The ASL Word of the Day

[Old Noob]

Of course you realize, that means somebody's got to play "The Bitche Salient"?

 

[Actionjick]

Imbroglio ( im•bro•glio )
noun

an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

Archaic
a confused heap.

 

[Actionjick]

Imbroglio ( im•bro•glio )
noun

an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation.

Archaic
a confused heap.

GWAR's Whacko storage system results in an imbroglio of counters.

 

[Actionjick]

Trenchant ( trench•ant )
adjective

1. vigorous or incisive in expression or style.

2. Archaic • Literary
( of a weapon or tool ) having a sharp edge.

 

[Actionjick]

Animadversion ( an•i•mad•ver•sion )
noun Formal

criticism or censure

• a comment or remark, especially a critical one.

 

[Actionjick]

Vanguard ( van•guard )
noun

1. a group of people leading the way in new ideas or developments.

2. the foremost part of an advancing army or navel force.

 

[Actionjick]

Garish ( gar•ish )
adjective

obtrusivly bright and showy; lurid.

 

[Actionjick]

Garish ( gar•ish )
adjective

obtrusivly bright and showy; lurid.

For some reason I was thinking about the Rogue boards. Garish always comes to mind when recalling them. It was great to get some new boards but they were garish.

 

[Actionjick]

Tonne
noun

another term for metric ton.

 

[Actionjick]

Metric ton ( met•ric ton )
noun

a unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms ( 2,205 pounds ).

 

[Actionjick]

Metric ton ( met•ric ton )
noun

a unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms ( 2,205 pounds ).

Ton
noun

1. North American
a unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds avoirdupois ( 907.19 kilograms ).

2. a unit of internal capacity, equal to 100 cubic feet ( 2.83 cubic meters ).

 

[Old Noob]

The ASL convention-goers are not kidding, when they say they have a ton of gear to transport!

 

[Actionjick]

Degringolade ( de•gring•o•lade )
noun

a rapid decline or deterioration. ( as in strength, position, or condition )

 

[Actionjick]

Cataphract ( cat•a•phract )
noun Archaic

a soldier in full armor.

 

[Actionjick]

Cataphract ( cat•a•phract )
noun Archaic

a soldier in full armor.

Cataphracture ( cat•a•phrac•ture )
noun

the crack on the screen of your computer or phone due to FOBA.

 

[Old Noob]

Can a Cataphract swim if he goes down a cataract?

 

[Actionjick]

Countervail ( coun•ter•vail )
verb

offset the effect of ( something ) by countering it with something of equal force.

 

[Actionjick]

Countervail ( coun•ter•vail )
verb

offset the effect of ( something ) by countering it with something of equal force.

Counterveil ( coun•ter•veil )
noun ASL
1. an ineffective way of obscuring your game pieces.

2. headgear worn while clipping counters to conceal the clipper's identity.

 

[Actionjick]

Countervail ( coun•ter•vail )
verb

offset the effect of ( something ) by countering it with something of equal force.

The Guards Countervail. One of the scenarios in the mythical third issue of In Contact.

 

[Actionjick]

Countervail ( coun•ter•vail )
verb

offset the effect of ( something ) by countering it with something of equal force.

Almost sounds like balance.