Re: [Callers] another new word idea - Contra Callers

27 Jan 2016

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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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Martha Wild via
Callers &lt;callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; </div><div>Date:01/26/2016 
10:17 PM  (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: Jonathan Sivier
&lt;jsivier(a)illinois.edu&gt; </div><div>Cc: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
</div><div>Subject: Re: [Callers] another new word idea
</div><div>
</div>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 &lt;callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote:

   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

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> On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers
&lt;callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; 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.
> 
> Jonathan
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