Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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obscure words explained 55. – lacuna

LACUNA

Some unfilled spaces

An empty heart without love

A book’s missing page


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Obscure words explained 52. – # octothorpe

# OCTOTHORPE

the true name for # (hash)

a tag sign often called pound

great for Tic Tac Toe

Note: For British readers: Tic Tac Toe is the same as noughts and crosses


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Obscure words explained51. – dabble

DABBLE

to splash or spatter

The moon over the water

dabbling the waves gold


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Obscure words explained 48. -turophobia

TUROPHOBIA

Mice don’t have it

Nor does the photographer

One, two, three,  say Cheese!


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Obscure words explained 47. – defluous

DEFLUOUS

Softly flowing down

Like girl’s freshly shampooed hair

falling round her neck


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Obscure words explained 46. – Sprawly

SPRAWLY

Sprawly words stretch out

but in their own contained way

covering the page


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Obscure words explained 45. – barbigerous

BARBIGEROUS

bearded not shaven

way to live a long safe life

never a close shave


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Obscure words explained 44. – jiggery pokery

JIGGERY POKERY

Shady behavior

trickery and deception

dishonest flim flam