Braingle: 'Kangaroo Words 2' Brain Teaser

Kangaroo Words 2

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Puzzle ID:	#45603
Fun:	(3.01)
Difficulty:	(1.57)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	MarcM1098

Female kangaroos carry their young (joeys) in a pouch. Likewise, kangaroo words contain another word (a joey) within themselves. A joey word is a synonym of the kangaroo word, and the letters must be in the same order.

Example: "rapscallion" contains the word "rascal": RApSCALlion

See if you can find the joey words in these kangaroo words:
1. because
2. astound
3. municipality
4. charisma
5. damsel

See if you can find two joey words in this kangaroo word:
6. masculine

Answer

1. as (becAuSe)
2. stun (aSToUNd)
3. city (muniCIpaliTY)
4. charm (CHARisMa)
5. dame (DAMsEl)
6. male / man (MAscuLinE / MAsculiNe)
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Comments

Gerrard10 Nov 02, 2009	Nice job!
kaaozz Dec 06, 2009	great job , i mssed as ,and i'm sure how mane relates to male . but overall lots of fun.
lukasiwicz Dec 06, 2009	Gee, Kazozz, it's "man," not "mane."
lukasiwicz Dec 06, 2009	And, shame on me, it's Kaaozz, not Kazozz.
ednlible Dec 06, 2009	That was fun. I rather liked another word I found in masculine...mule...
canse912 Dec 06, 2009	Cool!
crazy10man Dec 06, 2009	What fun! And Kaaozz, mane should be included, AS only MALE lions have them.
UptheHill Dec 06, 2009	NICE1!!!
auntiesis Dec 06, 2009	Very nice teaser, made me think.
jcann Dec 06, 2009	What fun! I didn't get the first one and I could fin just "man" in the last one. I like teasers that make me think , but are easy enough to have some success. I like the concept. Good job!
Johnny Dec 07, 2009	The puzzle really made me think ................... For about a second
bradon182001 Jan 01, 2010	Nice teaser Marc. Thanks for posting.
Babe Dec 06, 2012
HABS2933 Dec 06, 2012	Loved it . Missed stun somehow
cutebug Dec 06, 2012
phyllisa Dec 13, 2012	A fun teaser,but I couldn't get AS.