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.]

[hobbes1]

Dont drink too much this weekend!

[VRWCmember]

bc of my ERA, i cannot think of Kent State w/o hearing CSNY singing FOUR DEAD IN OHIO...

What does your Earned Run Average have to do with college/music associations.

[theDentist]

Close, but usually I opt to use the necktie to tie my patients into their chairs.

[Argh]

Happy Birthday, Tex!!

[Argh]

we're studying the period from 500AD to 1500AD

I don't mean to deride Miss Rika, but you could ask her to help with her personal experience if she didn't spend the whole period blotto or something.... But she'll be a big help on "How I Helped Render the Wooly Mammoth Extinct".

[VRWCmember]

Extra Credit (red acid text):

Does everyone else consider USA Today a laughingstock, worthy of derision, for featuring this first page article on how Americans dine, or is it just me?

[VRWCmember]

At the risk of racial profiling, an alert has been issued for four very dangerous men who might appear middle eastern in origin.

[RikaStrom]

LOL, well probably not have a sign, although with our gaggle we don't need one.

I will FReepmail you my cell phone number. Just give me a call and I will direct you. :-)

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[RikaStrom]

LOL

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[RikaStrom]

LOL, you know how they can be!

[RikaStrom]

OUCH! LOL

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[RikaStrom]

Thanks Miss Slippy. I am very tired of the rain here.

[RikaStrom]

The dems would have dropped a few bombs then gone to play pattycake with Saddam. They can go rot.

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[Argh]

I was reminded of a punchline to an old Dave Barry joke, the rest of the joke I don't remember. The husband yells "The Jets are third and 17 and they call a draw play?"

[RikaStrom]

Excellent start to a very long list.

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[RikaStrom]

I loathe demoncrats.

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[hobbes1]

thats not a punchline, sadly that's play-by-play commentary...

[RikaStrom]

Ewwwwww! You should be slapped for that one! F- for you too!

[RikaStrom]

Good Heavens! Idiots, utter and complete idiots.

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[RikaStrom]

very interesting.

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