A (hopefully) different dumb word game

[Hypoxia]

Take a word, any language. Reverse its letters. The new and old words are synonyms or antonyms. First cut, in Anglish:

TAP and PAT - I can tap your leg or pat your leg, to similar effect. Oh yeah...

OK, now it's your turn.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

golf and flog

Both are a form of torture, shunned by some and sought by others. Different strokes for different folks. Some like the club; some like the lash.


(Perhaps, Hypoxia, palindromonyms would be a good name for the game.)

 

[Hypoxia]

golf and flog

Both are a form of torture, shunned by some and sought by others. Different strokes for different folks. Some like the club; some like the lash.


(Perhaps, Hypoxia, palindromonyms would be a good name for the game.)

Excellent! Twice! Although, it turns out that the game would be named Semordnilaponyms. Some non-complying semordnilaps (or anadromes) would include: "stressed" ("desserts") and "dioramas" ("samaroid", resembling a samara); "deliver" ("reviled"), Zeus ("Suez"), and "swap" ("paws"). (I stole those from the article.) Also, "not" ("ton"), "door" ("rood", a stick or penis), "step" ("pets"), etc.

The shortest I can think of for the game, antonym mode, might be (by stretching a little) NO and ON. If a switch isn't ON, it's NO. Another stretch: BAN and NAB. Naw, that sucks. Maybe BEEF and FEEB. Naw, another suck-job. I need help.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Excellent! Twice! Although, it turns out that the game would be named Semordnilaponyms. Some non-complying semordnilaps (or anadromes) would include: "stressed" ("desserts") and "dioramas" ("samaroid", resembling a samara); "deliver" ("reviled"), Zeus ("Suez"), and "swap" ("paws"). (I stole those from the article.) Also, "not" ("ton"), "door" ("rood", a stick or penis), "step" ("pets"), etc.

The shortest I can think of for the game, antonym mode, might be (by stretching a little) NO and ON. If a switch isn't ON, it's NO. Another stretch: BAN and NAB. Naw, that sucks. Maybe BEEF and FEEB. Naw, another suck-job. I need help.

('Rood' also refers to a crucifix, often in the form "holyrood." The church rood was often separated from the nave by a wooden screen. The officiants entered, of course, through a door).

OK....but we'll stretch a bit:


An Edile makes sure everything is accounted for, while an elide always leaves something out.