I had to laugh at this definition of "Malkin" in today's A Word a Day
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:09 PM
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| I had to laugh at this definition of "Malkin" in today's A Word a Day |
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malkin (MO-kin, MAL-kin) noun
1. An untidy woman; a slattern.
2. A scarecrow or a grotesque effigy.
3. A mop made of a bundle or rags fastened to a stick.
4. A cat.
5. A hare.
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| Ian_rd
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:11 PM
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| 1. Hehe. You're not joking. I thought you were. |
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:47 PM
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Here's a good one:
Saddam Hussein
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his involvement in the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Revision 1
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his relationship with Al Qaeda.
Revision 2
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his possession of weapons of mass destruction.
Revision 3
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his weapons of mass destruction programs.
Revision 4
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his "weapons of mass destruction related program activities."
Revision 5
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his oppression of the Iraqi people.
Revision 6 (for future release)
1. Former dictator of Iraq who was removed by the United States for his support of Iran's weapons of mass destruction programs and his harboring of Syrian terrorists.
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| TheCowsCameHome
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:13 PM
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:17 PM
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| 3. 1, 2 and 3 are exquisitely appropriate. |
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4 and 5 are just insults to rabbits and kitty cats. :(
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| ClintonTyree
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:24 PM
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| 4. "A bundle of rags fastened to a stick"..... |
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how appropriate for describing that witch of a woman, Michelle. :rofl:
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:39 PM
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| 5. I saw that too. Very fitting words. |
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I like Word a Day but find I can't use most of them in daily conversation or remember them but I keep them undeleted in case I might need one of them anyway.
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| MADem
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Mon Jan-08-07 01:46 PM
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| 6. The link probably will only last a day, but enjoy it for now!!! |
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http://wordsmith.org/words/today.htmlMore detail: ....
A related word is grimalkin, referring to an old female cat or an ill-tempered old woman.
-Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org)
"And speaking o' cats, gray malkins hunt through the forest as well." Cecilia Dart-Thornton; The Battle of Evernight; Aspect; 2003.
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