Word of the Day

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Did that definition have my picture by it?

As a matter of fact, it did!:

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sobriquet
so·bri·quet (soh-bruh-key, -kay)
n.
1. An affectionate or humorous nickname.
2. An assumed name.

Etymology
From French sobriquet, from soubriquet (chuck under the chin). Probably from the fact that calling by a nickname affords one to cozy up to someone and tap under the chin.

This got me to thinking, why would somebody put something under their chin, in this case, a chuck or a clamping device for holding a drill bit. Well, I looked up "chuck" and it also means "to pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin."

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Punchinello(puhn-chuh-nel-oh)
–noun, plural -los, -loes.
1. a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
2. any similarly grotesque or absurd person or thing.
Origin:
1660–70; < It (Naples dial.) polecenella character in the puppet show, dim. of polecana turkey-cock chick < LL pullicenus, deriv. of L pullus pullet



Looks very similar to some fans I know, but my ex-bishop and TTT sure ain't one of them.

BTW, my ex-bishop was more than happy to accept a gallon of homemade ice cream to buoy up his spirits. I also find it rather humorous that his wife and his oldest son are big BYU fans.

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verklempt - adj
(Yiddish)overcome with emotion; clenched; also written ferklempt

The and one of their staff were very verklempt after the last Holy War. They were weeping and wailing like a bunch of di skeynes and attacking all who came near them.

Oi, Vai!

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this thread is turning into a pool of knowledge

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vituperate \vy-TOO-puh-rate, -TYOO-, vi-\ , verb;
1.To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively;

After Hall made his comments, the continued to vituperate him until a staffer stole a Blackberry and broke a camera, then they turned their embittered and desecrating hostility to all things .

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Rumor has it that Todd Christensen frequents the "word of the day" thread before his MTN broadcasts.

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Rumor has it that Todd Christensen frequents the "word of the day" thread before his MTN broadcasts.

With this interesting bit of info, behold, the new word of the day:

circumlocution \sir-kuhm-loh-KYOO-shuhn\ noun

1 : the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
2 : evasion in speech

Etymology: Middle English circumlocucyon, from Latin circumlocution-, circumlocutio, from circum- + locutio speech, from loqui to speak

Example: From what I understand, Todd has never been guilty of circumlocution nor being a sesquipedalian.


BTW, I met Todd back in the late 70's one time, he was with his beautiful wife, and I really enjoyed talking with him.

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quiddity \KWID-ih-tee\ , noun;
1.The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity of a thing.
2.an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections; quibble
3.An eccentricity; an odd feature.

While discussing the exact quiddity of the Cougars, many try to change the discussion into a quiddity, which, in retrospect, is not a peculiar quiddity for them .

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pusillanimous \pyoo-suh-LAN-uh-muhs\ , adjective;
1.Lacking in courage and resolution; contemptibly fearful; cowardly.

When I look up this word in the dictionary, I see this picture next to it -