Uncommon Words in Common Hymns
This Hebrew word found in "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" means "stone of help." It has also been used as a name, as in a categorically angry Christmas figure who experiences a change of heart after a series of ghostly visits.
What is Ebenezer?
The object of this game is to determine who murdered the game's victim, where they did it, and what they used. Each player attempts to deduce the correct answer by strategically moving around various rooms and collecting information about the circumstances of the murder from the other players.
What is clue?
You're watching a football game when your wife walks in and remarks that if you're just going to sleep, you should at least let her change the channel. Little does she know that this is the oldest dad trick in the book, because you're not sleeping, you're...
What is "I'm just resting my eyes"?
This term refers to an individual's charm/flirtation skills. It's short for another term that conveys a similar idea. Not to be confused with a popular brand of cracker.
"Homie's got mad ____, he gets all the girls."
What is rizz?
This word, used as a verb, means to appreciate with taste and pleasure. As a noun, it's a zesty condiment on a good hot dog.
What is relish?
This word, found in "The Spirit of God" and "Come, Rejoice," is often used in Christian settings to express adoration, praise, or joy.
What is hosanna?
A word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, read left to right in rows or downward in columns and are included in a standard dictionary or lexicon.
What is Scrabble?
You get home from church one afternoon and your son walks into your room and says "Dad, I'm hungry". Man, you think to yourselves, these jokes just write themselves sometimes. As the clever dad you are, you immediately retort:
What is "Hi hungry, I'm Dad"?
To lie. Specifically, saying someone is "___-ing" means to say they are lying. On the other hand, if someone says "no ____", it means that they aren't lying. Not to be confused with a baseball hat.
"Not tryna flex, but I think I might have cooked on that exam today, no ___".
What is cap?
Stemming from the Turkish word for sword or skewer, this "word" makes up part of the English name for a grilled meat dish commonly found in Mediterranean cuisine.
What is shish?
This word, found in "High on the Mountain Top," is both a name referring to a honeybee and the name of a territory established in 1849 by LDS settlers as a proposed state.
What is Deseret?
The objective of this game is to be the first player to get all 3-4 of their colored pawns from their start space, around the board to their "home" space. The pawns are normally moved in a clockwise direction but can be moved backward or even all the way back to start if directed. Movement of pawns is directed by the drawing of a card.
What is Sorry?
You're at the grocery store, and you see someone you know, wave hi, and move on. 5 minutes later, you run into them again in another isle. Unsure what to say and uncomfortable with an awkward confrontation, you let out this "joke" even though it has, in fact, been a very short time.
What is "long time, no see"?
To talk too much, to say many words without the words meaning anything. Can also be used to describe the bark of particularly annoying dogs.
"My sister will NOT stop talking sometimes, she'll ___ on and on till I leave the room."
What is yap?
This word describes extreme pain, distress, or anxiety. This word is commonly used in phrases where people "cry out in-," or when the grief or distress causes a significant, prolonged mental load.
What is anguish?
This two-letter word, found in "It Came upon the Midnight Clear" and "He Died! The Great Redeemer Died" is used to draw attention to an interesting or amazing event. It can also be used to refer to one's son or daughter.
What is lo?
A two-player game of contrary movement in which each player has fifteen pieces known traditionally as men (short for 'tablemen'). The table pieces move along twenty-four 'points' according to the roll of two dice. The objective of the game is to move the fifteen pieces around the board and be first to bear off, i.e., remove them from the board.
What is backgammon?
Your kid leaves to hang out with his friends but comes back inside after a few minutes because they forgot a set of keys. You happen to walk past as they open the door and can't help but remark on how quick their excursion was.
What is "Back already? How was it?"
To over-hype, praise, or compliment someone to the point where it becomes annoying or cringeworthy. Can also be used as a noun to describe someone who over-hypes or over-praises someone or something else. Not to be confused with donut sauce.
"Bro swears that movie was heat but he just _____-in fr".
What is glaze?
This verb describes the act of tricking an internet user into revealing personal information or confidential information that can then be used illicitly. It's also the name of an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont in 1983.
What is phish?
This three-letter term, found in "Israel, Israel, God is Calling" and "Did you Think to Pray" is a poetic word for "before". It has its roots in old English and can be found in most of the work of William Shakespeare.
What is ere?
In this board game, players compete to be the first to send four pieces all the way around a board. It is based on a traditional game called "Frustration" played on a wooden board with indentations for marble playing pieces and rules similar to Parcheesi. Pieces are moved according to the roll of a die using a contained device called a "Pop-O-Matic".
What is Trouble?
Your daughter's out playing in the yard when she trips over a rock and skins her knee. As she runs towards you, you see tears start to well up in her eyes. Luckily, you know nature's remedy for cuts/bruises/scrapes. You might be able to avoid those tears if we...
What is "rub some dirt/grass on it"?
A quantifiable unit referring to how cool or uncool an individual is. Comparable to the use of "swag" or "swagger". Can be gained or lost within a group based on an individual's successes or failures.
"Oh, you failed to rizz that level 10 gyatt? -1000000 ____ loss lil bro."
What is aura?
This word means to be optimistic about something or someone's prospects. It can also be used to describe a stock market marked by a rise in prices. Ole!
What is bullish?