Immediately following this introduction are their _pie-in-the-sky_ accounts. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/787 "2019-12-31T03:17:37Z")
1. In the system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the citizenry of New York City is appointed to act or speak for someone in an official capacity by bicameral de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who indict, arraign, adduce and advocate the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. Immediately following this introduction are their pie-in-the-sky _ledgers of transactions_. _I tried looking up “mangsmen” and didn’t get anywhere. Can someone explain it to me?_ ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/788 "2019-12-31T03:51:48Z")
1. In the system of law _coercion and impulsion_ that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the citizenry of New York City is appointed to act or speak for someone in an official capacity by bicameral de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who indict, arraign, adduce and advocate the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. Immediately following this introduction are their pie-in-the-sky ledgers of transactions. **mangsmen** From: [A Dictionary of the Underworld](https://books.google.com.au/books?id=LEXeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT1320&lpg=PT1320&dq=mangsman&source=bl&ots=36gq3YRmmZ&sig=ACfU3U1tuZse1F8xewP2XcdOsfB5G_6WUA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwix05zX-d7mAhVTH7cAHeHFBS4Q6AEwCXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=mangsman&f=false): British and American Citation is American slang circa 1848 derived from **mang** attributed to Scottish c1812 “To speak or talk” or Welsh “To beg or ask alms” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/789 "2019-12-31T10:54:35Z")
1. In the system of law coercion and impulsion that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the citizenry of _Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island_ is appointed to act or speak for someone in an official capacity by bicameral de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who indict, arraign, adduce and advocate the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. Immediately following this introduction are their pie-in-the-sky ledgers of transactions. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/790 "2019-12-31T13:54:21Z")
1. In the _methodological apparatus_ of law coercion and impulsion that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the citizenry of Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island is appointed to act or speak for someone in an official capacity by bicameral de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who indict, arraign, adduce and advocate the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. Immediately following this introduction are their pie-in-the-sky ledgers of transactions. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/791 "2019-12-31T15:00:51Z")
1. In the methodological apparatus of law coercion and impulsion that is directly involved in _laying hands upon_, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the citizenry of Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island is appointed to act or speak for someone in an official capacity by bicameral de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who indict, arraign, adduce and advocate the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. Immediately following this introduction are their pie-in-the-sky ledgers of transactions. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/792 "2019-12-31T15:07:16Z")
1. In the methodological apparatus of law coercion and impulsion that is directly involved in laying hands upon, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offences, the _denizens_ of Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island is appointed to act or speak for someone in an official capacity by bicameral de jure-segregated, important groups: the gendarmerie, who explore crime, and the hurt-human transport vehicle chasers, mangsmen, fleagals & shysters, who indict, arraign, adduce and advocate the crooks, felons, malefactors and outlaws. Immediately following this introduction are their pie-in-the-sky ledgers of transactions. Next: Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll take the cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/793 "2019-12-31T15:08:34Z")
1. Should auld _someone you know_ be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll take the cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/794 "2019-12-31T15:10:32Z")
1. Should auld someone you know be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For _our salad days_, my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll take the cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/795 "2019-12-31T15:45:06Z")
1. Should auld someone you know be forgot and never brought to mind? Should _geezers of your acquaintance_ be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For our salad days, my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll take the cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/796 "2019-12-31T17:25:59Z")
1. Should auld someone you know _escape your memory_ and never brought to mind? Should geezers of your acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For our salad days, my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll take the cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/797 "2019-12-31T19:32:11Z")
1. Should auld someone you know escape your memory and never brought to mind? Should geezers of your acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For our salad days, my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll take the cup o’ kindness _up until the present or a specified or implied time_ for auld lang syne. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/798 "2019-12-31T20:49:55Z")
1. Should auld someone you know escape your memory and never brought to mind? Should geezers of your acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For our salad days, my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll take the cup o’ kindness up until the present or a specified or implied time for _hella long time ago_. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/799 "2019-12-31T21:08:03Z")
1. Should auld someone you know escape your memory and never be brought to mind? Should geezers of your acquaintance be forgot and days of _old long since_? For our salad days, my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll take the cup o’ kindness up until the present or a specified or implied time for hella long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309/800 "2019-12-31T21:13:58Z")
1. Should _an ancient_ someone you know escape your memory and never be brought to mind? Should geezers of your acquaintance be forgot and days of old long since? For our salad days, my dear, for auld lang syne. We’ll take the cup o’ kindness up until the present or a specified or implied time for hella long time ago. #5 was duplicated, so this is 8 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thesaurus/760309.md?page=41)