Stymie

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William A Hupy
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Stymie

Postby William A Hupy » Wed Oct 04, 2023 9:37 am

To block, hinder or thwart. From Scottish, meaning a person who sees poorly. As understood by me this was originally used in golf when an opponents ball blocked the hole. I guess the other player couldn’t see the hole well enough so he was stymied.

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Re: Stymie

Postby Slava » Wed Oct 04, 2023 10:57 am

Here's a rare case, a word that was done, but never made it to the dictionary. I didn't think that was possible. Here it is on the Agora, though.
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