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Word of the Day: Demimonde
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| 06/15/2018
| Red Badger
Posted on 06/15/2018 6:38:33 AM PDT by Red Badger
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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".
demimonde [dem-ee-mond; French duh-mee-mawnd]
noun
1. (especially during the last half of the 19th century) a class of women who have lost their standing in respectable society because of indiscreet behavior or sexual promiscuity.
2. a demimondaine.
3. prostitutes or courtesans in general.
4. a group whose activities are ethically or legally questionable: a demimonde of investigative journalists writing for the sensationalist tabloids.
5. a group characterized by lack of success or status: the literary demimonde.
6. (British) any social group considered to be not wholly respectable
Origin of demimonde:
1850–55; < French, equivalent to demi- demi- + monde world (< Latin mundus)
TOPICS: Books/Literature; Education; History; Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: demimonde; wftd; word
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To: xsmommy; secret garden; VRWCmember; SoothingDave; Texan5; NicknamedBob; TruthShallSetYouFree; ...
Class is in session!....................No pushing in line!....................
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:39:20 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
To: Red Badger
If I didn’t have a dictionary definition, I’d have guessed the word means a ‘Rat who wants a one-world government; especially a ‘Rat with french origins.
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:41:30 AM PDT
by
C210N
(Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
To: C210N
That’s Demi Moore not Demimonde......................
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:42:58 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
To: Red Badger
The President schooled the press demimondes today outside Fox news.
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:45:07 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Red Badger
What’s with you? Another sex-obsessed freeper.
To: miss marmelstein
Sex?
What sex?
There’s no ‘sex’ on FR!...........................
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:47:08 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
To: BenLurkin
That he did!.......................A++!..........
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:47:44 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
To: Red Badger
The demimonde journalism of main stream media has destroyed public trust in the many news sources.
To: BBQToadRibs
Doh! BenLurkin beat me to it...
To: Red Badger
A north lawn presser?
Journo-list demimonde hell.
Donald stares them down.
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:54:14 AM PDT
by
vikingd00d
(chown -R us ~u/base)
To: Red Badger
Well, obviously from all your posts, you’re not getting any.
To: BBQToadRibs
That’s true, but many still believe their lies!.........too many!............A+++!...............
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:54:53 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
To: vikingd00d
Great Haiku!.................A++++!................
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:55:45 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
To: miss marmelstein
At my age that could be a blessing!.............
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:56:49 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
To: Red Badger
Although a fairly credible actress in the 1980s and 90s, Demi Moore has faded away as a bit of a demimonde since her divorce from Bruce Willis.
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posted on
06/15/2018 6:56:58 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Yes, I get it - racism is bad and mutual respect and inclusion is good. But value Truth too.)
To: Red Badger
And the same for your wife!
To: Red Badger
Stormy Daniels has made herself the world's most infamous demimondaine simply by accusing President Trump of having an affair with her.
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posted on
06/15/2018 7:00:31 AM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
("The political class is a bureaucracy designed to perpetuate itself" Rush Limbaugh)
To: MNJohnnie
Everybody, especially women, knows what she is!.....................A+++!.................
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posted on
06/15/2018 7:04:39 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
To: Red Badger
That’s Demi Moore not Demimonde...................... Ooohhh! That requires a photo
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posted on
06/15/2018 7:13:24 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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