Posted on 07/11/2005 4:25:59 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Day, Date
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".
ex·co·ri·ate; tr verb
1. To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe. 2. To censure strongly; denounce: an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction.
v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn: condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate] 2: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck" [syn: chafe]
[Middle English excoriaten, from Latin excorire, excorit- : ex-, ex- + corium, skin; see sker-1 in Indo-European Roots.]
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Ah yes, I remember it well!
Anyway, we were lined up there waiting our turn and a guy and his kids came up behind us and said "Yunz in LINE?" (intonation going up at the end of the sentence which is TRUE pittsburgh style, so much of the accent is the intonation!) well xskids and their cousins all burst out laughing bc they know Pittsburghese when they hear it.
LOL @ that Jagoff.
A++ exkerryiated, excellent word!
remember that tunnel of love ride next to it? i can't recall what it used to be, but it was the kissy kissy ride, and they have turned it into some horror thing now, still a boat ride through though.
Instead of just begging for more money at Live 8, they should've spent their time excoriating the leaders of Zimbabwe and all the thugs associated with Mugabe.
A+++ excellent point. but what fun is that for those losers?
How do you beat a girl with such a beautiful pout??? ;-P
I'm pretty good. A little beat up from trying to separate a couple of idiots in a bar fight Friday night. I couldn't help but be involved - they almost knocked me off my feet when it started. Wrong place, wrong time kind of thing.
I wish I was as young as I used to be! LOL
Out west (and maybe nationally, for all I know), Six Flags appears to be the Corporate Conglomerate gobbling up management of all the amusement parks.
This guy gets on my nerves.
look at you trying to play bouncer! bet that was fun to see!!
extremely annoying jagoff.
Yep, I do. Right there by the tunnel entrance.
Some of the things I kissed in the 'Burgh were horrors, so it's all good.
I'd give up a week of removing Wisdom Teeth to get this guy in my chair...
I didn't realize that the "Kennywood's Open" thing was so ubiquitous. Talk about a phrase I hadn't heard in 30 years.....
If I had my druthers class would be held at the Slurpee counter!!! It was 100 in the shade yesterday afternoon as we grilled hotdogs in the backyard!
Explorer, do you remember what the tunnel of love ride was called at Kennywood. You don't have to reveal any discretions... unless you want to!
It sounds like great fun. If I was up for another road trip, we'd go there.
they had a Tshirt with it on, it was hilarious!
heck you're on a roll, driving up and down the US of A, what's a coupla more hours...? ; ) just kidding! I am sure you are beat!
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