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Word For The Day, Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - coquetry
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary ^ | 09/19/2005 | The Janitor

Posted on 09/21/2005 6:39:56 AM PDT by VRWCmember



In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

coquetry \KOH-kuh-tree\ noun
a flirtatious act or attitude

Example sentence:
In a not-so-subtle act of coquetry, Nancy smiled flirtatiously and winked at Scott as she walked past him.

Did you know?
The rooster's cocky attitude has given him a reputation for arrogance and promiscuity. It has also given English several terms for people whose behavior is reminiscent of that strutting barnyard fowl. The noun "coquet" comes from French, where it is a diminutive of "coq," the French word for rooster. Originally, in the 1600s, English speakers used "coquet" to describe men who indulged in trifling flirtations. Today "coquet" can refer to male or female flirts (though "coquette," the French feminine form, is more commonly used for flirtatious women), and "coquetry" can refer to flirtation by men or women.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....


Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
Review Thread Six: Word for the Day, Tuesday 11/09/2004: Peripatetic (Post #125 may be my best anagram post ever)


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To: Gabz

Nope...been a rough year...my poor sister-in-law, though...she's got it rough. Her mom, daughter, brother ane sister all got flooded out, and she was already depressed (she has bi-polar condition, and bad kidneys, and right about the time Katrina hit, they had to change her medication because of her kidneys, and they haven't gotten it quite right yet) and she is having the roughest time.

And now the stress of waiting to see if they are going to have problems...and they had a fire not 3 years ago. Their house was mostly rebuilt.

And one of their daughters, the stupid one (stupid because I am mad at her a bit) is down on the south side of town, doesn't have a phone, won't let Mom and Dad see the kids, and otherwise is one of their big crosses - who knows what she's going to do about the storm? I'm sure that adds to their burden a lot.

Sigh.


41 posted on 09/21/2005 7:52:44 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Knitting A Conundrum

Good grief - if anyone needs a break, you SIL should be high up on the list.


42 posted on 09/21/2005 7:58:19 AM PDT by Gabz ((Chincoteague, VA) Tryin' to Reason with Hurricane season)
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To: Gabz

You are right about that...I feel so sorry for her, but there's not a lot I can do...


43 posted on 09/21/2005 8:01:53 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: dixie sass; Slip18

Miss Slippy is a bit far from me, but I will be heading west.

I am not sure what I am going to be doing, but you can bet I won't be sitting tight!


44 posted on 09/21/2005 8:03:11 AM PDT by RikaStrom (The number one rule of the Kama Sutra is that you both be on the same page.../Exeter 051705)
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To: dubyaismypresident

Saw a picture of her and YIKES! She is homely.


45 posted on 09/21/2005 8:04:09 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: RikaStrom

Good Morning Miss Rika. Did you like the pic of Chad Hennings this morning?


46 posted on 09/21/2005 8:06:22 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: hobbes1
but aside from a couple of tokens every teacher was between Good Looking, and Smoking Hot

Where were they when I was in 3rd grade?

Let me beat every one else to the punchline: Probably kindergarden.

47 posted on 09/21/2005 8:06:23 AM PDT by NeoCaveman ("Government is not the solution, it is the problem" - Ronald Reagan)
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To: RikaStrom

Stay safe Rika teacha.........


48 posted on 09/21/2005 8:12:27 AM PDT by Gabz ((Chincoteague, VA) Tryin' to Reason with Hurricane season)
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To: VRWCmember
Despite Hillary Clinton's coquetry about illegal immigration, the Center-Right of the US political spectrum has not been seduced by "Hillary is a new kind of Democrat" PR campaign.
49 posted on 09/21/2005 8:36:03 AM PDT by MNJohnnie ("Don't get stuck on stupid, reporters.")
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To: dubyaismypresident

xshub says batchelder's horrible. where is she being mentioned?


50 posted on 09/21/2005 8:37:43 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy
The name is floating around the blogosphere, and ,a href=http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488634/posts>here.

What's wrong with her?

Personally, every Ohio Republican not named Blackwell gives me the heebie jeebies.

51 posted on 09/21/2005 8:39:32 AM PDT by NeoCaveman ("Government is not the solution, it is the problem" - Ronald Reagan)
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To: dubyaismypresident

don't know yet. he just said, yes she's being mentioned, and she is horrible.


52 posted on 09/21/2005 8:41:22 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: VRWCmember
Instead of homework I have evacuation advice.

Houston Hurricane Evacuation plan: City officials just announced the official Houston 2004 Hurricane Evacuation Plan:

1. Hispanics use I-10 West to San Antonio
2. Cajuns use I-10 East to Lafayette
3. Rednecks use 59 North to East Texas
4. Republicans fly Continental to Washington DC
5. Yankees and Democrats use 45 South to Galveston
6. Longhorns use 290 West to Austin
53 posted on 09/21/2005 8:43:02 AM PDT by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: secret garden

Sure it's from last year, but it is still good advice.


54 posted on 09/21/2005 8:43:43 AM PDT by secret garden (<= easily amused)
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To: hobbes1; dubyaismypresident; xsmommy; secret garden

I didn't realize you had moved out of New Jersey.....


55 posted on 09/21/2005 8:44:32 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Prayers for healing and relief from pain for Cowboy...........)
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To: secret garden; VRWCmember
Nice evac list - the one I saw showed Aggies taking the 610 Loop.........

(For those not familiar, it is a LOOP around Houston - In Texas, Aggie jokes are equivilant to Polish jokes)

56 posted on 09/21/2005 8:47:38 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Prayers for healing and relief from pain for Cowboy...........)
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To: secret garden
5. Yankees and Democrats use 45 South to Galveston

ROFL!!!!!!!!!

57 posted on 09/21/2005 8:47:46 AM PDT by Gabz ((Chincoteague, VA) Tryin' to Reason with Hurricane season)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

HAVENT.


58 posted on 09/21/2005 8:48:49 AM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you dont have to...." ;)
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To: VRWCmember; xsmommy; Slip18; RikaStrom; Dutchgirl; Knitting A Conundrum; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; ...
Hi, Vastie:

Two score and a couple of years gone by
The Left had all the hot looking chicks
Nowadays, they've lost them and many ponder why

Short money and dwindling power have replaced coquetry
As Tools of the Trade for gullible Moon Bats, it's called expediency

When Janet Reno, Donna Shallala, Babs Milkulski and Hillary
Could have actually been born with dicks

Jack Deth~ 09/21/05.

59 posted on 09/21/2005 9:20:05 AM PDT by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Disemboweler of the WFTD Thread)
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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; xsmommy

Speaking of Polish jokes....how about some POLISH Hurricane names? I'm thinking Stanley and Walter.


60 posted on 09/21/2005 9:22:40 AM PDT by Explorer89 (We're closed. The moose out front should have told you.)
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