noun • a quick shift of direction of the upper body, performed with one leg extended.
From French fouetter (to whip).
adjective • nodding with an air of wisdom.
adjective • insipid, dull, stupid
From Latin insulsus: in- ‘not’ + salsus ‘salted’.
verb • to tear in pieces
From Latin aposiopesis, from Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiopesis), from αποσιωπαν (aposiopan, “be silent”).
noun • /bad-NAHZH, BAD-nahzh/ • banter
adjective • Having a mouth like a flounder