Dictionary!

[Gene Yuss]

I don't know if this will catch on, but...

When I was a kid, my family used to play a game called "dictionary". Basically, one person looks up an obscure word in the dictionary (a word that nobody else knows the true meaning of) and writes down the actual definition on a piece of paper. Everybody else writes down what they think the word means or better yet, what they want others to think the word means. Then the person who looked up the word gathers all the definitions together, including the real one, and reads them out one by one with each person voting on which one they think is the true definition.
Whoever's fake definition garners the most votes "wins". Of course, when we played it always deteriorated into trying to come up with the funniest definitions, but you get the gist.

So I thought it would be fun to play this on the RF. It'll probably work best being a daily game, so for instance I'll throw out a word for tomorrow (Feb 11th) and throughout the morning, let's say until 1 pm EDT, people can PM me with what they think others will believe the true definition is. Tip: if you want people to believe yours is the true definition, it's probably a good idea to make it sound very "dictionary-like". If you know the true definition of the word for that day, it won't be much fun for you to participate that day - sorry. Then, I'll compile all the definitions, including my real one and post them in the afternoon for all the participants to vote on (I will post definitions exactly as they are received in the PM - see tip above). Obviously you would not vote for your own definition. Whoever came up with the definition that gets the most votes is the winner and he/she can post the word for the next day.

Make sense?

Okay, the word for Feb 11th is.... maieutic

[Travis]

I'm game .. sending PM soon

This has been marketed under the name "Balderdash". It's pretty fun if the people are creative enough.

[foghorn]

Originally Posted by DeadActor

This has been marketed under the name "Balderdash". It's pretty fun if the people are creative enough.

Nice try but I'm not buying it. Next definition please.

[patty_griffin]

it means "slimy, dark colored fluid found in the ear after intercourse"

[Gene Yuss]

So far I've only gotten 4 responses. Either people don't care to play, or people haven't seen the thread yet. In case anyone else wants in, I'll wait until 4:00 EDT for more entries before I hold the vote.

[Maine-iac]

Roughly how many entries make for a good game?

[FSAme]

Originally Posted by DeadActor

This has been marketed under the name "Balderdash". It's pretty fun if the people are creative enough.

Beyond Balderdash is even better. It has words (what's the definition), names (what are they famous for), dates (what happened on this day), movie titles (what's the plot), and something else, can't recall.

[patty_griffin]

Did I win?

[Boo]

Beyond Balderdash is even better. It has words (what's the definition), names (what are they famous for), dates (what happened on this day), movie titles (what's the plot), and something else, can't recall.

The other category is acronyms (what does the acronym stand for).