To: Congressman Billybob
Rather than slick, Edwards is merely oleaginous. You are the first person from North Carolina to ever use that word. In fact, you may be the first to every use a five syllable word (besides "Carolinian"). I'll have to check . . .
I like the usage though
oleaginous
adj 1: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance";
9 posted on
01/23/2004 7:37:56 AM PST by
JohnnyZ
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To: JohnnyZ
LOL about your response, my friend.
Note that the definition of oleaginous includes the word smarmy. That's another favorite of mine that is sadly neglected in modern discourse.
However, Tar Heel folks routinely use five-syllable words. Consider the word "Golly" as pronounced by Gomer Pyle. LOL.
John / Billybob
10 posted on
01/23/2004 12:05:39 PM PST by
Congressman Billybob
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To: JohnnyZ
A more common synonym is "unctuous".
Alan Drury had a character in some of his books who was a national newscaster named "Frankly Unctuous".
11 posted on
01/23/2004 2:12:48 PM PST by
George Smiley
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