Thankfully Gobbling
with your Gaggle!
How MEINY* ways can you
say family? This time of year we often see our close and extended family
members much more than in the previous ten months.
So,
if you’re preparing to mix with them this Thanksgiving
week, take a break from your over-committed, overwhelmed, unrested mind and let
it flow to the right side, for a fun challenge: how many descriptive words for
a gathering of your clan (hint) can you dredge up?
Let
me help you count the ways:
1)
clan
2)
gaggle
3)
madding crowd
4)
cluster
5)
*MEINY! See – it wasn’t a typo. Yep, it’s today’s offering for Thanksgiving
week’s Wordplay Wednesday. :-)
MEINIE or MEINY (māʹnē) – n. 1) [obsolete] feudal
retainers or attendants, collectively; retinue
or household; 2) [Scots.] a crowd;
throng; multitude.
Whether
you enjoy a crowd, gaggle, or meiny
– or giving thanks in
solitude this week (which I have done often over the years, when away from the
madding crowd of family, and yes, I cook a turkey with all the trimmings, and give thanks that I can!), consider all that you have /
enjoy, and all who / what make your life richer. Ask yourself, “What more can Ido?” ...
