Round 3183 - time to vote for POWIE

[Mike Shefler]

Here are 11 definitions of POWIE, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.

Vote for your 2 favorites no later then 4 PM EDT, Tuesday, July 20.

1.  [Scots] empty.

2.  [Scot.]  a postman.

3.  (Ireland) one who avoids reciprocating on buying a round of drinks; a

cheapskate .

4.  (Po’-vi-e) – a Polish local government official, similar to a county

administrator or manager in the United States.

5.  rat-bite fever.

6.  a young turkey.

7.  [Obs.] to destroy.

8.  a large legendary manlike or apelike creature alleged to inhabit the

Australian outback.

9.  [Aust. colloq.] a foot; a footprint.

10.  [slang] a short revealing statement that appears otherwise to be out

of context.

11.  two or more flat-bottomed drag stones placed in a circular pit paved

with flat stones, and connected to a center post by a long arm for

milling.

[Judy Madnick]

I'll waste my votes on these:

 

2.  [Scot.]  a postman.

    and

4.  (Po’-vi-e) – a Polish local government official, similar to a county

administrator or manager in the United States.

 

Judy Madnick

[Paul Keating]

Of the three manlike creatures, 2, 4 and 8, I'll go for the first and last: 2 and 8

Regards

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Paul Keating
Soustons, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France

[Johnb - co.uk]

#1 and #9 please

JohnnyB

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[Fein, Deborah]

Love them all! I'll take 4 and 8, please.

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Deborah Fein, Ph.D.
UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Department of Psychological Sciences
Department of Pediatrics
University of Connecticut
debora...@uconn.edu

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[Tim Lodge]

I'll try the land of my grandparents: 8 and 9, please.

           8.  a large legendary manlike or apelike creature alleged to inhabit the Australian outback.

           9.  [Aust. colloq.] a foot; a footprint.

--  Tim L

[Debbie Embler]

5 and 6 please for the excitement

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[Daniel B Widdis]

3 deserves a word for it, so why not powie?

 

And I’m not sure I understand what 11 is describing but I believe it.

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[Tim B]

I really don't believe any of them, but let's try 7 and 8, please.
Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Shani Naylor]

They all seem equally unlikely. I'll vote 1 & 8.

1.  [Scots] empty.

 

8.  a large legendary manlike or apelike creature alleged to inhabit the

Australian outback.

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[Tony Abell]

I'll try 1 and 6:

> 1. [Scots] empty.

> 6. a young turkey.

[Efrem G Mallach]

Once again, I'll try the two weirdest-sounding ones: 4 and 11. (That strategy didn't work the last time I used it, but still.)

Efrem

On Jul 19, 2021, at 11:09 AM, 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Here are 11 definitions of POWIE, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.

Vote for your 2 favorites no later then 4 PM EDT, Tuesday, July 20.

4.  (Po’-vi-e) – a Polish local government official, similar to a county administrator or manager in the United States.

[amal...@comcast.net]

Once again, I have my doubts. But it could be, although it probably isn’t, Scots or Aussie.

So I’ll vote for 2 or 9.

Alan

 

 

From: 'Mike Shefler' via Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 11:09 AM
To: Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 3183 - time to vote for POWIE

 

Here are 11 definitions of POWIE, one of which came from a respectable dictionary.

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