# Word morphing game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 18, 2003, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668 "2003-06-18T10:25:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/481 "2003-10-04T19:36:25Z")
**pervple** someone with a fettish for all things purple Smurf ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/482 "2003-10-04T19:50:36Z")
**Smurk** To smile in a smug way in very dark and hard-to-see conditions. **Atomic** ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/483 "2003-10-04T19:55:37Z")
**Acomic** Lack of belief in the existence of humor **slump** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/484 "2003-10-04T21:06:05Z")
**splump** – after initial success, a period during which a dieter “hits the wall” and can’t seem to lose any additional weight **midriff** ---
**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:** [October 4, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/485 "2003-10-04T21:11:04Z")
**mildriff** - a really lame guitar solo by the backup bass in a mediocre band. **mediocre** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/486 "2003-10-04T21:48:44Z")
**medicocre** - less than satisfactory health care. **quilt** ---
**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:** [October 4, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/487 "2003-10-04T22:20:18Z")
**qualt** - the beer that Mallard Fillmore drinks **forethought** ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/488 "2003-10-04T22:28:03Z")
fore·thought ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fôrthôt, fr-) n. Deliberation, consideration, or planning beforehand. Preparation or thought for the future. See Synonyms at prudence. Already has a definition! **exstresseme** ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/489 "2003-10-04T22:39:41Z")
and much to my embarrassment, I am again in the wrong thread. Sincere apologies. Let’s see if I can do this right before taking my leave. **Morethought** - over deliberation and planning. Preparing for every eventuality to the extreme, leaving no room for spontanaity or decisions on the fly. **Distressed** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/490 "2003-10-04T22:44:54Z")
**Distressedible** - eating to assuage depression **Pamphlet** ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/491 "2003-10-04T23:20:18Z")
**Pamphlert** : Person who will only flirt with people named Pam; gender neutral **lighthouse** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/492 "2003-10-04T23:22:39Z")
**nolighthouse** : You wanna smoke, then you can just go outside. **roses** ---
**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:** [October 4, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/493 "2003-10-04T23:32:11Z")
**rosess** - a woman addicted to the raising of flowering plants, esp. roses; a garden variety fanatic. **frenzied** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/494 "2003-10-04T23:41:05Z")
**friendszied** : used to describe people unavailable because of addiction to a particular TV show. **furnace** ---
**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:** [October 4, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/495 "2003-10-04T23:47:08Z")
**furnack** – great skill in refurbishing mink stoles into earmuffs **epiglottis** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/496 "2003-10-04T23:50:58Z")
**strepiglottis** : A really sore and inflamed part of the throat. **apron** ---
**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:** [October 4, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/497 "2003-10-04T23:55:20Z")
**napron** - a large bib tied around the neck in preparation for eating exceedingly messy food, such as boiled lobster **lemur** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/498 "2003-10-05T00:24:05Z")
**lemurmur** : A heart condition confined to ring-tailed cats. **bicycle** (BTW, EddyTeddyFreddy,didja’ know _napron_ is the original form of the word that eventually did become our word apron ---
**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:** [October 5, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/499 "2003-10-05T01:20:14Z")
Oh, yeh, that’s right. Heh – shame on that slipperly little “n” for slacking off. 😉 So… should we go find the ACROname game and try to revive it? :dubious: But back to this game: **micycle** - a child’s cry when seeing its plaything being used by a sibling or friend. **sibling** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/500 "2003-10-05T01:30:37Z")
**sybiling** : Have more than one brother or sister. **crossbow** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668.md?page=26)