# Word morphing game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668>\
**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:** 18\
**Page:** 84

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**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1661 "2003-12-22T23:52:54Z")

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BLARGH!!

**hawk-alot** damn it… see above.

**gravitate**

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**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 23, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1662 "2003-12-23T01:26:59Z")

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\*\* graveetatte \*\* - New depilatory system using a mix of wax and g force

Let’s get rif of the lost \*\* Sleigh \*\* by  
\*\* Sleighalization \*\* - Hard fought legal battle for the free public use of personnal snow transportation. Still controversial to this day.

\*\* Depilatory \*\*

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and thanx, SanguineSpider, I’ll see if I can get a code with a blue-white-red frog 😃

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1663 "2003-12-23T01:32:38Z")

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**depillatory** -a treatment that gets pills out of your system, by any means necessary.  
**depilotory** -surgery to remove skills required for piloting.

**freshener**

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1664 "2003-12-23T04:22:55Z")

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**FresheNerd** – “The anti-perspirant just for computer geeks!”

**subliminal**

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**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1665 "2003-12-23T05:01:06Z")

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**subliminiminiminabal** - a stutterers subtle way to tell you to f\*ck off.

**dodecahedron**

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**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1666 "2003-12-23T06:29:17Z")

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**dudcahedron** - an ineffectual solid having 12 plane faces, such as a 12-sided die used in D&D RPG that no matter how many times you roll it, won’t give you a saving throw for your character against that hidden trap in the vault. Kiss your butt goodbye, Loethar!

**vault**  
As you can see, I use themes…

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**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1667 "2003-12-23T07:37:03Z")

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**vaulet** - where they send your car to after you hand some strange guy your keys. Hidden traps optional.

**glaive**

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**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 23, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1668 "2003-12-23T13:44:15Z")

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\*\* Glaivolution \*\* - What lead to guns, as in “Ah! whatch out with your knife! as long as my name is Loethar, I’ll never kiss my butt! Take a taste of my glaivolutionized Beretta! pang! pang ! Die, you little…”

\*\* Barmy \*\*

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**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 23, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1669 "2003-12-23T15:19:01Z")

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**Barmey** - the purple dinosaur whom kids are asked _not_ to associate with

**chimpanzee**

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**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1670 "2003-12-23T18:30:54Z")

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**chimpanzer** - In a desperate attempt to replace tankers KIA, the Third Reich initiated a program to develop a tank so simple that chimps could operate it. It was considered a complete flop as the chimps simply humped the turret gun every chance they got.

**Santa Claus**

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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1671 "2003-12-23T19:39:36Z")

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**Santa Clause** - Fortunately, Bob’s insurance policy included multiple injury Clauses.

**benign**

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1672 "2003-12-24T01:33:01Z")

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**benigneous** - tending to produce good fire.

**valiant**

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1673 "2003-12-24T02:17:49Z")

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**Valleyant** – like, the insect world’s equivalent of a mall rat, fer shure!

**boutique**

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**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1674 "2003-12-24T07:14:20Z")

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**boatique** - the trendy, hip place to shop for your next boat!  
**cavalier**

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**Author:** ![GuinnessGuzzler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@GuinnessGuzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuinnessGuzzler)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1675 "2003-12-24T19:38:22Z")

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**cavaliar** - dismissive and dishonest

**festivities**

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**Author:** ![GuinnessGuzzler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@GuinnessGuzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuinnessGuzzler)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1676 "2003-12-24T19:42:27Z")

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oops ! - that one has already appeared.

let’s try

**dismissive** instead.

Happy Christmas everyyboody

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**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1677 "2003-12-26T14:18:23Z")

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pissmissive - Dude, to we have to put a target on the toilet for you, or something?  
ossification

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1678 "2003-12-26T14:23:30Z")

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