Your Word for the Day 12/10
 

From The Superior Person's Book of Words

Charientism (n.) -- An elegantly veiled insult. One of the various worthy ends
to which this book is a means.


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Okay. Seriously Earnest Dianne doesn't know what to do with this,
Karen. It's not in my dictionary sigh. If it's a joke, will somebody
explain?
Signed,
Desparate in Wisconsin
Dianne


Karen C - California wrote:

From The Superior Person's Book of Words

Charientism (n.) -- An elegantly veiled insult. One of the various worthy ends
to which this book is a means.

Here's the closest I came to charientism from Merriam Webster on line:
One entry found for chariness.


Main Entry: char·i·ness
Pronunciation: 'char-E-n&s, 'cher-
Function: noun
Date: 1571
1 : the quality or state of being chary : CAUTION
2 : carefully preserved state : INTEGRITY
Charientism Charientism


"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message
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Okay. Seriously Earnest Dianne doesn't know what to do with this,
Karen. It's not in my dictionary sigh. If it's a joke, will somebody
explain?
Signed,
Desparate in Wisconsin
Dianne


Karen C - California wrote:

From The Superior Person's Book of Words

Charientism (n.) -- An elegantly veiled insult. One of the various
worthy ends
to which this book is a means.

On 12/11/03 2:15 PM, in article ,
"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote:

Charientism
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm

You and Lucille are something else. What troopers.
But how did "caution" become veiled insult?
Dianne



Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 12/11/03 2:15 PM, in article ,
"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote:


Charientism

http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm

In article , Dianne Lewandowski
writes:

Okay. Seriously Earnest Dianne doesn't know what to do with this,
Karen. It's not in my dictionary sigh.

It came from The Superior Person's Book of Words, some of which I know to be
real words. It's not in my Big Fat Dictionary, but that doesn't mean it's not
in the Oxford Unabridged.




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Finished 11/18/03 -- Bird of Paradise
WIP: Angel of Autumn, Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe, Guide the Hands (2d
one)

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Thanks for this link Cheryl. I love words and this is going to give me a
lot of pleasure.
Lucille

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 12/11/03 2:15 PM, in article
,
"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote:

Charientism
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm

On 12/11/03 5:54 PM, in article
, "Lucille"
wrote:

Thanks for this link Cheryl. I love words and this is going to give me a
lot of pleasure.
Lucille

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 12/11/03 2:15 PM, in article
,
"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote:

Charientism
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm



Me too!
Cheryl

Karen C - California wrote:

From The Superior Person's Book of Words

Charientism (n.) -- An elegantly veiled insult. One of the various worthy ends
to which this book is a means.




Oh, I just love that bookG My copy is at work.

Another good word (although not from there) is bellybone as in, "My
girlfriend is bellybone"

It's a corruption of the french phrase belle et bonne.

Marg

On 12/11/03 6:06 PM,"Cheryl Isaak" posted:

On 12/11/03 5:54 PM, in article
, "Lucille"
wrote:

Thanks for this link Cheryl. I love words and this is going to give me a
lot of pleasure.
Lucille

http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm



Me too!
Cheryl

Ditto ;^) Helps with doing the crosswords, etc - and the very competitive
Scrabble playing that happens here.

ellice