An open list of 96 words by madmouth.
- killjoy was added by madmouth and appears on 27 other lists
- lickspigot was added by madmouth and appears on 11 other lists
- quakebuttock was added by madmouth and appears on 24 other lists
- throttlebottom was added by madmouth and appears on 10 other lists
- scattergood was added by madmouth and appears on 6 other lists
- scapegrace was added by madmouth and appears on 38 other lists
- swillbowl was added by madmouth and appears on 1 other list
- tosspot was added by madmouth and appears on 16 other lists
- breakfast was added by ruzuzu and appears on 25 other lists
- cutthroat was added by ruzuzu and appears on 19 other lists
- pickpocket was added by ruzuzu and appears on 12 other lists
- dreadnought was added by ruzuzu and appears on 41 other lists
- martext was added by qroqqa and appears on 7 other lists
- Shakespeare was added by qroqqa and appears on 2 other lists
- Drinkwater was added by qroqqa and appears on just this list
- hunchback was added by qroqqa and appears on 9 other lists
- turncoat was added by qroqqa and appears on 31 other lists
- daredevil was added by qroqqa and appears on 17 other lists
- makebate was added by qroqqa and appears on 6 other lists
- scarecrow was added by qroqqa and appears on 19 other lists
- sawbones was added by qroqqa and appears on 6 other lists
- telltale was added by qroqqa and appears on 15 other lists
- tattletale was added by qroqqa and appears on 2 other lists
- cutpurse was added by qroqqa and appears on 14 other lists
- makeweight was added by bilby and appears on 3 other lists
- makeready was added by thtownse and appears on 1 other list
- slingshot was added by hernesheir and appears on 8 other lists
- flophouse was added by hernesheir and appears on 15 other lists
- nipcheese was added by ruzuzu and appears on just this list
- skinflint was added by ruzuzu and appears on 25 other lists
- hopscotch was added by mollusque and appears on 19 other lists
- singsong was added by mollusque and appears on 7 other lists
- gobemouche was added by mollusque and appears on 16 other lists
- findfault was added by mollusque and appears on just this list
- breakwater was added by mollusque and appears on 9 other lists
- nabcheat was added by mollusque and appears on 1 other list
- drawbridge was added by mollusque and appears on 10 other lists
- pastime was added by mollusque and appears on 10 other lists
- lickspittle was added by hernesheir and appears on 37 other lists
- breakfront was added by hernesheir and appears on 4 other lists
- picklock was added by hernesheir and appears on 3 other lists
- screwball was added by hernesheir and appears on 13 other lists
- spindrift was added by hernesheir and appears on 30 other lists
- tear sheet was added by hernesheir and appears on 1 other list
- freeze frame was added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- turnstile was added by hernesheir and appears on 9 other lists
- turnbuckle was added by hernesheir and appears on 8 other lists
- pickthank was added by yarb and appears on 9 other lists
- catchall was added by yarb and appears on 1 other list
- mangetout was added by yarb and appears on 3 other lists
- prickmadam was added by madmouth and appears on 3 other lists
- catchphrase was added by hernesheir and appears on 11 other lists
- catch-all was added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- catchfly was added by hernesheir and appears on 2 other lists
- wardcorn was added by madmouth and appears on 1 other list
- clingstone was added by madmouth and appears on 2 other lists
- tapskin was added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- lickpenny was added by madmouth and appears on 4 other lists
- prodnose was added by mollusque and appears on 3 other lists
- lack-linen was added by madmouth and appears on 2 other lists
- pull-devil was added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- rakehell was added by madmouth and appears on 17 other lists
- costmary was added by madmouth and appears on 4 other lists
- scofflaw was added by madmouth and appears on 46 other lists
- smell-feast was added by madmouth and appears on 6 other lists
- ply-pot was added by madmouth and appears on 1 other list
- blow-bottle was added by madmouth and appears on 2 other lists
- gulchcup was added by madmouth and appears on 1 other list
- rinse-pitcher was added by madmouth and appears on 1 other list
- kickstand was added by mollusque and appears on 6 other lists
- flipchart was added by mollusque and appears on 1 other list
- catchwater was added by mollusque and appears on just this list
- smellfungus was added by mollusque and appears on 8 other lists
