Word For The Day, Thursday, July 6, 2006 - palaver

dictionaries ad nauseum, internet | July 6, 2006 | secret garden

[secret garden]

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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".

palaver • \puh-LAV-er\ • noun
1 a : a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication b : conference, discussion
2. a : idle talk b : misleading or beguiling speech

Example sentence:
"Ask folks involved why they opted to make [the movie], and you're not going to get a lot of palaver about high art and noble intentions." (Joshua Rich, Entertainment Weekly, May 19, 2006)

Etymology: During the 18th century, Portuguese and English sailors often met during trading trips along the West African coast. This contact prompted the English to borrow the Portuguese "palavra," which usually means "speech" or "word" but was used by Portuguese traders with the specific meaning "discussions with natives." The Portuguese word traces back to the Late Latin "parabola," a noun meaning "speech" or "parable," which in turn comes from the Greek "parabolç," meaning "juxtaposition" or "comparison."

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for 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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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

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

Happy Birthday to The Grim Reaper, George Bush and my dad, listed in order of ascending age!

[Slip18]

Cindy just has to be in the news. I think Michael Moore should go on the two-month fast with her.

[Toby06]

Eee, er, um, no thanks, black will be fine today.

[Slip18]

I'm still making my cake for you, Grimmy. But until then, here's this:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRIMMY!

[Toby06]

I could go for a piece right about now.

[Slip18]

Pefect cake, Marteen!

[Slip18]

Hehehehehe!

[Toby06]

'Sperience, dear.

[Slip18]

Really? Do tell, do tell!

[Slip18]

[TheGrimReaper]

Yes, you should all be busy baking.
Anyone want their buns kneaded??

[xsmommy]

me too! it looks yummy!

[Jack Deth]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRIM REAPER





Jack.

[Slip18]

Nice one, Jack!

[NeoCaveman]

Cindy just has to be in the news. I think Michael Moore should go on the two-month fast with her.

Cindy and her cohorts are doing a rolling hunger strike. IOW they only take shifts fasting. After their shift they can eat.

This will probably be the first hunger strike where the particpants GAIN weight.

[Slip18]

Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks. Kind of like being on a sort of diet where you eat Oreo cookies when necessary. LOL!

What an idiot even on a fast.

[NeoCaveman]

The only thing she is starving for is attention.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

You are on today, Truthie.

Thanks. Sometimes the spirit moves me, and the words just flow. Like lava. Damn--I could have used that to rhyme with "palaver."

[Slip18]

I'm just not a rhymer. Bentfeather can rhyme, but sometimes I like to write the way she does, you know, the Normal Rockwell-type stuff. Although, bentfeather can write poetry, too.

Palaver rhymes with revolver, also. Oh, I'm in trouble now.

[VRWCmember]

Would you like some milk in your coffee?

I normally take my coffee black, but in her case, I might make an exception.

[Robert A Cook PE]

AZ Poemtry reference fer Canadianaiainaiannaiainanans.

(Watch out, when it gets hot AZ, they can become nekkid poemtry references ...)