Word For The Day, Friday, September 5, 2003

The Verbivores | 9/5/03 | 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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deride \de*ride\, verb:
deriding, derides, derided; transitive verb
derider; derision noun
deridingly; adverb

1. To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth.
2. To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.
3. Contemptuous or jeering laughter; ridicule.
4. A state of being derided.

It is in the nature of tyranny to deride the will of the people as the voice of the mob, and to denounce the cry for freedom as the roar of anarchy.
--William Safire, "The Counter-Revolution," New York Times, May 22, 1989

Etymology: [Latin d r d re : d -, de- + r d re, to laugh at.]

[CholeraJoe]

Hillary just admitted that she has read and believes The Bell Curve. Josef Goebbels would have loved her.

[Gabz]

Oh well, I guess it's a bit late, isn't it????????

[Gabz]

Gotta run - hubby has wallpaper all cut and if I don't get my azz in the kitchen and start hanging it - I'm in deep doo-doo.

Later, gators.

[CholeraJoe]

Oh those crazy Aussies. "Have another Foster's mate, while I throw some shrimp on the barbie. They's firecrackers over there. Stuff one up yer butt and light it."

[CSM]

"i venture a bet that the word genetics has been scrubbed from the pantsuit's comments...."

Actually genetics has been scrubbed from the pantsuit altoghether!

[CSM]

Thanks. I just returned from a meeting where I derided a few people for their lack of performance. They said the same thing to me afterwards!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I think I missed some story......what is the deal with the picture?

[CSM]

I would never deride the lovely Gabz. I went ahead and took the initiative to join the fray over here. I will be celebrating my first A+ in the lounge later, join Flurry and me over an MGD!

[Conspiracy Guy]

I don't know what the consequences may be but it was a burning question that I had to ask. Being an untrained philospher is a tuff life. I kint spel goot eater.

[Laura Earl]

I just invited my self to a flame-fest by posting a giant ppphhhttt to this thread about Madonna and child

[Conspiracy Guy]

I never put fireworks on my botox.

[Laura Earl]

What kind of moron puts fireworks up his arse anyway?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Laura Earl is constantly deriding my performance as well. I don't understand it because we don't work together.

[Laura Earl]

I thought you liked it when I derode your performance.

[1smallVoice]

I can think of many people I would like to deride:

Bill Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Jesse Jackson

Elainor Cliff

James Carville

The list could go on but I will stop here. These are all special liars whom have sold their souls to promote themselves or their position with no regard for the people they have hurt in the process.

[Texan5]

Jeez, hillarious is sure one to call the kettle black-talk about someone "genetically inferior", she was born with a "hoof in mouth" gene. I hope someone resurrects this one and shouts it from every rooftop in DC.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Looks like a harmless bunch to me.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I said I like it when you're derider.

[Laura Earl]

Pretty calm...probably the offspring of the folks who thought E's pelvis moves were appalling, and the long haired 4 from Britain would mean the downfall of the American youth.

[CSM]

Are yow working on getting another F? Ya, know for incorrect usage of WFTD......