# 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:** 33
**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 10, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/641 "2003-10-10T00:06:58Z")
**duffraction** - that which causes failure of an optical experiment **scintillation** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/642 "2003-10-10T00:23:39Z")
**sintillation** - being bad, while being witty, or vice-versa. **plummet** ---
**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 10, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/643 "2003-10-10T01:23:54Z")
**plummee** – that upon which a falling object lands. **envelope** ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/644 "2003-10-10T05:47:12Z")
**develop** – to expand or enlarge caustic ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2003, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/645 "2003-10-10T06:34:44Z")
**laustic** - as in, “oh $#!+ where did I leave that flask of lye solution?” **Everywhere** ---
**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 10, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/646 "2003-10-10T12:04:27Z")
\*\* Everthere? \*\*–Question asked by bragging travel (where you everthere? everthere?) \*\* Cajones \*\* ---
**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 10, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/647 "2003-10-10T12:25:35Z")
**capones** - flaky, ricotta-cream-filled pastries served in Mafia homes **warthog** ---
**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 10, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/648 "2003-10-10T18:24:36Z")
**warthag** - cf. witch **PlayStation** ---
**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 10, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/649 "2003-10-10T18:45:24Z")
**SlayStation** a space station taken over by bloodthirsty alien monsters **indefatigable** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/650 "2003-10-10T20:49:56Z")
**indrifatigable** – capable of being tired out by lemurs **attar** ---
**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 10, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/651 "2003-10-10T20:56:28Z")
**cattar** – the aroma of cat piss in an animal hoarder’s home\*\* **revulsion** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/652 "2003-10-10T22:41:23Z")
**revertulsion** - feeling as bad as you did before **Santa** ---
**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 10, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/653 "2003-10-10T23:04:07Z")
**Sinta** - the person who gives presents to all the bad boys and girls at Christmas **bonsai** ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2003, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/654 "2003-10-10T23:30:43Z")
\*\* Burnsai \*\*- The art of manipulating burns to yield artful scarring \*\* Emergency \*\* ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/655 "2003-10-11T00:56:48Z")
**Regurgency** - what you do when you find half a slug on your carrot. **Motorhome** ---
**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 11, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/656 "2003-10-11T01:15:03Z")
**motorgnome** - a small elf which inhabits auto junkyards **pebble** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/657 "2003-10-11T02:19:22Z")
**pubble** – a small food item (peanut, pretzel crumb, etc.) which has stayed on a barroom floor long enough to achieve the consistency of a rock fragment **surrey** ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/658 "2003-10-11T03:09:35Z")
**Surrey-nami** : a place in South America where there are no motorized vehicles and 400 miles of scenic bike paths. **filbert** ---
**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 11, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/659 "2003-10-11T03:51:59Z")
**filberg** - a massive mound of frozen nuts **balsamic** ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/660 "2003-10-11T03:55:20Z")
**Balsam Mick** : a St. Patrick’s Day cutout, for sale at Liquor Barn. **drosophila** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668.md?page=34)