Vocabulary showdown

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Baron O'Beefdip
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in my eternal boredom I remembered a game I used to play in 8th grade (2006). It's called Vocabulary Showdown. here's how it goes.

I'll choose a letter. For sake of example let's use x.

Now I say a word. Let's say xenon.

Now it's your turn. You say a word you think is more complex than xenon, but also starts with x. You say xylophone.

Now it's my turn again (since there are only two people playing, but any number of people can play with no turn order forum-game style). I'll say xenophobia.

Eventually, we'll run out of words. When that happens (if there are no posts for a certain amount of time or more than two people agree that we're out of words) then we'll change letters. You can say that whoever has the last word wins, but not really. The whole point is to see how long you can drag it out, since if you play matriarchal the turn after I play many I don't necessarily have to play a more complex word. I just have to try my best to do so. If I can't, then I play whatever word will come close.

I'll start. The letter is p.

Palm.
 
Good job, you guys can use dictionary.com. ;-) Just kidding.

I'm an English teacher, so I will respectfully abstain.
 
Good job, you guys can use dictionary.com. ;-) Just kidding.

I'm an English teacher, so I will respectfully abstain.

i got mine from a book :(.



in all honesty, i think nachoes stole the poop part from the dictionary..


just throwing that out there.

-om
 
PNEUMONO*ULTRA*MICRO*SCOPIC*SILICO*VOLCANO*CONIOSIS



yes its a real word


(also spelled PNEUMONO*ULTRA*MICRO*SCOPIC*SILICO*VOLCANO*KONIOSIS) = a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust.



we had the same word i was getting spelling you hacker lol
 
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GORSA*FAWDDACH*AIDRAIGODAN*HEDDO*GLEDDOLON*PENRHYN*AREUR*DRAETH*CEREDIGION



A town in Wales. The name means: the Mawddach station and its dragon teeth at the Northern Penrhyn Road on the golden beach of Cardigan bay.
 
New Letter!L!
Lopado*temakho*selakho*galeo*kranio*leipsano*drim*hypo*trimmato*silphio*karabo*melito*katakekhy*meno*kikhl*epi*kossypho*phatto*perister*alektryon*opto*kephallio*kigklo*peleio*lagōio*siraio*baphē*tragano*pter?gōn

No kidding, its a word! I autowin! It is a fictional dish mentioned in Aristophanes' comedy Assemblywomen!!!
Eat this - 183 letters!

And i can totaly win at A latter!
 
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Seeing as this game is totally unfair on the internets, let's start with a more common letter. Medical terminology is usually reffered to as vorbulae, not an actual word, so let's try and keep long complicated medical conundrums out :)

E -

Easy.
 
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