Word for the Day, FRiday, August 27, 2010 - Obnubilate

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[tioga]

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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”.

Obnubilate

transitive verb

Becloud, Obscure

Noun - Obnubilation

Origin of OBNUBILATE

Latin obnubilatus, past participle of obnubilare, from ob- in the way + nubilare to be cloudy, from nubilus cloudy, from nubes cloud — more at ob-, nuance

First Known Use: 1583

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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

[hoosiermama]

Used to play a vocab game every Friday in English class who also taught Latin class. Teacher would hand out list on Monday. On Friday we’d turn in assignment. Prize went to the person who could use the most words from the list in a paragraph. Double point were given to the Latin students if they could use a latin based word and give its source in the English paragraph.....Always had fun, laughs and did our homework! What we’d do for an M&M!

[brytlea]

Why my husband asks how much money I spend on dog shows, I obnubilate!

[mikrofon]

The Lamestream Press continues to obnubilate the grossly-inexperienced Obie’s noobie-lations as pResident...

[stuartcr]

Our politicians are master obnubilators.

[bonnieblue4me]

The obnubilation by the Obamination is cause for consternation, resulting in constipation!

[VRWCmember]

Question: When your children ask why there are bikini-clad strippers outside your church, do you obnubilate or give them the full details?

[VRWCmember]

Why haven’t you chimed in on the bikini-clad strippers protesting at the local church thread?

[secret garden]

Am I the only one who thought North Korea was confused about our intentions and obnubilated the obvious exchange we were attempting by sending old dirt nap over there?

[count-your-change]

Obnubilate.....hmmmmmmmm This seems to have two meanings, sort of a double nintendo as the saying goes.
Could be that Ebonyonics that the guys speak at the pool hall over on t’uther side of the rail yard, “Oby, You be late!”, but since this is a more tea and cookies post than a grits and gravy post maybe we'll try to cyfer it out.

O.K., Jimmy Jakes said his new 15 yr. old wife was very nubile. (Jimmy uses foreign words a lot). Jimmy was a’feared that when she got painted up she might also be mobile so he told her to not look so nubile meaning to “Obnubilate” a little bit.
Course Jimmy didn't know this cow girl was really 19 and had been to more than one rodeo in her short life.

Least that's what I heard.

[tioga]

A+++ LMAO!

[tioga]

gotta have a hobby! A++

[tioga]

A++ they won’t let go of the dream, reality is far from it. oh, well. no one can stop NOvember from coming.

[tioga]

A++ as long as we master the new voting machines, they don’t have a chance.

[tioga]

my anticipation is the annihilation of the obamination and no amount of obnubilation will slow me down from the voting booth this NOvember. A++

[tioga]

ouch! the pics are not all that appealing. I vote obnubilate them, yuck.

A+++

[tioga]

A+++ I would guess that five minutes with the old coot and they threw him out.

[tioga]

you hear the strangest things! A+++

[brytlea]

Probably don’t have to have such an expensive one, but oh well! I do cook. :)

[tioga]

what the HECK? chicken poop in my breakfast? gag me.

[tioga]

at least you hobby isn't buying hidious designer clothes and shoes....that make your a$$ look HUGE. ...then parading around the world on a perpetual vacation eating ice cream with 40 of your closest friends.