Word For The Day, Friday, 10/4/02

The Verbivores | 10/4/02 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. 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....

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raffish \RAF-ish,or RAYF-ish\, adjective:
raffishly; adverb
raffishness; noun

1. Characterized by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity, crudeness, or rowdiness; tawdry.
2. Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; rakish.
3. Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low.
4. Marked by smartness in dress and manners

We are told about Bacon's taste for raffish, lower-class lovers, his penchant for gambling and his almost complete disregard for money.
--Michiko Kakutani, "Portrait of a Portraitist Of a Century's Horrors," review of Francis Bacon: His Life and Violent Times, by Andrew Sinclair, New York Times,, December 14, 1993

[Probably from dialectal raff, rubbish, from Middle English raf, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]. Date: 1801

[RikaStrom]

LOL

Nice try.... NOT!

[RikaStrom]

He will have to be bled dry of all information before he has even come close to starting on the debt that he owes for Mike Spann's life.

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[hobbes1]

Well, Still Clueless?

[xsmommy]

no, i think you cleared it up.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Homework:

If you eat fish Japanese style, sometimes you can get a raffishly elegent dinner.

Then again, you can also get a raffishly bad case of parasites.....

And go rawfulling to the toilet throwing up all the rawffish you just ate.

[xsmommy]

well that was sure appetizing reading, robt. YUCK!

[RikaStrom]

very interesting.

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[hobbes1]

Cartoon Time

[RikaStrom]

ROFLOL, Babsy is not doing so well in the eyes of the public lately. good.

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[RikaStrom]

This is going to be such a fun election year. (sigh)

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[xsmommy]

for God's sake. that is outrageous.

[RikaStrom]

LOL, Well, I thought the kiddies would enjoy a good Friday word. Wait til they see what I have for the next Friday I am teaching!

[Gumlegs]

We thought we'd get raffish for dinner ... so we we put on our pinky rings, the checkered suits and stripped ties ... and ordered sushi.

[RikaStrom]

lol, ok dokay.

I am going to go have dinner with a couple of girlfriends on Sat. :-)

[RikaStrom]

ACK~

[xsmommy]

sounds good! i hope you will get yourself those presents you were telling me about!

[hobbes1]

Sorry, But I thought it was hilarious. Demagoguery, but Funny Demagoguery...

[RikaStrom]

LOL! You and Robt were thinking alike today... that worries me.

[hobbes1]

sounds good! i hope you will get yourself those presents you were telling me about

Miss Rika is getting Hello Kitty ?

[RikaStrom]

I think I will, only it will be belated a week or two.