pawky

[Bailey]

pawk·y (pôk)
adj. pawk·i·er, pawk·i·est Chiefly British
Shrewd and cunning, often in a humorous manner.



[From English dialectal pawk, a trick.]

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We should have a contest to see who's the pawkiest Agoran,
mark nawt-pawky Bailey

[Slava]

[We should have a contest to see who's the pawkiest Agoran,
mark nawt-pawky Bailey

An old suggestion, but it's never too late to give it a whirl. I wonder, though, just how it would be judged. Some guide lines would help, too, in deciding what to try to do. The group poems have worked nicely, and people do seem to be enjoying the clerihews. Any suggestions on a direction to take this pawky idea?

[Perry]

Here's a new oxymoron for you: a slow pawk.

[Slava]

Here's a new oxymoron for you: a slow pawk.

Okay, I'll bite. I get the sound pun, but where's the oxymoron?