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Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Peg adjectives 0-99

It aids and speeds learning peg words if you learn the adjective with the noun. The adjectives use short "a" and the nouns use long "o" whenever possible.

00--------sassy-----Lady Sasquatch
01--------sati-------flaming widow
02--------sani------toilet (sanitary pottery)
03--------Sammy--Davis
04--------sari
05--------Sally-----Flying Nun
06--------sashy----sash window
07--------sacky----burlap sack
08--------saffy-----saffron-robed
09--------sappy----syrupy

0----------hassy-----hassock
1----------hatty------top hat
2----------hanny----mermaid (Hannah in "Splash")
3----------hammy---covered in ham
4----------Harry----Lorayne
5----------Halley----comet
6----------hashy----short-order cook, or pipe
7----------hacky----cab driver
8----------haffy-----half grapefruit
9----------happy----smile button

10--------tassy-----toes
11--------tatty------tote
12--------tanny-----tone
13--------tammy---tome
14--------tarry-----toro
15--------tally------toll
16--------tashy-----Tojo
17--------tacky-----toga
18--------taffy-----tofu
19--------tappy----tope

2o--------nassy-----nose
21--------natty-----note
22--------nanny----none
23--------Nammy--gnome
24--------narry----knower
25--------nally-----knoll
26--------nashy----notch
27--------knacky---Nokia
28--------navvy-----nova
29--------nappy----nope

30-----massy
31-----matty
32-----manny
33-----mammy
34-----marry
35-----mally (mallet)
36-----mashy
37-----macky (raincoat)
38-----maffy (mafia)
39-----mappy (b&w; cf. Nally)

40-----rassy
41-----ratty
42-----rani
43-----rammy
44-----rare
45-----rally
46-----rashy
47-----racky
48-----raffy (RAF)
49-----rappy

50-----Lassie
51-----latte
52-----LANny
53-----lamby
54-----Larry
55-----Lally (column)
56-----lashy (eyelash)
57-----lackey (Igor)
58-----laffy
59-----lappy (lapping)

60-----chassis
61-----chatty
62-----Channy (Charlie Chan)
63-----chamois
64-----charry (charcoaled)
65-----chally (doused from a chalice)
66-----chachy (tchotchkes)
67-----chacky (biting -- shark)
68-----chaffy
69-----chappy (chapped)

70-----cassy (Kasse -- cash register)
71-----catty
72-----canny
73-----cami (camisole)
74-----Cari (Caridad)
75-----Kali
76-----Kashi
77-----khaki
78-----caffy (jittery from caffiene)
79-----cappy (bottle caps)

80-----fassy (Fassler)
81-----fatty
82-----fanny
83-----fammy (famished, skeletal)
85-----fally (phalli)
86-----fashy (fashion model Tiegs)
87-----facky (cigarettes)
88-----faffy (French Air Force, berets)
89-----fappy (slapping: FAP!)

90-----passe (of a certain age)
91-----patty (butter pats)
92-----panny
93-----pammy (Pam spray)
94-----parry (Paris -- Eiffel Tower)
95-----pally
96-----pashy (Pasha's flying carpet)
97-----packy (backpack)
98-----paffy (Paphos; puffy with excitement)
99-----pappy (pap is milk-softened bread)

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Two-digit adjective peg words based on "a"

A quick way to learn an auxiliary set of peg words for the numbers 0-99 is to have a pattern for them. The following words generally have a short "a" as the vowel and end in "y" or at least an "ee" sound. The single digits with the leading zeroes differ from the card words for spades in that the latter use a long "a." Hence, e.g., 03 = Sammy, while S3 = same (a Siamese twin).

All the explanations assume the beginning "associated with [a]."

