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Word For The Day, Thursday, January 5, 2012 - gasconade
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| 5 January 2012
| Thursday's sub
Posted on 01/05/2012 4:49:15 AM PST by secret garden
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".
gasconade \gas-kuh-NEYD\ , noun
Extravagant boasting; boastful talk.
verb
To boast extravagantly; bluster.
Example sentences:
The British officers laugh, because they are well armed and many, and Kemal's men are pitifully few, but they enjoy and admire Kemal's swashbuckling gasconade, and they let his party pass.
-- Louis de Bernières, Birds Without Wings
The papers, barely days old, were full of boastful malarkey and gasconade, but of much more evident value when it came to information about the state of things in France, and in the local area.
-- Dewey Lambdin, Troubled Waters
Etymology:
Gasconade originally referred to people who were from the Gascony region of southwest France, bordering Spain. Gascons reputedly boast and exaggerate their success, and their toponym took on a life of its own. It became common in English in the early 1700s.
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....
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
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To: secret garden
Jon Corzine has received the most public exposure for his habit of public gasconade
Jon craved French Chateau -- a terrific French word to describe a French embarrassment.
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posted on
01/05/2012 7:15:52 AM PST
by
TheOldLady
(FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
To: secret garden; mikrofon
Gascanade.
To: Roccus
West Virginia getting into the swing of the Big 12~ lol What a score!
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posted on
01/05/2012 7:23:16 AM PST
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Congress touched me inappropriately, they should be put on administrative leave immediately)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
“self dousing”..... where do you come up with these things? lol
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posted on
01/05/2012 7:26:01 AM PST
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Congress touched me inappropriately, they should be put on administrative leave immediately)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Hard to believe that that and your typical AFC North game are the same sport.
To: SoothingDave
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posted on
01/05/2012 7:39:04 AM PST
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Congress touched me inappropriately, they should be put on administrative leave immediately)
To: secret garden
D'Artagnan, the 4th Musketeer was from Gascon and often came to the aide of Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.
He's the Gay Blade on the right.
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posted on
01/05/2012 7:43:55 AM PST
by
CholeraJoe
(Prepare for Armageddon! Buy brass and lead!)
To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
“self dousing”..... where do you come up with these things? It's a gift. :)
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posted on
01/05/2012 7:44:50 AM PST
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(A Santorum/Rubio ticket would be tough to defeat.)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
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posted on
01/05/2012 7:45:53 AM PST
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Congress touched me inappropriately, they should be put on administrative leave immediately)
To: secret garden
Biden insists that the price of oil isn’t an issue because Kraft Foods can make plenty of Gasconade. “Red is my favorite flavor,” he added.
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posted on
01/05/2012 7:59:09 AM PST
by
Winstons Julia
(Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)
To: Winstons Julia
Does Biden know Kraft doesn’t make Gatorade?
To: bert
I thought he resolved to stop posting that. We'll see how long it lasts. A for you!
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posted on
01/05/2012 8:37:59 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: Texas Eagle
A for you!
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posted on
01/05/2012 8:39:56 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: SoothingDave
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posted on
01/05/2012 8:40:56 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: TruthShallSetYouFree
The imagery is priceless. Thanks. ;^)
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posted on
01/05/2012 8:41:59 AM PST
by
tioga
( Choose an author as you choose a friend. Sir Christopher Wren)
To: left that other site
McCain is doing his part to sink Romney’s campaign, that’s for sure. A for you.
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posted on
01/05/2012 8:42:06 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: mikrofon
Don’t get me started on all the free BLINK stations we have in town and how we are paying for them. I told my city manager if they can get free charges, I want a free can of gas left out there for me. A for you.
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posted on
01/05/2012 8:43:44 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: secret garden
To: count-your-change
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01/05/2012 8:45:27 AM PST
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secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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