Truth or Lies

'Truth or Lies' was our topic for TABLEtalk last night.  After some discussion about what professions we find trustworthy or untrustworthy, which involved some friendly but slightly heated disagreements, we played another of my favourite games which I call 'The Dictionary Game'. Some of you may know it as Balderdash and others as a variation of the programme 'Call my Bluff'.

We play it like this ...
1.  People work together in teams. 
2.  The leader gives out an obscure word, such as 'bombylious' or 'wheeple' or 'noddypeak' and each pair writes on a piece of paper their own made-up definition.
3.  The leader writes the correct definition on a piece of paper.
4.  These are all collected and each one given a number.
5.  The leader then reads each of the definitions in turn - note that reading with a straight face and maybe a little embellishment is helpful. 
6.  Each pair then has to vote for the definition they believe is the correct one.
6.  If a team guesses the correct definition, as written down by the leader, then they gain 10 points.
7.  However, if Team A votes for the definition that was actually written by Team C - then Team C earns 5 bonus points.

So, here are two of the words we used last night and the definitions that were submitted.  Can you guess which is the correct definition? Answers below.

maffick
1.  to feel unwell or feverish
2.  a junior member of a mafia gang
3.  a plant commonly grown in areas west of the Meditteranean Sea
4.  someone who specialises in stealing antique objects
5.  someone who cannot live without drugs
6.  to feel dizzy and fall down
7.  a loud, emotional display of celebration
8.  a traditional cloth used to wrap new born babies in
9.  to celebrate something publicly

hulchy
1.  someone who is crazy
2.  a rude or mean person
3.  to be swollen
4.  to be moody or sulky
5.  greedy, someone who likes money too much
6.  strong
7.  someone who comes from Hull
8.  an act or a process
9.  a type of winter hat worn by Eskimos

ANSWERS:
maffick  ...  7. a loud, emotional display of celebration
hulchy  ...  3. to be swollen