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.]

[RikaStrom]

How could you possibly forget that it was your BIRTHDAY??!!

Happy Birthday!

[VRWCmember]

just one +? Oh well, at least I got smoochies from xs for my anagrams.

[RikaStrom]

You mean, people track this information??

A+

[RikaStrom]

Because you are a croq, and all croqs are 'creants, it's in the school handbook. ;-)

[RikaStrom]

You could be hurt you know... painfully, agonizingly slowly.

[secret garden]

Please tell me how to do colored text. I'll share my dessert. :-)

[Laura Earl]

With a name like Hillary how can it seriously consider a run for the presidency?

[Texan5]

Thank you!

[secret garden]

trying some things here

[Texan5]

Thank you Argh!

[xsmommy]

okay then, SG< you will need to repay me for my teaching you to post pix!

[secret garden]

Ignore my previous question. I am teaching myself something new. :-)

[xsmommy]

I'm J.....: (

[Texan5]

Thank you, Whysa!

[secret garden]

Don't sell yourself short! You also taught me how to do links. Hot pink is pretty!

[secret garden]

It's all here!

[xsmommy]

tell me? please?

xs2pup and i just had a joyous reunion, with much licking and jumping around. he loves me, he really loves me!

[Robert A Cook PE]

"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".

I agree!

Rika's personal experience in extincting the wooly mamooth, plus xsex's knowledge of sewing their hides, should give you a guaranteed A+!

Just ask 'em!

[hobbes1]

... and i just had a joyous reunion, with much licking and jumping around.

HEY! Just like when we had lunch ; )

[xsmommy]

you wish, you jack@$$... ; )