Algot Runeman wrote:bogus
Algot Runeman wrote:germane
Algot Runeman wrote:rebarbative
E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:Algot Runeman wrote:rebarbative
(...)
Origin:
late 19th century: from French rébarbatif, -ive, from Old French se rebarber 'face each other “beard to beard” aggressively', from barbe 'beard'
(...)
Excellent!
A new description for the WotD thread:A Cacophony of Gaudy Rebarbative Blatherskites
Algot Runeman wrote:blatherskite
Pronunciation: /ˈblaT͟Hərˌskīt/
noun
chiefly North American
1a person who talks at great length without making much sense.
foolish talk; nonsense:politicians get away all the time with their blatherskite
Origin:
mid 17th century: from blather + skite, a Scottish derogatory term adopted into American colloquial speech during the American Revolution, from the Scottish song Maggie Lauder, by F. Semphill, which was popular with American troops
Photo Credit: Juan Antonio Zamarripa
---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---
"On and on, on and on, and on and on." So go the words of a recent song.
In those classes where the subject didn't seem important to my developing mind, I'd have often described the teacher's lecture as blatherskite. I know it wouldn't have been fair. The teacher found the subject fascinating, I'm sure.
[ Blather is familiar to me. I've use the term occasionally and heard/read it. As blatherskite, though, it isn't familiar. Maybe it was popular in the mid 17th century, a bit before my time. Mayber "North American" is also a hint that this might be more Canadian than U.S. usage. I don't know. ]
MidasKnight wrote:We aren't done overreacting to a former president's public speaking eccentricities?
Algot Runeman wrote:monocular
Algot Runeman wrote:epiphora
Pronunciation: /əˈpifərə/
noun
1 Medicine excessive watering of the eye.
2 Rhetoric - another term for epistrophe.
Origin:
late 16th century (sense 2): via Latin from Greek epi 'upon' + pherein 'to bear or carry'. sense 1 dates from the mid 17th century
(...)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
She blamed the epiphora on being constantly sad, but Evie knew she wasn't fooling anyone, she never fooled anyone, which was a fact that could be seen by anyone.
Algot Runeman wrote:epiphora
Algot Runeman wrote:kibitz
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests