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word of the day, with etymology
Totally random topic: post a word you just learned (or one you particularly like) and its etymology.
My word for today is regnant (typically used as "predominant, widespread, prevalent" and of course originally from Latin for "reigning or ruling.") Used in a sentence from a book I am reading : "And she took up the regnant issue of the day."
My word for today is regnant (typically used as "predominant, widespread, prevalent" and of course originally from Latin for "reigning or ruling.") Used in a sentence from a book I am reading : "And she took up the regnant issue of the day."
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you may have noticed I used vilified a bit wrong the other day, meant to say Vindicated.
I quite like the word immolate.
I quite like the word immolate.
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^ immolate: to destroy, especially by fire (borrowed from Latin immolō "I sacrifice.")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADc ... immolation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADc ... immolation
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Word of the day for March 30
eat crow v
(chiefly US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page
eat crow v
(chiefly US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page
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I used it some days ago: unswerving.
An adjective that means strong and not changing or becoming weaker.
An adjective that means strong and not changing or becoming weaker.
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Kerfuffle: a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.
early 19th century: perhaps from Scots curfuffle (probably from Scottish Gaelic car ‘twist, bend’ + imitative Scots fuffle ‘to disorder’), or related to Irish cior thual ‘confusion, disorder’.
early 19th century: perhaps from Scots curfuffle (probably from Scottish Gaelic car ‘twist, bend’ + imitative Scots fuffle ‘to disorder’), or related to Irish cior thual ‘confusion, disorder’.
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corybantic: Wild, frenzied, ecstatic.
Used in speech as a metaphor meaning 'like a Corybant' which according to mythology is any of the spirits, priests, and lesser deities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing.
Used in speech as a metaphor meaning 'like a Corybant' which according to mythology is any of the spirits, priests, and lesser deities attending Cybele with wild music and dancing.
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quaff
/kwäf/
verb
gerund or present participle: quaffing
drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.
synonyms: drink, swallow, gulp (down), guzzle, slurp, down, empty;
/kwäf/
verb
gerund or present participle: quaffing
drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.
synonyms: drink, swallow, gulp (down), guzzle, slurp, down, empty;
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My word for today:
Vaunt : "To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation."
From Latin vānus ("vain, boastful").
Vaunt : "To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation."
From Latin vānus ("vain, boastful").
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prophylactic - guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prophylactic
From Greek - prophylaktikos, from prophylassein to be on guard, from pro- before + phylassein to guard, from phylak-, phylax guard
It also means condom in modern Greek.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prophylactic
From Greek - prophylaktikos, from prophylassein to be on guard, from pro- before + phylassein to guard, from phylak-, phylax guard
It also means condom in modern Greek.
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We get all our best words from Greek :)
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vexatious: causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry
vexation (n.)
c.1400, from Old French vexacion "abuse, harassment; insult, affront," or directly from Latin vexationem (nominative vexatio) "annoyance, harassing; distress, trouble," noun of action from past participle stem of vexare "to harass, trouble" (see vex).
vexation (n.)
c.1400, from Old French vexacion "abuse, harassment; insult, affront," or directly from Latin vexationem (nominative vexatio) "annoyance, harassing; distress, trouble," noun of action from past participle stem of vexare "to harass, trouble" (see vex).
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vilification: the act of saying or writing unpleasant things about somebody/something so that other people will have a low opinion of them
From Medieval Latin vilificationem (nominative vilificatio)
From Medieval Latin vilificationem (nominative vilificatio)
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Another new one (for me) from the book I am reading.
fabulist -- "a person who tells fables" from the Latin "fabula" for story or tale.
Basically someone who makes shit up -- "But like many of the stories created in her selective memory -- like her father, she would become an adroit fabulist -- this was fiction."
Yes, fabulous has the same root.
fabulist -- "a person who tells fables" from the Latin "fabula" for story or tale.
Basically someone who makes shit up -- "But like many of the stories created in her selective memory -- like her father, she would become an adroit fabulist -- this was fiction."
Yes, fabulous has the same root.
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Barding:
Definition: Barding is a technique for cooking meats where the meat is wrapped in a layer of fat before cooking it. Pork fatback is commonly used for barding, although bacon is sometimes used for barding as well.
Barding maintains the moisture of the meat while it cooks and helps keep it from overcooking. Barding tends to be employed when roasting meats, although meats that are to be braised can also be barded.
http://culinaryarts.about.com/od/glossary/g/Barding.htm
Definition: Barding is a technique for cooking meats where the meat is wrapped in a layer of fat before cooking it. Pork fatback is commonly used for barding, although bacon is sometimes used for barding as well.
Barding maintains the moisture of the meat while it cooks and helps keep it from overcooking. Barding tends to be employed when roasting meats, although meats that are to be braised can also be barded.
http://culinaryarts.about.com/od/glossary/g/Barding.htm
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Hobbledehoy - an awkward gawky youth.
From the Scots. Compare dialectal English hobbledygee (“(with a) limping movement”); also French hobereau (“country squire”).
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hobbledehoy
From the Scots. Compare dialectal English hobbledygee (“(with a) limping movement”); also French hobereau (“country squire”).
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hobbledehoy
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^^ I was so excited by the word and use of meats I dropped the ball on the history ;)
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Interesting!Dr_Chroot wrote:Hobbledehoy - an awkward gawky youth.
Not to be confused with slubberdegullion:
"a slobbering or dirty fellow, a worthless sloven," 1610s, from slubber "to daub, smear; behave carelessly or negligently" (1520s), probably from Dutch or Low German (compare slobber (v.)). Second element appears to be an attempt to imitate French; or perhaps it is French, related to Old French goalon "a sloven." Century Dictionary speculates the -de- means "insignificant" or else is from hobbledehoy.
Or flibbertygibbet:
"chattering gossip, flighty woman," probably a nonsense word meant to sound like fast talking.