To: SunkenCiv
Sterne also supplied ‘pi**ing’ for mingendo, though that is arguably a somewhat amplified rendering of the Latin.
A clue here for those puzzling over the word "retromingent" that's been making the rounds lately.
To: Yardstick
Susie Dent explained retromingent with a reference to, hmm, I think it was rabbits.
16 posted on
04/12/2021 3:03:35 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Yardstick
18 posted on
04/12/2021 3:08:30 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Yardstick
According to Cassell's Latin Dictionary, mingo, minxi, minctum/mictum (3rd conjugation) means "to make water."
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