Hello and happy timezones, kind friends! I have greatly enjoyed your responses to my Get to Know You posts.
So, it’s time. Come sit on my porch for a spell. Tea, lemonade and refreshments will be served shortly.
The party game Balderdash is a bluffing game, and one of my favorites. All you have to do is provide your version of the definition after each word. It’s okay if you don’t know what the word means, just give it the most creative definition you can think of. Answers will be provided below where I usually answer, under the spoliers.
Round #53 – Balderdash Edition:
What are the definitions of:
lychnobite
scuppermong
drapetomania
Here are the correct answers:
Hover your mouse over each one to see the answer.
Answer to 1Answer to 2
Answer to 3
And now, it’s your turn! If you don’t want to participate, no problem! I’m just glad you’re here. A hello would be fantastic, though! Of course, lurkers are always heartily welcome, too. xo
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Be right over to see! 😀
Good luck my dear 🙏🏻💞
Thank you. I wish luck for you, too.
1: lychnobite (n): A mythological creature similar to a werewolf, but instead of being a man who turns into a wolf or displays wolf-like features, this is a wolf that transforms into a human.
scuppermong (n): A grimy build-up that can plug up scuppers if not cleaned out regularly.
drapetomania (n): An extreme love of window dressings.
LOLOLOL I’m rolling over here because of your answers! I wonder what a wolf changing into a man would act like! 😀
Thank you so much for playing! Happy Sunday!
Hi Kymber, here is mine! https://therapybits.com/2025/02/15/get-to-know-you-53/
Thank you, Carol anne! I’ll be right over!
Goodness, those are some words! A mouthful for sure!
Right on! That’s so true. 😀 ❤️
Here is my take:
https://mymindmappings.com/2025/02/14/get-to-know-you-53-balderdash-edition/
Thank you, Fandango! I’ll be right over!
https://writestuff4u2c.com/2025/02/14/http-writestuff4u2c-com-p3919/
Thank you so much for playing, Heidi! I’ll be right over!
Thanks!
It’s my pleasure!
OMG! How fun to merge these two! Absolutely love it ❤️. I couldn’t get the real answers to show up, though. It’s probably a safari bug 😂.
Oh I am sorry about that. I’ll put them here:
Somebody who works at night and sleeps during the day.
A cultivated variety of American grape.
An overwhelming urge to run away from a difficult situation.
Hope you’re having a great weekend!❤️
Thank you for giving me the answers! I honestly thought they were made up words 😂
LOL Nope. I took them from the actual game, Balderdash. 😀
Cool!
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Wow, I have never heard of any of these words, so here goes…. Thanks Kymber, this is awesome.
lychnobite – “definition:; someone who likes canned luncheon meat as a snack!
scuppermong – “definition”; choosing between a cup or mug for that first cuppa coffee or tea..while still half asleep!
drapetomania – “definition”; dinausaur’s fossilized toes!
LOLOL Your answers are wildly creative, Suzette! I love it!
Thank you so much for playing! I hope you had fun!
Lol! You are most welcome Kymber. Thank you for the great word choices…they were fun.
I’m so glad!
I had no idea about these words, Kymber, but I learned some new ones! Thank you, and Happy Valentine’s Day! 🥰
That’s great, Lauren! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Here, of course, are the real definitions! https://judydykstrabrown.com/2025/02/14/for-getting-to-know-you-53-balderdash-edition-feb-14-2025/
I am on my way! I can’t wait to see your answers!
KymberNoodle thanks so much for introducing us to some new words of discovery! Hugs and smooches my friend. 🥰👍🏼😘
Thank you, ChickieDee! Hugs and smooches to you too! ❤️🌼🌷
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lychnobite – what I say to Bond when new people come to the house – we like them, no bite.
scuppermong – sounds like a nasty insect I’d find in the flower garden. Something that would cling to you in hopes of coming into the house and making itself at home.
drapetomania – clearly the overwhelming desire to purchase many and varied types of drapes for every window in your home.
Oh wow, Teri! Your definition for lychnobite had me rolling!! Now I’m always going to think about this when we have company. haha
Thank you for playing. You’re really funny!
lychnobite – A condemned person who has to be muzzled.
scuppermong – A big dish that allows the mongs to all eat at the same time.
drapetomania – A horrifying fear that someone may wipe their dirty hands on the curtains.
