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".
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From: Martha Wild via Callers
Date:01/26/2016 10:17 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: Jonathan Sivier
Cc: Callers@sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] another new word idea
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@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
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>>> On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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