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This teaser is based on 'funny' alternative definitions a word could have if you broke the word up into its syllables and treated the syllables as words in themselves. I will provide a list of words or names and a list of definitions, it is your job to match them up.
They are meant to be a bit light hearted and may not have perfect pronunciation so work the words in your head a bit. Having the definitions should provide help in this regard. Also note that sometimes the 'new word' syllables may not only be using one syllable in the word.
An example would be:
Word: Contemplate "Con template": A stencil that criminals are made from.
Baloney
Heroes
Carpet
Rationalise
Solvent
What a guy in a boat does
A vehicle's under arm
Untruth's that are.. errr.. sensible
Politically correct term for a hole in a shoe
Where some hemlines fall
They are meant to be a bit light hearted and may not have perfect pronunciation so work the words in your head a bit. Having the definitions should provide help in this regard. Also note that sometimes the 'new word' syllables may not only be using one syllable in the word.
An example would be:
Word: Contemplate "Con template": A stencil that criminals are made from.
Baloney
Heroes
Carpet
Rationalise
Solvent
What a guy in a boat does
A vehicle's under arm
Untruth's that are.. errr.. sensible
Politically correct term for a hole in a shoe
Where some hemlines fall
Answer
Baloney - 'buh-lo-knee': Where some hemlines fallHeroes - 'hee-rows': What a guy in a boat does
Carpet - 'car pit': A vehicle's under arm
Rationalise - 'ra-shin-al-lies': Untruth's that are.. errr.. sensible
Solvent - 'sole-vent': Politically correct term for a hole in a shoe
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