# 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:** 28
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/541 "2003-10-06T09:27:22Z")
**starboreal** : climbing trees to look up at the heavens. **oatmeal** ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/542 "2003-10-06T10:30:56Z")
**boatmeal** : hardtack and grog. **scum** ---
**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 6, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/543 "2003-10-06T12:12:11Z")
**scump** - to utterly confuse a really evil person. **lackey** ---
**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:** [October 6, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/544 "2003-10-06T12:24:47Z")
\*\* backey \*\* sexual act made famous on The Newlywed Game–That would be the butt, Bob. \*\* toilet \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/545 "2003-10-06T13:57:01Z")
**toddlet** - an intermediate step between a potty and a toilet **demonstrate** ---
**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 6, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/546 "2003-10-06T16:19:22Z")
**lemonstrate** - the name for the layer of lemon pudding in a pastry or cake **backup** ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/547 "2003-10-06T18:41:03Z")
\*\* Slackup \*\*- Your replacement at work who calls in 5 minutes late to say he overslept. \*\* Morphing \*\* thanks ianzin! ---
**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 6, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/548 "2003-10-06T18:47:24Z")
**Murphing** - Pretending to be Irish on St. Patrick’s day in order to get blitzed on free green beer. **obsidian** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/549 "2003-10-06T19:46:06Z")
**obsiddharthan** – glassy volcanic rock which provides material for the finest Buddha statues **pageant** ---
**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 6, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/550 "2003-10-06T19:56:44Z")
**paleant** - An albino emmet **mollify** ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/551 "2003-10-06T21:50:16Z")
**jollify** - to take a boring, droll event, situation, object, or person and make it jolly. I know, I’m lame _sob_ \*\* oubliette\*\* ---
**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 6, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/552 "2003-10-06T21:53:05Z")
**soubliette** - execution chamber for nauseatingly cute actresses **redemption** ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/553 "2003-10-06T22:29:26Z")
**grydemption** - being forgiven for asking the ‘gry’ question in GQ. **nanometer** ---
**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 6, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/554 "2003-10-06T22:38:26Z")
**banometer** - a measuring device for assessing how close a Doper is to official troll status. **whimsy** ---
**Author:** ![Morrisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Morrisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrisa)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/555 "2003-10-06T23:18:03Z")
**Peninsulu** A brightly-colored, huge piece of fabric that can be wrapped around a country’s pendulous protrusions for the sake of modesty. Dementia ---
**Author:** ![Morrisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Morrisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morrisa)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/556 "2003-10-06T23:25:55Z")
Oops, I answered an earlier one, didn’t see how long the thread is. \ Whimshy\ One who is whimshy finds it difficult to act with spontaneity. NOW Dementia. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/557 "2003-10-07T00:25:18Z")
**cementia** - the pre-senile type where all you want to do is stack cinder blocks. **chocolate** ---
**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 7, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/558 "2003-10-07T01:13:14Z")
**chocohate** - A strong antipathy to chocolate. An extremely rare mental disorder, characterized by loathing and fear of both dark and milk chocolate. In severe cases, the sufferer will also be unable to tolerate white chocolate and creme de cacao. **bilious** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/559 "2003-10-07T01:58:39Z")
**rebilious** - More than one gall bladder attack. **nightstand** ---
**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 7, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/560 "2003-10-07T02:51:03Z")
**tightstand** - the stiff, immobile position induced by pantyhose that are way too snug. **velvet** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668.md?page=29)