[Callers] another new word idea

[Martha Wild via Callers]

How about “mimsy” then - kind of like Jets and Rubies, it has a similar feel to the word it replaces.
Martha

> On Jan 25, 2016, at 3:53 PM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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>   That's what made me think of it.  In some earlier message someone mentioned "Gyre" (probably a diminutive of gyrate) as a possibility. That led me to
> 
> "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
> Did gyre and gimble in the wabe"
> 
>  "Gimble" may, or may not, be a real word spelled that way, but Gimbal is and seemed like it might have potential.
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> On 1/25/2016 2:32 PM, Andrea Nettleton wrote:
>> I love this!  And it has a playful kind of sound, despite its technical origin. :-) reminds me of jabberwocky somehow...
>> Andrea
>> 
>> Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask
>> 
>>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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>>>   I've been thinking about this as well.  I'd like to propose "Gimbal" as a substitute for gypsy.  You could even spell it "Gymbal" if you liked.  ;-)  This also has the same number of syllables and starts with the same letter as a bonus.  A gimbal is a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis, so it also makes some sense with respect to the movement being named.  It is sometimes used as a verb, as in the movement of rocket motors used for guidance, as well as being a noun.
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