# 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:** 80
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1581 "2003-12-11T18:45:09Z")
Ooh–I like the word “nuzzle.” **Nuzzletters** –Not love letters, but warm messages from family and friends. Nuzzletters make you feel like you’ve just rubbed noses with someone you cherish. **Simper** ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1582 "2003-12-11T18:52:15Z")
**stimperism** - “Happy Happy Joy Joy” **succulent** ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1583 "2003-12-11T18:55:19Z")
This all feels very snigglety. Remember Rich Hall’s Sniglets? ---
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1584 "2003-12-11T19:03:30Z")
**succulint** - Those tasty little fluff-balls that collect in the lint-trap when you dry your shirt made of 100% milk chocolate thread. **triumphant** ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1585 "2003-12-11T19:07:19Z")
**phantrium** - a haunted courtyard **decopage** ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1586 "2003-12-11T19:22:49Z")
Do you mean “decoupage?” **Chickencoupage** –The art of covering furniture or other wooden objects with poultry arranged in an artistic design. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2003, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1587 "2003-12-11T19:46:57Z")
where’s the word??? ---
**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:** [December 11, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1588 "2003-12-11T19:55:58Z")
- OK. No word, well, I’ll pick one from the last post : \*\* poultry \*\* becomes \* \*\* Foultry \*\* - Chicken for Thanksgiving and my word: \*\* Thanksgiving \*\* - well, see, I can play by myself … 😉 \* ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1589 "2003-12-11T20:54:35Z")
**cranksgiving** - when youdon’t want to invite your nasty aunt and uncle, plus that pain-in-the-ass neighbor for dinner; otherwise, they’ll only complain 'til you do. **jalopy** ---
**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:** [December 11, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1590 "2003-12-11T22:25:36Z")
\*\* Dodjalopy \*\* - Syn. of pleonasm, redundant. \* See also, Chryslalopy, Chevrolalopy, Kialopy, Infinityalopy, etc. \*. Brit. Vauxhallalopy. \*\* Dinero \*\* ---
**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1591 "2003-12-12T18:03:40Z")
**dizero** - broke **lucre** ---
**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:** [December 12, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1592 "2003-12-12T18:03:40Z")
**diner-o** - what a waitress makes working in a Mexican diner. **restaurant** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1593 "2003-12-13T05:49:34Z")
**looncre** – Canadian dollar coins Still unclaimed: **restaurant** ---
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1594 "2003-12-13T07:39:54Z")
**restau-rant** - Wolfgang Puck’s new diner where one pays $90 for an entree that weighs about 2 ounces. Afterwards, the diner bitches loudly about how the meal was nowhere near filling instead of pretentiously pretending that it was somehow worth the price. **onomatopoeia** ---
**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1595 "2003-12-13T12:59:21Z")
**onotomatopoeia** - The formation of words in imitation of greengrocery e.g. “apple of my eye” **philologist** ---
**Author:** ![GuinnessGuzzler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@GuinnessGuzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuinnessGuzzler)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1596 "2003-12-13T20:24:06Z")
**philologuest** - someone with an honourary literary degree. **artificer** ---
**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:** [December 13, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1597 "2003-12-13T20:37:01Z")
**artofficer** - security guard in an art gallery. **gymnasium** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1598 "2003-12-14T00:03:32Z")
**gymjamnasium** - where you’re allowed to wear your pj’s to do myour exercises. **keyboard** ---
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1599 "2003-12-14T09:13:54Z")
**keybored** - how those poor folks that work at key-cutting counters for minimum wage must feel. **cheddar** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1600 "2003-12-14T11:19:01Z")
**chaddar** - special cheese-y things made at crucial election times, but only in Florida. **lighthouse** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668.md?page=79) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668.md?page=81)