LOLOLOL You are really good at this, John! I was laughing the entire time I read. Thank you so much for playing. 😀 😀
I love this! I knew the definition of drapetomania (well, the one invented by the oppressors), but had no clue about the others.
I’m glad you enjoyed this. I hope the word drapetomania wasn’t offensive. I took the word right from the game without realizing.
You picking this word from the game was not offensive to me, but then again I’m white.
Well, I have to say, “thank you” for teaching me more about it. I appreciate it.
Ok this sounds like fun and I have never heard of these words but to me they could mean the following.
Lychnobite: Someone who likes to wonder through the fruit section of a supermarket taking a bite out of the lychees
Scuppermong: Someone who likes to scrub stuff
Drapetomania: Someone who is crazy about drapes
Hi, Joanne! Your answers had me rolling! LOL I was going to say which one I liked the best, but they all had me laughing!
Thank you for playing! You are so creative!
[…] Well, get to Know you meets Fibbing Friday as I have NO IDEA what these words mean so I’ll make it up! You can join in HERE […]
Here’s mine Kymber
https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2025/02/13/get-to-know-you-round-53-balderdash-edition/
Thank you! Can’t wait to read your answers, Di!
Ha! Ha! I didn’t have a clue about any of the definitions and I learned something today!
LOL Thank you Jan! I’m glad you enjoyed the Balderdash edition. 🙂
Okay, I like Balderdash, and Fibbing Friday a lot! Oh where are your funny answers? Here’s mine…
1. lynchnobite … This is one of those rubber dog bones they like to chew on.
2. I know scuppernong is grapes and wine, but scupperMong is — those fellas who bang gongs on old fashioned movies.
3. drapetomania — is the midnight crazies/zoomies that cats have when the run around and climb the drapes in the living room.
Hey there! I’m glad you like them. I don’t see this as a permanent thing, but I was wanting to do something a little different today. ❤️
LOLOLOL Your answers are hilarious! I like the gongs answer the best. haha But I could see how drapetomania sounds like cat zoomies. 😀
Thank you so much for playing. You are so good at this!
Haha, this is definitely different, Kymber! I’ve never heard of this before so it’s gonna take me a little minute 😆 🤣 Hope you’re having a good Thursday so far! 💕 🐈⬛ 🐈
Hi, Laura! I’m so glad to see you. Balderdash is so much fun at family gatherings. We’ve played this game as a family since before the board game for it came out. We used to use a dictionary and we called it Fictionary. LOL
Balderdash has other categories, too, like anagrams, or where you’re given the title of a movie and you come up with a brief summary to try to fool the others. lol It’s fun.
My Thursday is going well, thank you. I hope yours is, too. 🙂
Wow! Three words I’ve never heard before. It’ll take some thought to come up with something clever. 😆
BTW, your theme looks fabulous. 👌
I can’t wait to see your answers! 😀
Thank you so much. I’ve been tweaking it here and there. 🙂
you almost had me on the second one….lol
LOL I hope you’re having a happy Thursday!
Whelp, here goes a try:
lychnobite = someone who loves David Lynch’s movies so much that while watching his movies, they frequently miss their mouth while tossing in popcorn, thereby making a royal mess.
scuppermong = someone who collects soup ladles.
drapetomania = the period of ultra-excitement when someone rushes around the curtains and drapes section of a department store and is unable to choose a color, pattern, or texture.
I made the mistake of taking a drink while I read your answers!! LOL
They are so funny! I especially liked #2! But they are all hilarious.
Thank you so much for playing! You’re very creative! 😀
Okay. I’ll play! And I’m doing it before looking at yours or anyone else’s answers, so I’m not influenced.
1. lychnobite – an archaic spelling of the tendency to lick a Tootsie Pop until one gets to the chewy, Tootsie Roll center (or any other kind of lollipop, for that matter)
2. scuppermong – one who is obsessed with thwarting others’ attempts at productivity, whether playfully or not
3. drapetomania – the obsession with throwing tomatoes at the draperies.
All righty, Jeff, lets see what you have!
Those definitions are so funny! I LOL’d! I especially laughed at #3. 😀
Thank you so much for playing! I hope you had fun!
This one is gonna take some real thought! lol
Thank you, Kevin. I see what you mean. Let your creativity run wild! 😀
I’ll try my best! 😄😄
You’ll do great!
Clever that. Who can sell the definition the best!
I’m rubbing my hands together! I can’t wait to see how funny and creative everyone is! 😀