Saturday, October 25, 2008
Five Words
Words that appear to have been coined after the 2008 US presidential candidates.
(From Wordsmith.)
obambulate (o-BAM-byuh-layt) verb intr.
To walk about.
bidentate (by-DEN-tayt) adjective
Having two teeth or toothlike parts.
palinode (PAL-uh-noad) noun
A poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem.
meeken (MEEK-en) verb tr., intr.
To make or become meek or submissive.
barrack (BAR-uhk, the first syllable is the same as in barrel) verb tr., intr.
1. To shout in support: to cheer.
2. To shout against: to jeer.
noun
A building used to house soldiers.
verb tr., intr.
To provide with accommodation.
(From Wordsmith.)
obambulate (o-BAM-byuh-layt) verb intr.
To walk about.
bidentate (by-DEN-tayt) adjective
Having two teeth or toothlike parts.
palinode (PAL-uh-noad) noun
A poem in which the author retracts something said in an earlier poem.
meeken (MEEK-en) verb tr., intr.
To make or become meek or submissive.
barrack (BAR-uhk, the first syllable is the same as in barrel) verb tr., intr.
1. To shout in support: to cheer.
2. To shout against: to jeer.
noun
A building used to house soldiers.
verb tr., intr.
To provide with accommodation.
Labels: THE election, what I'm reading
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"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson
I like the list - particularly 'obambulate'. I'm not sure that I would say that these words were recently "coined," though; that implies to me that they are recent inventions. These are old notes that have been brought back into circulation.
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