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Scurryfunge
A hasty tidying of the house between the time you see a neighbor and the time he/she knocks on the door.
-John Gould's Maine Lingo: Boiled Owls, Billdads, and Wazzats, 1975
-John Gould's Maine Lingo: Boiled Owls, Billdads, and Wazzats, 1975
Scurryfunge by Hells Angel 69 June 1, 2009
Word of the Day on April 29, 2024
Scurryfunge
A scurryfunge is a hasty and frantic cleaning spree or tidying up of a room just before unexpected guests arrive. It's the whirlwind of activity that ensues when you realize your home looks like a hurricane hit it, and you need to make it presentable in the shortest time possible.
Usage Example 1: "When the doorbell rang unexpectedly, Sarah had to embark on a mad scurryfunge to hide the laundry mountain and clean up the pizza boxes."
Usage Example 2: "Upon hearing that her in-laws were coming over, Lisa launched into a full-blown scurryfunge, enlisting the entire family in a race against the clock to make the house spotless."
Usage Example 2: "Upon hearing that her in-laws were coming over, Lisa launched into a full-blown scurryfunge, enlisting the entire family in a race against the clock to make the house spotless."
Scurryfunge by dgassadf November 2, 2023
fogey
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)