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fouetté

noun • a quick shift of direction of the upper body, performed with one leg extended.

From French fouetter (to whip).

Nov 28, 200939 notes
Nov 26, 200984 notes
nod-crafty

adjective • nodding with an air of wisdom.

Nov 21, 200950 notes
insulse

adjective • insipid, dull, stupid

From Latin insulsus: in- ‘not’ + salsus ‘salted’.

Nov 17, 200928 notes
laniate

verb • to tear in pieces

Nov 14, 200995 notes
aposiopesis
noun • /ˌæpəsaɪəˈpi:sɪs/ • an abrupt breaking-off in speech (rhetoric device)

From Latin aposiopesis, from Ancient Greek ἀποσιώπησις (aposiopesis), from αποσιωπαν (aposiopan, “be silent”).

Nov 6, 200973 notes
badinage

noun • /bad-NAHZH, BAD-nahzh/ • banter

Nov 5, 200933 notes
floke mowthede

adjective • Having a mouth like a flounder

Nov 4, 200956 notes
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