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episode 24 - e

8/6/2016

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What was the original name for the escalator?
When would you need an emergency walk?
What is ecdysis and why might you be doing it right now?
Where would you have an eargasm?
Which famous poet was a fan of eructation? 
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Up your game on Scrabble and Words with Friends with this clever E word!
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episode 23 - d

18/5/2016

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Who once made a living out of death?
Where can you check your dactylogram?
Why are denim jeans called denim jeans?
When would you be called dentiloquent or dudevorced?
What causes destinesia?

Get answers to these questions and more in The Thicktionary!

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Up your Scrabble and Words with Friends game with this devilish D word
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episode 22 - c

11/5/2016

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What animal used to be known as a camelopard?
Where did the phrase Cakewalk come from?
Which word has replaced cockamamie?
Which sport is crokinole most like?
When would you be carcoleptic?

​Plus, a game of cliche tennis.
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The Thicktionary is a cockamamie conundrum filled with cliches
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Get better at Scrabble and Words with Friends with this top-scoring C word
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Hybrid animals exist. Just like the Wholphin and the Beefalo
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episode 21 - b

4/5/2016

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What would Britain have to give back in a Brexit?
Why do marketeers Barnumise to sell stuff?
When would you be causing a Brouhaha?
​Where would you been B-boying? 
​Who invented the word bangstry?

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Coxcomb is the highest-scoring word ending in the letter B in Scrabble and Words with Friends
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Barnumise your product today and improve your marketing returns by 1000%
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Should we stay or should we go? Britain decides on a possible Brexit
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episode 20 - a

27/4/2016

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When are you engaged in Argle-Bargle?
Why is most of the world filled with Ackamarackus?
What is an Apple Wife?
How do anonyms help Chinese people?
Where does the humble Avocado come from?


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Need an A word for Scrabble or Words with Friends? Try Azulejo for lots of points.
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Why do avocados spoil so quickly? We have the answer.
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EPISODE 19 - x, y & Z

20/4/2016

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When did X come to mean a kiss?
Where would you have a Zorgasm?
What does a Yogi Bogey Box do?
Who coined the phrase Yippee Ki Yay?
What's another name for a remote control? 


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A word for The Walking Dead fans that needs to be in the dictionary
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When was X first used as a kiss? Answer: Long before texting.
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episode 18 - w

13/4/2016

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Who created Budweiser's Whassup advert?
What are Witches Knickers?
When might you have the Woofits?
Which sport is also known as Whiff-Waff?
Whose coat of arms has three squirrels? 
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WORD WORKOUT
A world-famous band... WHALE TIRES

​RANDOM GAME - WHAT'S IN A NAME?
These five W celebrities all dropped their forenames. But what were they?
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EPIsode 17 - v

6/4/2016

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Can you survive on drinking blood?
What does vegicurious mean?
Who invented voicemail?
Where does Velcro come from?
Why is Facebook dubbed "Vaguebook"? 
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WORD WORKOUT
A beauty treatment... Jazz Vale

RANDOM GAME - VASTERMIND
How vast is your knowledge of this week's chosen subject?
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episode 16 - u

23/3/2016

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Who came up with the idea for Uber? 
How do you know if you're dating an urban cougar?
What really is unagi?
Where should you place an umlaut?
Why does your body produce ubiquinol and what does it do?
Can a ukulele make any song sound happy? 

Why do we use um and uh all the time?
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WORD WORKOUT
​A sexy actress... Sad Surreal Sun

RANDOM GAME - U KNOW WHAT THAT STANDS FOR
How well do you know the various departments within the United Nations?
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episode 15 - t

16/3/2016

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In which century was totes first used?
Where do tarantulas come from?
What are you afraid of if you have taphephobia?
What happens to your body if you're tachycardic?
How did tetrominos make Russia rich? 
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WORD WORKOUT
A popular condiment... Accuses A Boat

RANDOM GAME - TRANSFORMER TIME
Which of these are real robots in disguise and which are a load of rubbish?
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    He's a lightly-seasoned radio presenter and the other one's a producer/Ghostbuster extraordinaire. Together, they look at words and play games for your entertainment.

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