Posted on 02/22/2010 5:00:38 AM PST by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 2/22/10
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".
boeotian; adj or noun
adjective 1.of or pertaining to Boeotia or its inhabitants. 2.dull; obtuse; without cultural refinement. –noun 3.a native or inhabitant of Boeotia. 4.a dull, obtuse person; Philistine
Etymology: Boeotian 1590s, "ignorant, dull," from Boeotia, district around Thebes in ancient Greece (said to have been so called for its cattle pastures), whose inhabitants were characterized as proverbially dull and countrified by their neighbors, the Athenians. The Boeotians presumably held reciprocal opinions, but their great writers, Plutarch and Pindar, though patriots, are full of praise for Athenian deeds and institutions. "Though his aim was to vindicate Boeotia, [Pindar] has probably done her a disservice, in that he has helped to immortalise the scurrilous proverb which he wished to confute. ... If left to itself, the slander might have passed into oblivion long ago." [W. Rhys Roberts, "The Ancient Boeotians," 1895]
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....
even better! A+++++
i might just wait for soother’s guess, but i doubt anyone is going to follow my bizarre and labyrnthian mental processes to guess the song. The spelling of the word is a hint though.....
This Boh is for you.
A+++
ok, let’s review, this word makes HD think of Freddy Mercury, it makes CJ think of Freddy Mercury and women’s behinds and it makes NNB think of beer. Have i left anyone out?
i am not familiar with that song, so i can’t tell what this word makes you think of, unforch.
NO dessert for you! you live in a food desert. yep.......our do you live in a food desert? out boeotian first lady believes we do.....it's her new mission. no one need get on a bus to get to a grocery store.....LOL. clueless she is.
You left out Robert. It makes him think about sex.
oh boy.......I should have edited that...LOL. I am a boeotian bohemian......
that is just bizarre. why do they need to GO THERE with this stupid crap?
don’t go projecting. robt has not proposed a song which to give us insights into his twisted perverted mind yet.
well you could have said michelle was a boeotian in the rant and it woulda been fine! A+++
the woman is an idiot......she is complaining that someone might have to take a bus to the grocery store? she is nuts.
not it, but you are the only one on the right track so far!
Oh, please. There’s a Wal Mart within driving distance of just about anywhere. I lived in Montana for 5 years and just about everywhere had one. It’s the inner cities that resist China Marts.
You have to take a test and pay a fee to drive a car, or carry a gun. All you have to do to have a kid is get drunk at junior prom.
Who the heck is Matt? and why is he on our cake?
Etymology: Boeotian 15 North American, 1990s, "ignorant, dull," from Boeotia, district around Thebes in ancient Greece (said to have been so called for its cattle pastures) anywhere other than a few enclaves mostly on the east and west coasts, whose inhabitants were characterized as proverbially dull and countrified by their neighbors, the Athenians self-described Elite.
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