Word for The Day: OLIO

2000 Most Challenging and Obscure Words | June 8, 2016 | Norman Schur

[Louis Foxwell]

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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".

OLIO

[OH lee oh]

hear it pronounced

noun

An olio is a stew made up of a large number of ingredients. Figuratively, olio is used for a medly, whether of musical pieces or literary passages.

Olio, going further, can cover any miscellany, whether of styles, colors, ideas, or whatever.

See gallimaufry.

Olio comes from the Spanish noun olla (pot, stew), whiich is derived from Late Latin, where it means "jar" or "pot."

[Louis Foxwell]

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.

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[Louis Foxwell]

I am guessing oleo, the false butter of WWII, is a derivation.

We can throw anything we like in the pot. We have a magnificent welter of ingredients this silly season. Have at it scribes. Kudos in the AM.

[golux]

Non so esattamente quando è successo, ma a'un certo punto mi sono reso conto che, per mio padre di mangiare la mia pasta senza stare svegli tutta la notte colle scoregge, avrei dovuto aggiungere al mio piatto un po'dipiu d' olio.

[Louis Foxwell]

Clearly, your father should cease and desist eating pasta. It is bad for the body, oil notwithstanding.

[Mears]

That is a CONSTANT crossword puzzle word.

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[Honorary Serb]

The olio of events and confusions of this election year has us all exhausted, even before the Conventions and the General Election have gotten underway.

Crooked Hillary is no exception. She says that she is “tired of Donald Trump”.

http://www.breitbart.com/hillary-clinton/2016/06/06/hillary-clinton-im-tired-of-him/

Fine! Why doesn’t the old crook do us all a big favor, and QUIT!!!!

Then she won’t have to put up with Trump, and we won’t have to endure the truly dangerous warmongering and Alinskyite socialism of a Hillary Presidency!!!!

[Vendome]

“The Drunkard” is the longest running play and olio in the world and plays several times a week in Tulsa.

Fun night....

[left that other site]

I have only seen this word as a crossword puzzle entry.

And another crossword puzzle word is the ingredients for the olio, “orts”.

[stormer]

Oleo is the shortened term for oleomargarine, conversely also shortened to margarine. Oleo is from the French word for oil (the main ingredient) where it was developed.

[DannyTN]

I’m guessing that if “ohio” is Japanese for Hello, then “olio” must be Japanese for I’m leaving now or goodbye.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Hmmmn. Pay later to have somebody tape a chocolate cookie filled with stew on the flexible arm of your baby’s stroller and you’d get a ... well-oiled Olie-owed oleo.

[disndat]

I will gladly eschew the olio Hillary is ladling up especially since her running mate is Sal Monella.

[NicknamedBob]

Isn’t olio the song of the flying monkeys of Oz?

[showme_the_Glory]

OLIO [OH lee oh]

The Wizard of OZ song? Sorry that's Oh-wee-Oh

[Louis Foxwell]

Hillary is tired of Trump just when we are beginning to REALLY like him.

[dblshot]

The American political portfolio
Causes many difficult imbroglios
Too may vote
Just by rote
Never understanding our republics olio.

[Hot Tabasco]

What does Tarzan yell when he’s swinging on his vine? OLIO!!!!!!!!!!

[Louis Foxwell]

Olio of events is good. Perfectly acceptable. A big star for you.

[Louis Foxwell]

Since 1953. Looks like fun.

[Louis Foxwell]

No, it’s a cookie.