<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div><br></div><div>I think that, if I decide to abandon gypsy, I will go with "ease about". I like the feel of it. An alternative would be "walkabout".</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:9px;color:#575757">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S™ III, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><br><br><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Martha Wild via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> </div><div>Date:01/26/2016 10:17 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: Jonathan Sivier <jsivier@illinois.edu> </div><div>Cc: Callers@sharedweight.net </div><div>Subject: Re: [Callers] another new word idea </div><div><br></div>How about “mimsy” then - kind of like Jets and Rubies, it has a similar feel to the word it replaces.<br>Martha<br><br>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 3:53 PM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:<br>> <br>> 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<br>> <br>> "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves<br>> Did gyre and gimble in the wabe"<br>> <br>> "Gimble" may, or may not, be a real word spelled that way, but Gimbal is and seemed like it might have potential.<br>> <br>> Jonathan<br>> <br>> <br>> On 1/25/2016 2:32 PM, Andrea Nettleton wrote:<br>>> I love this! And it has a playful kind of sound, despite its technical origin. :-) reminds me of jabberwocky somehow...<br>>> Andrea<br>>> <br>>> Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask<br>>> <br>>>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:<br>>>> <br>>>> 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.<br>>>> <br>>>> Jonathan<br>>>> -----<br>>>> Jonathan Sivier<br>>>> Caller of Contra, Square, English and Early American Dances<br>>>> jsivier AT illinois DOT edu<br>>>> Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html<br>>>> -----<br>>>> Q: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?<br>>>> A: It depends on what dance you call!<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Callers mailing list<br>> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net<br>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Callers mailing list<br>Callers@lists.sharedweight.net<br>http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net<br></body>