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The Dictionary Game
In this game, the players wrote fake definitions for real words. The moderator read the player definitions plus the real one, then the audience voted on which definition they thought was real. Players received points for the number of audience members who voted for their definition. Every player won the majority of the audience votes at least once over the course of the game. In the end, the winner was Lisa Hirsch, with Truth coming in second. Much fun was had by all. Following is the list of words compiled for the game by Karen Schaffer and Janet Lafler, including the real definitions and source references for the suspicious. Words marked with an asterisk weren't used. Dictionary key: B - Mrs. Byrne’s; CH - Chamber’s 20th Century Dictionary; E - Endangered English; MW - Merriam Webster Collegiate 10th; W - Webster’s Unabridged; OED - what, you don’t recognize the initials?
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