2008 Word of the Week Contest

Brown Library’s first “Word of the Week Contest” was held during National Library Week, April 13 – 19.  We hope to make this contest an annual event that will coincide with National Library Week each April.

People were asked to write a clever, funny description for the word, “thrummy.”  Here are a few of the definitions that were submitted; the winning entries appear at the beginning of the list.

 *Thrummy is a word used sarcastically about a food, when you say it like “yummy,” but it really makes you want to throw up.  Example: “Do you like my cooking?” “Yeah, it was thrummy.”

 *Thrummy is the occurrence of three mummies found lying together in a pyramid.

 *Thrummy describes something that passes straight through your system without going through regular digestive stages.  Example: “I love eating kiwi but it just goes straight thrummy.”

 *Thrummy means excessive finger action on a stringed instrument resulting in indistinct musical sounds.  Example:  “The thrummy sounds and motions of the Spanish guitarist confused my ears and blurred my vision.”

 *Thrummy is what you are when you are thirsty and craving some yummy food.

 *Thrummy is a political tactic that unsuccessfully tries to hide a mistake --- easily found by the loud leaks to the media, as in “It was a major thrummy.”

 *Thrummy means to move in a way that you thrust assorted body parts out or in the air.  It’s related to the “shimmy,” but with more of a violent throwing of the body in random directions.  Example: “Look at Bobby thrummying! He looks like a sneezing flamingo.”

 “Thrummy” is an actual word.  Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines it as an adjective meaning “abounding in thrums; shaggy or tufted, having fringe or loose ends.”

The Contest Winner in the student category is Alicia Slawson. Ross Quesenberry, another Virginia Western student, won honorable mention. Desiree Frye is the winner in the staff category.

 Congratulations, and thanks to everyone who entered!