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Vibrator

Definition

Etymology: First used in 1862, it naturally meant "that which vibrates," and conveniently originates from the Latin verb "vibratile".

In 1888 this word was ascribed to multiple devices (one of which being an oscillator for a sewing machines).

The word first took on a sexual connotation in 1953 when it was associated with battery-operated devices for sexual stimulation. This time period marked a time of post-WWII optimism, which in turn led to the liberal "hippie" movement of the 60's. This invention was very controversial at the time but its presence was also a sign of the changing times.

Mustachio

Definition: a mustache.

Etymology: Most sources point to the mid-16th century as the time of origin for this variant of the word, originating in Spain. Before Spain, the previous carriers of the word being Italian (mostaccio), although all of these words are derivative of the Doric Greek (time period) word "mystax". The root of this word is "mystak-" which means upper lip or, as you may have guessed, mustache.

Temptress

Definition: a woman who tempts, entices, or allures.

Etymology: The word is commonly cited to have been first used in the late 16th century in England. Its immediate predecessor is "tempter" which when capitalized was a common alias for Satan. This word came into use somewere in the 14th century, which gained favor over the Middle English "temptour". As with many words, it was originally a Latin word, "temptator" (although its roots originate from the time when Latin was already in its decline).

Viscount

Definition: a nobleman, immediately under an earl or count and immediately above a baron. Commonly took the roll of sheriff.

Etymology: First used in the latter half of the 15th century, as the feudal system began to expand in response to the increasing population of post-plague Europe. With the rising need for lesser servants of the various kingdoms to do their lord's bidding onto a growing populace, the title of "Viscount" was created as an additional non-royal class. Its roots lie in French's "visconte" (or more recently, "vicomte"), which again is preceded by Latin's prefix "vis" (vice) + "counte" (count).

*** UPDATE ***

1. Added random event: "12. Random player revealed to be playing in the tournament; no alias revealed."

2. I put in some hard labor and recorded when each game was played so far (we now have over 100 games played!). The results are as follows:


*Note: Hour 1 is 0:00 - 1:00 KST, 2 is 1:00 - 2:00, etc.

Please remember that 0:00 KST (GMT +9:00) is 15:00 GMT (+00:00) your time!

Hopefully this will help people catch others online to find games ^^; Remember that you can PM people on ICCup's website to try to arrange games as well.

GLHF!