- carrycot was added by mollusque and appears on 2 other lists
- catchpenny was added by sionnach and appears on 11 other lists
- kickball was added by hernesheir and appears on 5 other lists
- dreamhouse was added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- lovefeast was added by fbharjo and appears on just this list
- lovebird was added by fbharjo and appears on 14 other lists
- stir-fry was added by fbharjo and appears on 2 other lists
- dodgeball was added by fbharjo and appears on 8 other lists
- downside was added by fbharjo and appears on 6 other lists
- downsize was added by fbharjo and appears on 10 other lists
- kissbreech was added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- wait-gleed was added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- shite-rags was added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- shit-fire was added by madmouth and appears on 1 other list
- shearwater was added by madmouth and appears on 8 other lists
- killdeer was added by madmouth and appears on 10 other lists
- turnstone was added by madmouth and appears on 3 other lists
- laverock was added by madmouth and appears on 9 other lists
- catchpole was added by madmouth and appears on 10 other lists
- tipstaff was added by madmouth and appears on 10 other lists
- eat-bee was added by madmouth and appears on just this list
- wipebreech was added by madmouth and appears on 1 other list
- hatchback was added by 500345759 and appears on 3 other lists
marky cool list! Jul 17, 2011
qroqqa There's at least one French/English pair of surnames: Boileau = Drinkwater. Then there are the Rabelaisian names that get translated with the same structure: Baisecul = Kissebreech. Do-nothing is a translation of the old French fainéant kings. Jun 16, 2011
madmouth matacaballo - killhorse, rather (as per list title ^^)
sionnach, you're probably right, but I don't delete words from free-for-all lists because it makes me sad. call it a besetting sin.
chokestuff is one for Hoptoads, being something like "stuff that chokes", yes? foreign schmoreign; I think mollusque is more permeable than that
as for Dotheboys Hall, I think it should go in a big glorious Fictional Proper Nouns That Mean Stuff list (provisional name only), along with Prunesquallor and Sourdust and Stilton Cheesewright and Lord Monomark and John Beaver and all the other glorious markers of the English imagination Jun 15, 2011
sionnach Do flophouse and clingstone really meet the criteria? Jun 15, 2011
sionnach dotheboys, as in Dotheboys Hall is a near-miss for this list, I fear. Not sure about do-nothing, as in Truman's "do-nothing congress". The German word for nitrogen, Stickstoff, (chokestuff, or chokematerial) would be a nice addition, if foreign words were accepted. Actually, scratch that last one, as 'stuff' is not a direct object in the term. Jun 15, 2011
hernesheir matacaballos = praying mantis --> horsekiller. Jun 15, 2011
madmouth does Spanish have a word for that structure? some language must; I warrant this is a compounding strategy that occurs elsewhere also - too intuitive not to.
also - reasonably fun bilingual game! perhaps even really fun if one were fluent enough in both. gonna give 'er a crack: buscavida = seeklife; cuentagota = dropcount. in this way garden-variety compound nouns in Spanish could be refurbished into punchy new English ones?
/yammer Jun 15, 2011
sionnach Wow. These words have the same structure as those on my bonebreakers and mother-in-law killers list. Jun 15, 2011
ruzuzu Cf. mollusque's Hoptoads list. Jun 15, 2011
madmouth Thar she blows Aug 18, 2010
mollusque The best I've found in the noun-verb category is pistolwhip. Some others are punchy too: sandblast, chainsmoke, gatecrash, slamdance. Aug 15, 2010
madmouth Maybe not blowhole but blowcash works for the nonce! These nouns sound really punchy to me (hence the list), whereas the verb-creating compounds are too far integrated into the regular stream, IMHO. I'm picking my brain for a verb made from a compound like this that can match lickspittle--that'll motivate a new list. Aug 15, 2010
yarb Excellent list! Aug 14, 2010
mollusque This is a great list, madmouth. Lots of words look like they fit but don't: feedback, blowhole. How about list for noun-verb compounds where the result is a verb: windowshop, breastfeed, skydive? Aug 14, 2010
ruzuzu Aha! Thank you, qroqqa. That'll learn me - no longer will I be a trustwikipedia for my addwords when I see someone's listwords. Aug 12, 2010
qroqqa Or exocentric verb-object compounds. Aug 12, 2010
ruzuzu Hm. "Verb-noun compounds," if you trust Wikipedia (source of the words I just added). Aug 12, 2010
madmouth What is the word for this type of compound? It's driving me nuts! Aug 12, 2010