Telescopes and dominoes
Well, my last request for suggestions turned into such a love feast, I've decided to try another one.I've been thinking about a particular category of word, of which I've come up with two examples...
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I am typing on my keyboard at this moment, even though there is no type involved in the process. For that matter, there are no keys on the board, either.As far as the OP, how about frisbee? Perhaps...
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Death penalty:I once had a job where part of my responsibly was to euthanasia large animals by lethal injection because they had become problematic. This was seen as the kind and humane thing to do....
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Dr. T were you basely charged? I hope no one drives off in a snit drawn by six white horses. If anyone thinks t...Read More
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I think a lot of the suggestions here are merely misnomers or metaphors, and don't capture the specific property that I'm groping for.But I've had an exceptionally trying day, and don't think I can...
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The phrase 'cha-ching' which recalls the sound made when opening the drawer of a cash register?
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OK, I'll take a stab. These three are from the Big List: Kool-Aid drinker, smoking gun, and station wagon.Do these fit, Dr?
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A very interesting category, but it doesn't seem to have many members.
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A very interesting category, but it doesn't seem to have many members.That's what makes it a challenge."Oil-canning" is very good; it's almost perfectly analogous to "telescoping". The next two are...
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How about words referring to perceived traits of particular animals - We pigged out on pizza... the lemming investors...
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Caesarean section (pretty close).Also from the obscrure jargon terms "Otaku", even if you know what it MEANS, you don't know what it means unless you know the story behind it.
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It does seem to me that the category probably has to be restricted to man-made things whose names have been borrowed for something else (as necessary but not sufficient condition for membership). It's...
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Life insurance is a good way to get someone-a beneficiary perhaps, to cause the death of the insured.Pigskin & rawhide are still the names of leather footballs & leather baseballs.Cagers are...
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Tired of repeating myself, so I'll just say that I think you need to read the earlier postings more carefully.
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I believe it was I who said, "Words are like your children. You feed them, change their diapers, tuck them in at night, read them bedtime stories, try to teach them right from wrong and then they grow...
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Quote:"What do you think about "snowballing"? " "Hmm. Yes, that seems to fit. "Robbed of my due glory again!The verb to snowball, perhaps? As per domino theory, knowing what a snowball is would give...
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