Word For The Day, Friday, August 1, 2003

The Verbivores | 8/1/03 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

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”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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carouse \ca*rouse\, verb
carouses, carousing, caroused; intransitive verb
carousal, carouser; noun:

1. To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking.
2. To drink excessively
3. To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially.

Guests carouse the sparkling tears of the rich grape. --Denham.
Egypt's wanton queen, Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love. --Young.

Etymology: [German garaus, all out, drink up : gar, completely (from Middle High German, from Old High German garo) + aus, out, up]

Word History: The origin of the word carouse can be found in a German interjection that meant “time to leave the bar.” German garaus, which is derived from the phrase gar (“all”) aus (“out”), meaning “all out,” then came to mean “drink up, bottoms up,” and “a last drink before closing time.” The English borrowed this noun, with the meaning “the practice of sitting around drinking until closing time,” sometimes spelling the word garaus but usually spelling it closer to the way it is spelled today. Soon after the word is first recorded as a noun in 1559, we find the verb carouse, in 1567.

[camle]

what's so good about it????

[Laura Earl]

Morning!!!

[xsmommy]

hey you saw him already this AM< what about the rest of us ; ) ?

[CholeraJoe]

I wore my cowboy boots and jeans today, Miss Rika. Can we line dance?

[Laura Earl]

Technically I haven't seen him this morning. He leaves before my eyes are open and/or focused. I did get my morning smooch, though. ;)

[Laura Earl]

Good morning class!!!!!!!

[CholeraJoe]

Barkeep! Two shots of Cuervo and a cuban, please.

[gas_dr]

Good morning everyone!!! Happy friday to you all.

[xsmommy]

look who crawled in!

[Laura Earl]

Morning gassy! All set for a weekend of carousing?

[LonePalm]

First? Top Ten?

No carousing for me. I've got meetings this morning. I'll be back at lunch.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[xsmommy]

i had the sex talk with xsboy last night. used xs2pup as a prop. we had been talking about his testicles not having descended the prior day, so as we were cleaning out xs2pup's ears, i said ok, we have to have the sex talk.

[gas_dr]

Morning gassy! All set for a weekend of carousing?

I am on-call this weekend. So whilst all else carouse, i shall be attending to the anesthetic needs of the citizends of northeast florida...lucky, lucky me.

[camle]

that cuban had better be a cigar, or female amigo!

I'm PMS-ing today. Tyke got her learner's permit yesterday and I am dreading her first driving lesson tomorrow...

[Laura Earl]

Thumbing through a cross stitch magazine...found a tablecloth with fleur-de-lis cross stitched in each corner. I'll just bet Sea Dragon wouldn't go for that either. I'm wearing my Lancome make-up, but did put on White Linen cologne...I'm trying.

[xsmommy]

do i need to give YOU the sex talk, gas? ; )

[gas_dr]

look who crawled in!

Considering you are the "pet" i would assume you know more about crawling than I do!!!!

[camle]

so now the kid knows all about doggy style?

[Laura Earl]

Knock 'em out!

[xsmommy]

oh goodness, camle. good luck to you and the tyke. i feel sick just thinking about it.