Word For The Day, Monday, 1/21/02, Third Annual Day of Repudiation

The Verbivores | 1/21/02 | 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. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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repudiate \re*pyoo"dee*ate\ transitive verb
repudiated, repudiating, repudiates
repudiative; adjective
repudiation; noun
repudiator; noun

1. To reject the validity or authority of: “Chaucer... not only came to doubt the worth of his extraordinary body of work, but repudiated it” (Joyce Carol Oates).
2. To reject emphatically as unfounded, untrue, or unjust: repudiated the accusation.
3. To refuse to recognize or pay: repudiate a debt.
4a. To disown (a child, for example).
4b. To refuse to have any dealings with.
5. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to renounce; to reject.
Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care. --Prynne.
6. To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman one has promised to marry.
His separation from Terentis, whom he repudiated not long afterward. --Bolingbroke.
7. To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the State has repudiated its debts.

Etymology: Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare, from repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, divorce, probably from re- + pudEre to shame. Date: 1545

[xsmommy]

only you are obsessed with her sore behind, argh....

[Argh]

We WISH they got sucked into oblivion!

[xsmommy]

i worked my behind off today, i will have you know!

[CholeraJoe]

Just repeat after me:

The appellant's argument is a pile of crap. Your Honor, the defense rests.

[xsmommy]

well that is what i said, but i had to put in a buncha cites to cases that stood for the proposition that their argument was crap and i had to put some footnotes in, to make it look more thorough, but yes, it can be synopsized by saying the appellant's arguments are a pile of crap....

[CholeraJoe]

Oblivion? I think I knew her. Little hispanic respiratory therapist on 15 East.

[Argh]

Only because I'm truly solicitous with respect to her comfort...especially considering her heroic efforts on behalf of the little boy. I'm not so sure everyone around here is equally solicitous..."PET". :^)

[Argh]

Respiratory therapist, good choice, Doc!

[RikaStrom]

Told ya! Reply #91

[NeoCaveman]

Told ya! Reply #91

291, and yes some people you do have to wxplain the obvious to them :-)

[Gabz]

OUcHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[xsmommy]

God, it would be cool to argue against you OPH, i would eat your lunch!

[Gabz]

While the rest of us WORK

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh,,,,,,,,,,,,,...............have you taken a look at her nick, lately???? It is an indication that she works 28 hours per day, 8 days per week. As do I.

Speaking of work, I didn't get that job. Not exactly sure why, though.

[Argh]

I'm sorry, it sounded like your chances were good, from what you said.

[xsmommy]

oh Gabz, i am sorry! it might not hurt to call and ask why not.

[Gabz]

ROFLMAO!!!!!

That's rich, very rich!!!!

[NeoCaveman]

Well of course she works. I'm just making the old "your an employee of the FED gubbiment" joke :-)

[CholeraJoe]

i would eat your lunch!

Never heard it called THAT on a guy before.