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.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Dig In...
excellent point! A+++
looks homemade ; )
I used my common sense when raising my boys......I sliced the hot dog in half, then cut it up.
Nice of you to hold still long enough to model.
A+++ really, arnold, just GO AWAY!
Jungle Love?
I supsect MO is unaware......as she shops at jcrew and has a personal chef. rme
see, my thought processes are much more straightforward than the soother's!
I can assure you, there are no Poles in Hegewisch.
Only Displaced Bohemians.
ahrneee is tone deaf......he has been married to the kennedys for too long.
i will allow HD to speak to that, as he is a POLE and resides in Hegewisch and as he clearly states, is a DUPA.
That’s the one I was thinking of.
eat your winning donuts, bday boy!
i am so happy someone thought of it. did you need the clue i gave about it involving the spelling or did you think of it right off?
Is there anything more boeotian than Olympic curling 24-7? And if I comment on the genius of Queen, can I have a Dunkin donut please?
Morris Day and the Time...
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