Josh, Anne-Marie, and Aylia Colwell’s Gazette

Here are the words from the 2006 Thanksgiving Edition of the Dictionary Game at our house last night, together with a selection of some of the definitions.

Scortatory
Consisting of an architectural style originating in the early twentieth centry in which the prevailing structural formations have only oblique edges. (Atticus)
Derogatory; highly critical. (Josh)
Pertaining to or consisting in fornication or lewd behavior.
To speak in a mean or scorching manner. (Carl)

Epulation
Praise that is qualified by criticism. (Brad)
Feasting.
A state of near satisfaction. (John)

Trinklet
A seep or spring, especially one at high altitude. (Atticus)
An adult tinkle. (Carla)
A small trink. (John)
A woman decked-out with trinkets or finery.
Jewelry worn in a woman’s hair. (Sandeep)

Fogram
Sorta kinda about the approximate mass of around one milliliter of water. (Atticus)
An ornamental block, bracket, or cornice in architecture. (Carla)
An old-fashioned person.
Toilet humor. (Aylia)
A slang term used in the drug trade signifying half of a gram. (Carl)

Campoo
Movie prop specificallyy designed to bring out the grossness of bathroom scenes. (Atticus)
A sausage made from sheep’s blood, milk, cornmeal, and seasonings. (Carla)
An army term for basic necessities (i.e. a hole in the ground). (Anne-Marie)
The act of disabling or destroying surveillance cameras in public spaces. (Sandeep)
A brigade of Maratha troops led by Europeann mercenaries.

Spreaghery
A rare moss found only on the western coast of Ireland. (Bobbie)
A brawl, fight or public commotion. (Josh)
Activity to hunt wild animals which is now a national sport in Australia. (Anne-Marie)
A sandwich spread made from sour goat’s milk and honey. (Carl)
Cattle raiding.

Glagolitic
Designating an ancient Slavonic alphabet used in liturgy of some Catholic churches.
Stupendous; full of glag. (John)
Characterized by inflammation of the glagola. (Josh)

Paedotribe
A teacher of gymnastic exercises, especially wrestling.
Heat resistant micro-organisms sometimes found in the caldera of a volcano. (Carl)
The clan primarily consisting of clergymen and Tim Foley. (Atticus)
One of the series of scrolls that were recovered from the Alexandrian library. (Aylia)

Dort
An innie wart. (Bobbie)
One who fornicates with donkeys. (John)
Sulk.
Stalk, as in “to dort around”. (Aylia)
Infected wart. (Anne-Marie)