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excellent performance in a game or race (slang) "e.g. he played a blinder" either of two flaps on a horse's bridle to keep it from seeing objects at its sides (UK: blinker, also used in US) (wear blinders) (colloq.) state of being oblivious, unresponsive to changing circumstances. Myopic, tunnel vision. blinkers
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...
Internet slang originated in the early days of the Internet with some terms predating the Internet. [3] The earliest forms of Internet slang assumed people's knowledge of programming and commands in a specific language. [4] Internet slang is used in chat rooms, social networking services, online games, video games and in the online community.
Today's Wordle Answer for #1336 on Friday, February 14, 2025. Today's Wordle answer on Friday, February 14, 2025, is DITTY. How'd you do? Up Next:
An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...
sexcellent, from sex and excellent [37] sexting, from sex and texting [2] shamateur, from sham and amateur [2] shiksappeal, from shiksa and appeal; simulcasting, from simultaneous broadcasting [2] slimsy, from slim and flimsy [38] slithy, from slimy and lithe (coined by Lewis Carroll) [2] smog, from smoke and fog [2] smothercate, from smother ...
The measure is the number of times one's name has appeared in The New York Times crossword puzzle as either a clue or solution. Arguably, this number should only be calculated for the Shortz era (1993–present). Shortz himself is 1 Shortz famous. [citation needed]