Posted on 04/15/2008 5:10:43 AM PDT by SoothingDave
Word For The Day, Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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".
fes·cen·nine [fes-uh-nahyn, -nin]
-adj
scurrilous; licentious; obscene: fescennine mockery
[Origin: 15951605; < L Fescennīnus of, belonging to Fescennia, a town in Etruria noted for jesting and scurrilous verse; see -ine1]
You had better report that to Gabz. She’s the one who can make a buck strech to ten bucks.
“stretch” I’m here on autopilot.
Can’t tell if this is fescenine or plain nauseating:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001617/posts
Oops. Fescinnine. (My spelling has gotten nauseating.)
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