FAKE GNUS
(Yes, the African animal.)
(Yes, the African animal.)
ALLITERATIVE GEOGRAPHY
NEW WORDS IN THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY 2019
NEW GROUP NAMES OF MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES
NO. 1 HITS OF THE '80s
THE POWER OF THREE
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A gnu is also known as a wilde- this, so harte- ones are fake gnus
a wildebeest
400
Provincetown & Barnstable are on this Bay State peninsula
Cape Cod
400
Make sure the caps lock key isn't on when entering a password that's this hyphenated adjective
case-sensitive
400
A Merv of these hybrid creatures who guarded gold from the Arimaspians
griffins
400
Not being much of a friend in 1981, Rick Springfield wished that he had this guy's "girl"
Jessie
400
The word trident comes from a Latin word meaning "having 3" these body parts
teeth
800
Kudus are no gnus; they're taller & have longer these, in a distinctive corkscrew shape
horns
800
In 1434 it supplanted Angkor Thom as the Khmer capital
Phnom Penh
800
Digital finance can be confusing, hence the addition of this word for Bitcoin & the like
cryptocurrency
800
A Bojack of these horse/men who tried to kidnap Lapith women after getting drunk at a wedding
centaurs
800
It completes Billy Ocean's 1988 title request &/or demand, "Get Outta My Dreams..."
"Get Into My Car"
800
Replacing his brother Shemp, this actor joined the Three Stooges' lineup in the early 1930s
Curly Howard
1200
Sharing its Afrikaans name with a big shoe company, this antelope seen here is definitely not a gnu
a reebok
1200
This California place is home to Piedras Blancas Light Station &, of course, Hearst Castle
San Simeon
1200
Wanna enjoy the great outdoors, but with indoor plumbing & fancy amenities? Try this portmanteau activity
glamping
1200
(If there were more than one) a maze of these bullheaded monsters, the offspring of the wife of King Minos
minotaurs
1200
He's seen here in 1982 around the time of his first No. 1 hit
John Cougar Mellencamp
1200
Putting $1 on Justify-Gronkowski-Hofburg at the 2018 Belmont won $229.74 in this bet as the horses finished in that order
a trifecta
1600
Chevy didn't name one of its cars after a gnu but after this swift creature, one of the most common ruminants in Africa
an impala
1600
Called Stingray Harbour by James Cook in 1770, it was renamed for the abundance of new plants found there
Botany Bay
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1600
This Greek yogurt sauce made with cucumbers is a delicious addition to the dictionary
tzatziki
1600
A string of these foul-smelling bird/women monsters who meet Jason & the Argonauts
harpies
1600
Lipps, Inc. sang, "Well, I talk about it, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it... won't you take me to" this title place
Funkytown
1600
Adopted by the U.S. in 1793, it's the 3-word phrase for territorial waters; now most countries claim more
the three mile limit
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2000
"X" marks the end of the name of this non-gnu
an oryx
2000
This waterway forms about 400 miles of the border between Minnesota & North Dakota
the Red River of the North
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2000
Chiweenie is a hybrid word for a hybrid dog: a mix of chihuahua & this breed
a dachshund
2000
A panoply of these goaty guys, the Roman version of satyrs
fauns
2000
In '82 there was no denying it: "Oh", this guy, "You're so fine, you're so fine, you blow my mind, hey" this guy! "Hey," this guy!
Mickey
2000
The Bill Evans Trio showed the power of jazz piano in albums like "Sunday at" this club named for its Greenwich Village location
the Village Vanguard
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