A list of 33 words by uselessness.
- game appears on 38 other lists
- instrument appears on 20 other lists
- music appears on 88 other lists
- fool appears on 48 other lists
- around appears on 16 other lists
- along appears on 12 other lists
- nice appears on 51 other lists
- card appears on 20 other lists
- pretend appears on 24 other lists
- dead appears on 45 other lists
- dumb appears on 23 other lists
- king appears on 45 other lists
- drunk appears on 38 other lists
- fair appears on 46 other lists
- dirty appears on 29 other lists
- hooky appears on 4 other lists
- video appears on 28 other lists
- role appears on 16 other lists
- detective appears on 20 other lists
- deaf appears on 12 other lists
- house appears on 52 other lists
- doctor appears on 29 other lists
- hand appears on 47 other lists
- mark appears on 46 other lists
- god appears on 58 other lists
- possum appears on 11 other lists
- knick knack appears on just this list
- part appears on 25 other lists
- good cop appears on just this list
- bad cop appears on just this list
- up appears on 49 other lists
- down appears on 56 other lists
- off appears on 32 other lists
uselessness I'll give the dog a bone.
Thanks for those! A few I'm not familiar with, and some of those I think fall under the umbrella of "game." But the rest have been added. Jan 19, 2007
abraxaszugzwang knick knack (on someone's thumb, knee, etc.), sucker, part, Cops & Robbers, Cowboys & Indians, on words, goodcop/badcop, up, down, off, helpless Jan 19, 2007
uselessness Good ones, 'preciate it. Jan 10, 2007
slantrhyme Play a sport (too much like game)? Play God? Where I'm from, pretending to be asleep was called "playing possum." Jan 10, 2007
asativum Oh -- a hand. Dec 15, 2006
asativum Maybe too obscure. You play a mark (or a dupe) if you're a con artist, in this case using play to mean string along, fool or take advantage of. Dec 15, 2006
angharad Ooh! role. Dec 15, 2006
uselessness Added a couple. Not sure about smart, marks, unsuspecting victims, or dupe. What do these phrases mean? Dec 15, 2006
angharad fair, dirty, hooky (sp), video, dvd Dec 15, 2006
asativum Nice list. King? Innocent. Drunk. Smart. Marks, or maybe unsuspecting victims? Better yet, a dupe. Dec 15, 2006