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Word For The Day, Thursday, April 26, 2007 - argot
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| April 26, 2007
| secret garden
Posted on 04/26/2007 4:59:07 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
argot \AHR-go; -gut\, noun
1. A specialized and often secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group.
2. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds.
Example sentences:
No one likes jargon, especially other people's jargon, and few bodies of professional lingo are less beloved than the argot of educators.
-- Howard Gardner, The Disciplined Mind: What All Students Should Understand
The side road was a bit narrow but in good repair. But as happened from time to time, the last few miles to our destination, in this case the park, were unpaved--"unsealed" in Aussie argot.
-- Don Langley, "Life in the Vast Lane", Los Angeles Times, November 14, 1999
In the argot of geology, paleomagnetic specialists are sometimes called paleomagicians.
-- John Mcphee, Annals of the Former World
Etymology:
Argot is from the French, a word for slang.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Threads:Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
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To: theDentist
Be like the rest of us. Often wrong, never in doubt!
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:36:56 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(Dubiety reigns here)
To: secret garden
Ar got the feelin’ this here word’s a rerun.
22
posted on
04/26/2007 5:38:05 AM PDT
by
SoothingDave
(Eugene Gurkin was a janitor, cleaning toilets for The Man)
To: NeoCaveman
Well done, Neo. A+. And the word you are looking for is do rag.
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:38:07 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(Dubiety reigns here)
To: SoothingDave
Yesterday’s was but I didn’t say a thing. That’s how you get sent to the corner.
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:39:02 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(Dubiety reigns here)
To: secret garden
Nothing heightens fear like a Dentist with sharp rusty instruments and a visible touch of doubt.
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:40:18 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: xsmommy; secret garden
"[French, from Old French argot, cock's spur (from its shape).]" I thought you'd be tickled to learn this.
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:41:29 AM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(I know where I have gone wrong, and I can cite it, chapter and verse.)
To: theDentist
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:42:04 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(Dubiety reigns here)
To: secret garden
That’s how you get sent to the corner.I'd love to be sent to the Corner, I like KLo and Jpod and Jonah, and even Ramesh.
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:43:35 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(A proud member of the Frederalist society.)
To: xsmommy
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:44:35 AM PDT
by
SoothingDave
(Eugene Gurkin was a janitor, cleaning toilets for The Man)
To: secret garden
Learn the argot of Freepers
From our
lexicon of lore
Stuned beebers, moose,
Sisters and more...
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:45:23 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Honor military recruiters in all 50 states ~ May 19, 2007 ~ http://gatheringofeagles.org/?p=257)
To: StarCMC
Excellent usage! A+. I was waiting for someone to post it.
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:46:16 AM PDT
by
secret garden
(Dubiety reigns here)
To: secret garden
Amateur! And selling the services for so little to boot!
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:46:39 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: secret garden; xsmommy
Johnny Mac strikes
again.
Good for him.
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:47:17 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(A proud member of the Frederalist society.)
To: secret garden
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:47:38 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Honor military recruiters in all 50 states ~ May 19, 2007 ~ http://gatheringofeagles.org/?p=257)
To: secret garden
And the word you are looking for is do rag I believe bandana or babushka would be a less anachronistic word.
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:49:07 AM PDT
by
SoothingDave
(Eugene Gurkin was a janitor, cleaning toilets for The Man)
To: secret garden
36
posted on
04/26/2007 5:50:09 AM PDT
by
VRWCmember
(Go Rudy Go! (And take McCain with you!))
To: SoothingDave
Break out the Iron City and pierogies i think he meant break AHT th AHRN and pierogies~! hey i totally agree, i think Pgh is a great city!
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posted on
04/26/2007 5:52:21 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: NeoCaveman
When will hillary have her truly dansonian moment?
38
posted on
04/26/2007 5:55:03 AM PDT
by
VRWCmember
(Go Rudy Go! (And take McCain with you!))
To: NeoCaveman
you gotta give McNut props for poking the overstuffed shirts.
39
posted on
04/26/2007 5:55:25 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
Mad props for the Big M.C.
Not as cool as Hunter calling for Reid’s resignation but cool none the less.
40
posted on
04/26/2007 5:56:39 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(A proud member of the Frederalist society.)
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