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12/09/2008

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We use the word shambles today to mean 'a confusion, a mess, a general disorder'. Those of us who are parents know that the best word to describe an average teenagers room is - a shambles. This can be traced back to a Latin word meaning......READ MORE
Today the word claptrap means 'empty talk, or an insincere remark, idle, meaningless chatter, often positively incorrect or misinformed', as in the phrase 'what a load of claptrap'. When we use the word thus we are using it metaphorically, because its original meaning was absolutely literal......READ MORE
Bumptious is a word used to describe someone who is very conceited or self-assertive. It is said to be a 'humorous formation' from the word bump (an onomatopoeic word for jostling). The implication is that bumptious people push themselves forward in such an offensive way as to bump into the sensibilities of others. The earliest citation is from fanny Burney in 1803......READ MORE
Today the word mollycoddle is used a s a verb to mean 'to treat with indulgent care; to pamper'. However, mollycoddle appears to have begun its life as a noun meaning 'an effeminate man'. .......READ MORE
 

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