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Mad Lib
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Etymology
en mad ad lib; Mad Libs is the brand name for the packaged game.
Noun
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A humorously nonsensical story created from a template with blanks for certain elements. One participant supplies words to fill the blanks (e.g. "nose" where a body part is required), and the other reads the resulting story.
en 2002 Bob Krech Meeting the Math Standards With Favorite Picture Books: Grades 2-4 Here's a fun activity that combines a Mad Lib-like approach with math to create some very interesting (and sometimes hilarious) word problems.
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