Balderdash (Find the Correct Definition)

[Ken, Moderator]

No need to throw lammergeiers, as they fly already (battery not included).

Well-done (or rare, if you like it cooked less), Donna!

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

OK....

Pieriansipist (and it is a real word!!)

A/ A jack of all trades, but master of none.
B/ A devotee of Perrier mineral water
C/ Opposite of philanthropist
D/ An expert in a narrow field of learning

[Ken, Moderator]

I'm guessing it's either A, B, C, or D. But I like A. And D would be my second choice. Then C. As for the last remaining choice, you've got to B kidding me.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

It's A

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

New one....catawampus.
A. wild cat usually found in swamps in the Southern US states
B. in a diagonal position
C. a rowdy noise
D. American Indian term meaning 'place of learning'.

[[deleted user]]

B-- My desk is catawampus in the corner of the room. My hat was blown catawampus by the wind.

[Ruth]

B. 'Twas my dear departed mother's word.

R

[Ken, Moderator]

Sounds like the Chief of a feline tribe to me...

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Sarah and Ruth are spot on! I had never heard it before...must be of American derivation.

[[deleted user]]

sigh
you guys didn't leave a crumb of a cat or a wump for me to comment on
and my brain is thinkin plain at the end of the day
so...
read ya later

[[deleted user]]

I am adding in more characters because my original post was too short-- my answer is B :)

[[deleted user]]

well sort of b

[Ruth]

Party with British Columbia Indian doorprizes. Not to be confused with a church supper where everyone brings food.

R

[[deleted user]]

A party with prizes??? I'm there! :)

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

So is that where the term 'potluck dinner' comes from, where everyone brings a dish to the party without consulting whether it's savoury or sweet and you eats what you gets!!

[[deleted user]]

schadenfreude

a) a German woman who likes to shout
b) a car that get especially good gas mileage
c) bad remake of a "B" movie
d) the enjoyment that is obtained through the trouble of others

[Ruth]

d is de answer.

R

[[deleted user]]

And the pastry goes to Ruth!

[Ken, Moderator]

Oh, those joyful Germans...

[Eastofoz]

Laissez-faire

a) letting something happen without interference
b) let someone else do it
c) do it yourself
d) that's life

[Ken, Moderator]

Although we used to subscribe to Look (the pale competitor), I like the look of D (that's Life).

Still, from a business viewpoint (where it's most frequently used, no?), I'd say A.

[[deleted user]]

I remember this from my government class in high school--- A.

[Eastofoz]

"A" it is people :D Yup for the business pov NE: A laissez-faire economy.

[Eastofoz]

Haberdashery

a) place to buy bird seed
b) place to buy dress making supplies
c) place to buy horse riding equipment
d) place to buy ribbons and beads

[Eastofoz]

Nope, not D Donna :)

I'd say C for yours.

[Eastofoz]

I didn't know that about haberdashery for men's accessories Donna. Learn something new everyday :) For me ribbons and beads are at a crafts store while haberdashery is more "everything" involved in dressmaking like ribbons, beads, elastics, thread, patterns, buttons and the list goes on. Do you have crafts stores in England --I'm sure you do but are they called that or something else? Could be that the words are used differently. I recently went to Australia and when you go to a ticket agent you see these signs that say "no touting" and for the life of me I had no idea what they were talking about so I figured it meant something like "don't yell and scream" but why would you do that anyway so I asked and it's the same as the North American expression "no scalping" which I thought was really funny when I realized what it meant.

[Eastofoz]

a bluestocking

A) a spinster
B) an unintelligent woman
C) a divorcée
D) a woman with strong intellectual interests

[Ken, Moderator]

E) a fan of the Blue Sox

[Eastofoz]

LOL--good try :p

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

It's D....I was once described so in a reference!!!

[Eastofoz]

You're right Debbie! And I hope you took it as a compliment :D

[Eastofoz]

Veld

A) tropical garden
B) desert with an oasis
C) open grassland
D) mountain range

[[deleted user]]

C :)

[Julie (jjmachshev)]

darn it Sarah, you got here first!!

[Eastofoz]

Look at all the smarties here ;) C it is ladies :)

[Eastofoz]

Reticule

A) old fashioned reading glasses
B) a long necklace
C) a horse drawn carriage
D) a lady's purse

[Eastofoz]

Bingo Donna :D

[[deleted user]]

I participated in a Folk Life Festival when I was in 8th grade-- my mother made me a 1830's style calico dress-- full skirt (thank goddness, no petticoats in the blazing heat! But I did get to wear shorts :)), slightly puffy sleeves, & a matching reticule! I kept my dollars in it to buy kettle corn :)

Rabato

A) a wide lace collar
B) a specialized type of ladies shoe
C) a colorful hairnet
D) a lucky rabbit's foot

[Julie (jjmachshev)]

That would be A.
:)

[Eastofoz]

Pelisse

A)sleeveless cape lined with fur
B)doe skin mocassins
C)fur coat
D)type of wool sweater

[Eastofoz]

Yup for A Donna :)

[Ken, Moderator]

d) the pay Florence Nightingale rec'd for all her hard work

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

C I think

[Ken, Moderator]

Debbie's not only C-ing, she's thinking.

(Oh. And thanks, Donna. A farthing for your compliments.)

[[deleted user]]

Really? I knew about A, but... cool.

How 'bout this: Otaku

a) a type of songbird native to Japan having bright green and yellow plumage.
b) a Japanese word for a nerd.
c) a type of monster common in Japanese mythology.
d) a fried food made with batter, diced octopus, pickled ginger, okonomiyaki sauce, konnyaku, and various other ingredients, first popularized in Osaku.

[[deleted user]]

(I hope that's not too tricky... here's a hint: it's a borrowed word, well-known by people who are into Japanese culture and literature.)

[Ken, Moderator]

I am not well-known for being into Japanese culture OR literature (though I did read Spring Snow last March... three cheers for me), but I would guess D strictly because of the ridiculously-specific particulars. Of course, that could just be Lee's red herring (favored by the Japanese in their sushi, I believe).

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

B......I have a Japanese boy in my class!!!

[[deleted user]]

Good job! I'm an otaku, myself. D is actually a description of takoyaki, which I hope to try someday.

[Rose]

Let's try another alt culture word.

meshugenah
A) a group of musical deviants
B) a Jewish way of preparing a whole rotisserie chicken
C) a Hebrew word for being silly
D) a Yiddish term denoted that someone is crazy or gone off their rocker.