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Sun 5 Aug, 2007 03:16 pm
This is a game I've played on different sites over the years. The idea is to use synonyms for word/phrase halves to "say it another way" and have the players guess the compound word or common two-word phrase. Examples are DIP CHICK for valley girl, JUNK HUNK for garbage man, SHORE SPHERE for beachball, and HALLOWED HEIFER for holy cow!
There are only three rules for making the clues:
1--They must be two words representing either 1) a compound word, or 2) a common two-word phrase.
2--Each clue word must either 1) be very close in MEANING or 2) be an actual example of the word it represents in the answer. This means that SHRUB ABODE and OAK ABODE would be good clues for "treehouse", while GREEN ABODE would NOT be good. The reason why "oak" works and "green" doesn't is that we can speak of an oak as BEING a tree (a mighty oak) but never of a "green" as a thing meaning "tree", only as a description of a tree.
3--AVOID using homonyms, or words that sound alike with different spellings/meanings. For example, RABBIT TYPE would NOT be a good clue for HAIRSTYLE, since rabbit=hare, not hair.
Whoever guesses correctly gets to start another round with a new word pair for others to guess. I'll go first with MUZZLE BOOST
I'm just here to bump you 'cause the only answer I can think of is push-up bra and I'm thinking that's not it.
Tai is right! FACE LIFT is correct!
Now it's your turn to create a word double for us, Tai.
That's what I was afraid of...this might take me a while...
Tai, you may pass if you like, in which case next poster gets to start. But only if you pass.
bookends
Good one, btw.
New one:
PALM BALM
hand lotion
vertical passage
Onyxelle got it! HAND LOTION is correct. Your turn now...
taichi, not sideways. close though. i'll modify it some
raised passage
As onyxelle would say:
"Ding ding ding"
Your turn, pstewart.