Balderdash is a game wherein one person picks an unknown word out of the dictionary, and challenges everyone to create a plausible definition of that word. The person with the dictionary writes down the real definition, and shuffles it in with everyone else's submissions. That person then reads out all the definitions, and the class votes on which one they think is real. You get a point for voting for the real definition, and a point for each person who votes for your own. We played a round this morning, and included all those who come in for math (Jesse, Stanley, Lukas, and Selden). I was fascinated by the entries today, I think they show some interesting perceptions of the word, so I'm sharing them here:
The word was "virgule" (chosen by Parker). Here were the submissions:
- an irritated microfiber
- a type of material that's on a badge
- a person scared of depth
- a miniscule object
- a particle of living matter
- separates successive divisions in an extended date
- to have happiness
- a tiny person
- a green bud on a plant
- something vile
Can you guess which one is the true definition? Or who wrote the others?
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