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Word For The Day, Thursday, November 7, 2013 – rodomontade
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| 7 November 2013
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Posted on 11/07/2013 4:33:36 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".
rodomontade \ˌrä-də-mən-ˈtād, ˌrō-, -ˈtäd\ noun
1. bragging speech
2. vain boasting or bluster : rant
Example sentence:
For all of its jingoistic rodomontade, the government had no thought-out plan for the war and its aftermath.
Etymology:
from Italian rodomonte a boaster, from Rodomonte the name of a braggart king of Algiers in epic poems by Boiardo and Ariosto.
how to say rodomontade
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Review Threads:Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
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
I’d like to meet his tailor.
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posted on
11/07/2013 10:57:09 AM PST
by
NeoCaveman
(DC, it's Versailles on the Potomac but without the food and culture)
To: hobbes1
Little Red Riding Hood, by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs is way better..... the commercial
62
posted on
11/07/2013 10:58:33 AM PST
by
NeoCaveman
(DC, it's Versailles on the Potomac but without the food and culture)
To: xsmommy
We used to call them Chinese apples when we were kids. Aril is just another word for seed, popular in crossword puzzles. It’s probably a better word for marketing them.
63
posted on
11/07/2013 11:05:27 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: hobbes1
They were grazing. Romance will soon be in the air though.
64
posted on
11/07/2013 11:07:09 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: secret garden
They were grazing. Romance will soon be in the air though. Yes. It's mating season which means those crazy sob's will be running into cars more than they do the rest of the year.
65
posted on
11/07/2013 11:10:22 AM PST
by
NeoCaveman
(DC, it's Versailles on the Potomac but without the food and culture)
To: secret garden
Miller has a great Save%, but his high GAA & poor W/L record will probably cause the Committee to lean towards Quick as the #1.
And, I hadn’t noticed how well Stalberg has been “looking” lately .... ;)
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posted on
11/07/2013 11:42:26 AM PST
by
mikrofon
(NHL Bump)
To: secret garden
OK, that makes more sense
67
posted on
11/07/2013 11:44:59 AM PST
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I'm not a gynecologist, but I'll take a look.)
To: mikrofon
Well, you're a guy, so....here you go ladies:
68
posted on
11/07/2013 11:46:52 AM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: mikrofon; secret garden
he doesn’t look WELL he looks GOOD! dang good!
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posted on
11/07/2013 11:58:34 AM PST
by
xsmommy
To: secret garden
If I hear one more talk radio host go into a rodomontade about how the Right is “really winning”, I am going to throw that **** radio right thru the ****ing window, and then drive over it in my automobile.
70
posted on
11/07/2013 12:21:30 PM PST
by
theDentist
(FUBO; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: theDentist
We feel your pain. A for you.
71
posted on
11/07/2013 1:12:32 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: secret garden; a fool in paradise
Hey, you stole my wrestling nome de plume Roddy Montade!
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posted on
11/07/2013 1:14:53 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Revolting cat!
I ran a Remonade Stand in Hong Kong as a schoolboy.
To: Revolting cat!
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posted on
11/07/2013 1:28:22 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
To: a fool in paradise
You win for best homework IMO, hahaha !
75
posted on
11/07/2013 1:40:54 PM PST
by
xsmommy
To: secret garden
I resemble this post. Well, not really.
76
posted on
11/07/2013 1:49:20 PM PST
by
Rodamala
To: secret garden
>> rä-də-mən-ˈtād
Figured it had the optional short a as in 'promenade'.
77
posted on
11/07/2013 1:53:40 PM PST
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: theDentist
They are. Since Cruz commandeered the Senate.
78
posted on
11/07/2013 3:33:44 PM PST
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
To: secret garden
79
posted on
11/07/2013 4:44:57 PM PST
by
MoochPooch
(I'm a compassionate cynic.)
To: Rodamala
80
posted on
11/07/2013 10:07:25 PM PST
by
secret garden
(Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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