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YsaPur EsChomuw · 11-21-2009, 09:21 AM

schtroumpfed
1. the condition of being told off by a bluestocking
2. walk heavily (and noisily!) in blue stockings

Ysobel schtroumpfed up and down the room; with considerable skill she even managed to make some noise by shuffling her feet, hoping to demonstrate her irritation with the world in general.

Marcus Bales · 11-21-2009, 09:54 AM

schtroumpfed - to be in a no-win situation

He re-read the rules carefully, but gradually the realization overwhelmed him that he was well and truly schtroumpfed.

lukkucairi · 11-21-2009, 05:46 PM

schtroumpfed - to be mistaken for a rich retiree.

Vernon was schtroumpfed on a regular basis after he began to wear that burgundy silk smoking jacket he retrieved from the dumpster behind the Ritz-Carlton last June.

funkytuba · Yesterday, 02:22 PM

schtroumpfed sh*t-trump-fed when playing spades and bidding "low", to be forced to take a spades trick because your partner can't cover you.

After Abby led the three of spades, Billy, my partner, got a look on his face that I knew well. He shook his head slightly as he laid down the four. Charisse cackled as she put down the two. At that point, looking at the five in my hand, I knew my low was schtroumpfed.

Marcus Bales · Yesterday, 10:27 PM

schtroumpfed - the sound made by the closing of a very expensive car door.

The shouted questions were cut off as the limousine door schtroumpfed distinctively closed.

11-21-2009, 09:54 AM	#3902
Marcus Bales ________________ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a coign of the cliff between lowland and highland, at the sea-down's edge between windward and lee, walled round with rocks as an inland island, the ghost of a garden fronts the sea. Posts: 7,308	schtroumpfed - to be in a no-win situation He re-read the rules carefully, but gradually the realization overwhelmed him that he was well and truly schtroumpfed. __________________ My strength is as the strength of eight -- My heart is nearly pure.

Yesterday, 02:22 PM	#3904
funkytuba Spone to Proonerisms Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Left Coast Posts: 4,028	schtroumpfed sht-trump-fed* when playing spades and bidding "low", to be forced to take a spades trick because your partner can't cover you. After Abby led the three of spades, Billy, my partner, got a look on his face that I knew well. He shook his head slightly as he laid down the four. Charisse cackled as she put down the two. At that point, looking at the five in my hand, I knew my low was schtroumpfed. __________________ ...and another handful of almonds

Yesterday, 10:27 PM	#3905
Marcus Bales ________________ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a coign of the cliff between lowland and highland, at the sea-down's edge between windward and lee, walled round with rocks as an inland island, the ghost of a garden fronts the sea. Posts: 7,308	schtroumpfed - the sound made by the closing of a very expensive car door. The shouted questions were cut off as the limousine door schtroumpfed distinctively closed. __________________ My strength is as the strength of eight -- My heart is nearly pure.

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11-21-2009, 09:21 AM	#3901
YsaPur EsChomuw in a quagmire Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,975	schtroumpfed 1. the condition of being told off by a bluestocking 2. walk heavily (and noisily!) in blue stockings Ysobel schtroumpfed up and down the room; with considerable skill she even managed to make some noise by shuffling her feet, hoping to demonstrate her irritation with the world in general.

11-21-2009, 05:46 PM	#3903
lukkucairi lichtzauberer Join Date: May 2006 Location: between the lines Posts: 4,644	schtroumpfed - to be mistaken for a rich retiree. Vernon was schtroumpfed on a regular basis after he began to wear that burgundy silk smoking jacket he retrieved from the dumpster behind the Ritz-Carlton last June.