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You called?
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“You are what you drink.”
Fortunately, there's a Better Half here:
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Blog. It's the closest word approximation to the sound I make when I dry heave.
Recently came across this word while reading a legal blog: gravamen.
I haven't seen it in years but I really like it and am pleased to have re-discovered it.
An excellent word. A good vocabulary permits clear communication.
Stevedore...
Heard "miscreant" today. Need to add it to the list of great words like scofflaw, ne'er-do-well, hooligan, and the like, mentioned upthread.
EQUAVATION....a word my Dad used years ago when had a few drinks
That’s what he did...and he did it without any equavation
He was a character....without any equavation 🥃🥃❤️❤️😎😎
Frolic. William Gaddis was taken by the phrase "a frolic of his own" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Frolic_of_His_Own.
Surely there is not a shortage of pedantry on this thread. But in case there is any room in the barn, here's the origin of "scofflaw," per Wiki:
Quote:
"Scofflaw" was the winning entry of a nationwide competition to create a new word for "the lawless drinker," with a prize of $200 in gold, sponsored by Delcevare King, a banker and enthusiastic supporter of Prohibition, in 1923. Two separate entrants, Henry Irving Dale and Kate L. Butler, submitted the word, and split the $200 prize equally. Scofflaw was deemed the best and most suitable out of over 25,000 entries. The word was from the outset frequently used until the eventual repeal of Prohibition in 1933. It experienced a revival in the 1950s, as a term for anyone who displays disdain for laws difficult to enforce. The word itself remains a symbol of the Prohibition era.
Just learned a new one from a BBC analyst describing the state of the Tory party -- febrile. ("having or showing a great deal of nervous excitement or energy;" "having or showing the symptoms of a fever.")
I have a classroom brimming over with miscreants! TT
Someone used penultimate this morning. A word I most associate with le Tour de France thanks to Phil & Paul.