0-----hassy----- hassock
1-----hatty------hat like Uncle Sam's
2-----hanny-----fish tail like a mermaid's (Daryl Hannah in "Splash")
3-----hammy----ham steaks
4-----Harry----- Lorayne!
5-----Halley----- comet
6-----hashy------corned beef hash
7-----hacky------hacking cleaver
8-----halfy-------half-grapefruit(s)
9-----happy----- smile button(s)

00-----sassy-----involving Sassiah the Sasquatch (Bigfoot)
01----- sati----- -burning widow (sati)
02----- sani -----toilet bowl (sanitary pottery)
03----- Sammy --like Sammy Davis Jr.
04----- sari----- sari (Hindu dress)
05----- sally -----Flying Nun (Sally Field)
06 -----sashy----sash window ("I opened the curtains and threw up the sash")
07----- sacky---- like a burlap sack
08----- saffy---- saffron robes like a buddhist monk
09----- sappy--- drenched in maple syrup

10----- tassy----- in a coffee cup (eine Tasse)
11----- tatty------ blessed with tatoos
12----- tanny----- well-tanned
13----- tammy---- wearing a tam o'shanter
14 -----tarry------ covered with tar
15----- tally ------tall
16----- tashy----- carrying a purse (eine Tasche)
17----- tacky -----covered in thumbtacks
18----- taffy ------wrestling with stretch candy
19----- tappy----- tapping with a cane

20----- nassy----- all wet (nass means "wet" in German)
21------ natty----- gnatty
22----- nanny----- involved with nan (bread)
23---- nammy ----wearing a Vietnamese peasant hat
24----- narry----- very gnarled
25----- nally------ engaged with great color maps (Rand-McNally)
26----- nashy------ blessed with Ramblers (Nashes)
27----- nacky------ blessed with knick-knacks (tchotchkes)
28----- naffy------ blessed with navvies (swabs)
29----- nappy----- blessed with nappy hair

30-----massy-----having lots of mass
31------matty-----blessed with welcome mat(s)
32-----manny-----blessed with little men
33-----mammy-----like Aunt Jemima
34-----marry-----tricked out like a bride
35-----mally-----blessed with mallets
36-----mashy----like mashed potatoes
37-----macky----wrapped in or wearing a Mac
38-----maffy-----related to the Mafia (wearing a Mafia hat)
39-----mappy----blessed with black-and-white ancient map(s)

40-----rassy----very white-skinned
41-----ratty-----covered in horrid rat fur
42-----ranny---dressed like a princess (rani)
43-----rammy--blessed with ram(s)
44-----rarry-----red inside like rare meat
45-----rally-----dressed for a rally (cheerleader's letter sweater)
46-----rashy----leprous like Lazarus
47-----racky----on the torture rack
48-----raffy----blessed with rubbish
49-----rappy---being rapped on (by hard knuckles)

50-----lassy-----blessed with Lassie(s)
51-----latty-----blessed with milky coffee
52-----lanny----tangled in LAN wires
53-----lammy---blessed with Lamb Chop(s)
54-----larry-----blessed with Larry Froehlich(es)
55-----lally------blessed with lally column(s)
56-----lashy-----blessed with amazing eyelashes
57-----lacky-----with vacant eyes ("in their eyes there's something lacking")
58-----laffy-----laughing hugely
59-----lappy-----engaged in lapping up a liquid

60----chassy---blessed with chassis
61-----chatty---chatty
62-----channy---like Mr. Chan
63-----chammy--like chamois
64-----charry----mussed with charcoal
65-----chally---soaked in red wine (splashed from chalice)
66----chachy---blessed with trinkets and gauds
67-----chacky----trying to bite
68-----chaffy----loaded with chaff
69-----chappy---chapped

70-----cassy----blessed with Kasse(s) (cash registers)
71-----catty-----blessed with cat skin(s)
72-----canny---blessed with can(s)
73-----cammy--blessed with camoflauge
74-----carry----Cari
75-----cally-----Kali
76-----cashy----Kashi
77-----cacky----Khaki
78-----caffy-----jittery (caffeine)
79-----cappy----covered with caps from a cap gun

80-----fassy----Andrea Fassler
81-----fatty-----having fat
82-----fanny----blessed with fan(s)
83-----fammy---skeletal (famished)
84-----farry-----bustling, busy, tumultuous
85-----fally------blessed with phalli
86-----fashy----blessed with fashion models
87-----facky----effeminate
88-----faffy-----fussing (Br. dial. "to make a fuss over nothing")
89-----fappy----much given to slapping (Fap!)

90----passy----like a woman of a certain age
91-----patty----covered with butter pats
92-----panny---blessed with pans
93-----pammy--covered with Pam spray
94-----parry----covered with numbers (pars)
95-----pally-----backslapping
96-----pashy----patched
97-----packy----blessed with packs (backpacks)
98-----paffy-----like Aphrodite of Paphos
99-----pappy----covered in pap