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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 08:19 AM
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WTF is a "tourney?"
Is it a "tour"?

Is it a "journey"?

It sounds like one of those made up words a toddler would create...
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 08:22 AM
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1. I've heard it used as short for "tournament." nt
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 08:22 AM
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2. Intellectually lazy way to say "tournament".
Oooooh...saving one whole syllable. :D
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blue sky at night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 08:24 AM
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3. frankly, I think the use of Abrev............
sucks, it is like a club, you need to be a member to understand what the F people are trying to say. SPELL it out, for us dumb asses.
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rogerashton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-29-05 08:28 AM
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4. Not a made up term!
2 entries found for tourney.
To select an entry, click on it.

Main Entry: tour·ney
Pronunciation: 'tur-nE, 't&r- also 'tor-
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): tour·neyed; tour·ney·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French torneier, from Old French, from torn, tourn lathe, circuit
: to perform in a tournament

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=tourney&x=17&y=8

There is also a noun -- synonym for tournament.
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