Lurch
Lurch verb - To make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions.
Play
Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Denmark/Sweden shippers, however, often play on Norway's Big Brother Instinct towards Iceland to pair them off, with Finland usually left in the lurch.
Source: Ship Mates -
In The Addams Family, when Lurch's mother comes to visit, he persuades the family to pretend that he is the owner of the mansion and that Gomez is his butler and Morticia is his maid (the rest of the family hid in the cottage because they didn't want to play along).
Source: Mock Millionaire
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