Alright, so today we’re gonna talk about this “oust” thing, you know, like in them crossword puzzles. I ain’t no fancy scholar or nothin’, but I reckon I can explain it well enough for ya. It’s like when you gotta kick somethin’ or someone out, ya hear?
So, this “oust” word, it pops up in them crosswords all the time. Them puzzle makers, they love it! I seen it, oh, I don’t know, maybe twenty times or more. Always messin’ with my head, that word does. But I figured it out, see? It ain’t that hard once you get the hang of it.
What does “oust” really mean?
Well, it’s like this. Say you got a chicken tryin’ to get into the henhouse, and the rooster, he don’t want it there. He’ll puff up his chest and oust that chicken right outta there! See? It’s about kickin’ somethin’ out, gettin’ rid of it.
Now, in them crosswords, they give you clues, right? And sometimes the clue is just “oust.” That’s when you gotta think hard. What words mean the same as kickin’ somethin’ out? Well, I’ll tell ya some.
- BUMP: Sometimes you just gotta bump somethin’ outta the way, like a stubborn cow blockin’ the gate. That’s a four-letter word they like to use.
- EXPEL: This one sounds fancy, like somethin’ the school principal would do if a kid was bein’ real bad. Five letters that one.
- EVICT: Now, this is what the landlord does when you don’t pay your rent. Another five-letter word. He ousts you right outta your house!
- EJECT: Like when you push that button on the DVD player and the disc pops out. Five letters again.
- UNSEAT: This one’s a bit bigger, six letters. Like when you knock someone off their chair, you unseat them. You ousted them, see?
There’s lots of other words too, mind you. Them crossword people, they got a whole bunch of ’em. I heard tell there’s like, sixty different answers for “oust”! Can you believe that? Sixty! My head’s spinnin’ just thinkin’ about it.
Finding the right answer
So, how do you figure out which word to use in your crossword? Well, first you gotta look at how many letters they give you. That narrows it down right away. If they give you four little boxes, then it’s gotta be somethin’ like BUMP, you know? If they give you five, well, then you got more choices: EXPEL, EVICT, EJECT. And if it’s six letters then you can write down UNSEAT. It’s like a puzzle inside a puzzle, I tell ya!
Then you gotta think about the other words in the crossword, the ones that cross this “oust” word. Sometimes those letters give you a hint. Like, if you already got an “E” in there, then it’s probably not gonna be BUMP, right? You gotta use your noggin a little bit.
And sometimes, you just gotta guess. That’s what I do half the time. I just scribble somethin’ down and see if it fits. If it don’t, I erase it and try again. No shame in guessin’, I always say. It’s like guessin’ how many eggs a hen will lay, sometimes you’re right sometimes you’re wrong.
Synonyms and such
Now, them fancy folks, they call these words “synonyms.” Means they got pretty much the same meanin’. Like “eject” and “expel,” they both mean to kick somethin’ out. “Evict” too. They all just different ways of sayin’ the same thing, far as I’m concerned.
So, next time you see that “oust” word in your crossword, don’t you go frettin’. Just remember what I told ya. It means to kick somethin’ out, to get rid of it. And there’s a whole bunch of words that mean the same thing. You just gotta find the one that fits. It ain’t rocket science, you know?
And if you still can’t figure it out, well, just ask your neighbor. Or your grandkid. They probably know more about these things than an old woman like me. But at least now you know a little bit more about that pesky “oust” word, right? Good enough for me. Now go get them crossword done and don’t forget to feed the chickens.
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