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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-16-09 11:13 AM
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"Rogue"
Pick your definition


NOUN:

1. An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal.
2. One who is playfully mischievous; a scamp.
3. A wandering beggar; a vagrant.
4. A vicious and solitary animal, especially an elephant that has separated itself from its herd.
5. An organism, especially a plant, that shows an undesirable variation from a standard.

ADJECTIVE:

1. Vicious and solitary. Used of an animal, especially an elephant.
2. Large, destructive, and anomalous or unpredictable: a rogue wave; a rogue tornado.
3. Operating outside normal or desirable controls: "How could a single rogue trader bring down an otherwise profitable and well-regarded institution?" (Saul Hansell).

VERB:
rogued , rogu·ing , rogues
VERB:
tr.

1. To defraud.
2. To remove (diseased or abnormal specimens) from a group of plants of the same variety.

VERB:
intr.

To remove diseased or abnormal plants.

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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-16-09 11:15 AM
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1. Bravo!
:applause:
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Overseas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-16-09 11:22 AM
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2. K&R. Very fitting. //nt
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-16-09 11:22 AM
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3. Perfect!
Somehow, I don't think Sarah had any of these in mind, lol!

K&R

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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-16-09 11:25 AM
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4. Perfect
Rec
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Blue For You Donating Member (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-16-09 11:42 AM
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5. The was also a Rambler "Rogue" automobile...
Edited on Mon Nov-16-09 11:44 AM by Blue For You
Could there be a more perfect car for Sarah? Maybe she could find a nice used one to go with her "Maverick"!

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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-16-09 01:29 PM
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6. Very good. If she's going to claim ONE definition.. she has to own
them all.
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-16-09 01:44 PM
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7. I know someone who refers to herself as a rogue, constantly.
Maybe I should show her this list, in hopes she'll stop labelling herself that.
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Contrary1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-16-09 01:46 PM
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8. "Vicious and solitary. Used of an animal, especially an elephant."
:thumbsup: Perfect!
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-16-09 01:49 PM
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9. kinda like "maverick" but with a more negative connotation
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