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Word For The Day, Friday, 10/4/02
The Verbivores
| 10/4/02
| Teacher
Posted on 10/04/2002 5:09:33 AM PDT by 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....
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

TOPICS: Education; Humor; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: 10402; friday; students; wordfortheday
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To: theDentist
To: xsmommy
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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To: xsmommy
Well, Still Clueless?
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posted on
10/04/2002 10:47:46 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: hobbes1
no, i think you cleared it up.
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posted on
10/04/2002 10:48:24 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: RikaStrom; maxwell; hobbes1; EODGUY; Argh; CholeraJoe; Cyber Liberty; xsmommy
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.
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
well that was sure appetizing reading, robt. YUCK!
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posted on
10/04/2002 10:49:27 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: gas_dr
To: xsmommy; RikaStrom; *Students
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posted on
10/04/2002 10:51:34 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: white rose
ROFLOL, Babsy is not doing so well in the eyes of the public lately. good.
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To: doubled
This is going to be such a fun election year. (sigh)
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To: hobbes1
for God's sake. that is outrageous.
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posted on
10/04/2002 10:54:08 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Bella_Bru
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!
To: RikaStrom
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.
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posted on
10/04/2002 10:55:10 AM PDT
by
Gumlegs
To: xsmommy
lol, ok dokay.
I am going to go have dinner with a couple of girlfriends on Sat. :-)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
ACK~
To: RikaStrom
sounds good! i hope you will get yourself those presents you were telling me about!
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posted on
10/04/2002 10:58:07 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: xsmommy
Sorry, But I thought it was hilarious. Demagoguery, but Funny Demagoguery...
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posted on
10/04/2002 10:58:42 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: Gumlegs
LOL! You and Robt were thinking alike today... that worries me.
To: xsmommy; RikaStrom
sounds good! i hope you will get yourself those presents you were telling me about Miss Rika is getting Hello Kitty ?
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posted on
10/04/2002 10:59:26 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
To: xsmommy
I think I will, only it will be belated a week or two.
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