Feeb

Feeb - adj. used to describe an animal of a feeble nature
Milkhoe - n. I have no idea
Jem - n. a variation on gem

Words my brother and sister wanted to use in Scrabble last night. However, seeing how feeb isn't actually a word, Doug didn't get it past us. Claire, Doug, and I were supposed to go to SharkTale but we stayed home and played Scabble with mom and dad instead. It was hilarious and so much fun. Feeb would have made a passible entry into Dictionary though.

Dictionary is another family game we play on holidays. I've heard that they market the game, but there is nothing you really need besides a dictionary and paper and pens. One person -the moderator- picks a word out of the dictionary that no one knows, say, pinta (noun). Then everyone else writes down a fictious definition and hands them to the moderator. All definitions, including the true definition, are read aloud. Each person votes for the definition they think is true. If someone votes for your def. you get a point. If you vote for the correct definition, you get a point. Some creations are totally off the wall and some are quite reasonable and can fool you. Its not a good way to expand your vocabulary because more often than not you will remember the funny definitions, not the true ones!

Here are your options:
pinta, noun
a. - a sailing vessel with a high, narrow stern
b. - a contagious skin disease of the tropics, characterized by patches of various colors.
c. - a feathered quill made of a swan pinfeather, highly prized in calligraphy
d. - any of various small insectivorous birds characterized by a slender bill, streaked breast, and the habit of walking rather than hopping
e. - any of various agave plants yielding a fiber used in paper, etc.
f. - abnormal craving to eat substances not fit for food, as clay or paint
g. - a movement in horsemanship in which the animal executes the motions of a slow trot in place

So, which one is your vote? Don't look it up in the dictionary! That's cheating!

I promise to post the answer in the comments in a few days. All but one of the definitions above also came from the dictionary. Just not from the definition of pinta! :) I did make up one, but then looked for some help. It can be harder than you think it would.

My dad is great at this and so was my grandpa. Having them in the game brought it to a whole new challenge level. My dad knows word you've never even thought of. My cousins thought he was kidding when he claimed to know some words; he proved it and gave the definitions though!