Word for the Day, Monday, February 27, 2012-- mawkish

2/27/12 | xs

[xsmommy]

Word For The Day, Monday, 2/27/12

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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".

mawkish; adj.

1. characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin. 2. having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating

Etymology: 1668, sickly, nauseated, from M.E. mawke "maggot" (see maggot). Sense of "sickly sentimental" is first recorded 1702

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....

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[blueunicorn6]

That brings my cumulative GPA up to .5

[Explorer89]

Thanks, we need someone to always post the picture of him finishing the Palm Beach half marathon whenever his name is invoked. As president of his fan club, I may make it a new FR “rule” for threads, ala Maureen Dowd and Michael Douglas’s new wife, whose name escapes me right now. I could get mawkish.

[Explorer89]

Now you do! See aforementioned rule. :)

[tioga]

I woke up to mawkish news of a school shooting in Ohio. I thought this trend had died down. Some drivel about revenge for a FB post?

[xsmommy]

A+++

[xsmommy]

ya gotta start somewhere! ; )

[Cowman]

mawkish; What Paw does before he leaves for work

[xsmommy]

A+++ i am going to give you the benefit of the doubt, bc you have been a conscientous student, that you didn’t cheat offa Mik for this homework... ; )

[Cowman]

i am going to give you the benefit of the doubt, bc you have been a conscientous student, that you didn’t cheat offa Mik for this homework... ; )

Certanly not! And don't let these eyeglasses with rearview mirrors say differently.

[xsmommy]

i’ve got my eye on you, young man... ; )

[tioga]

Let’s not get them shooting at each other. GMTA after all.

[xsmommy]

BTW, xshub bought some good seats to the last home game at SU against Louisville this coming weekend. He and xsboy are going to go. xshub is beyond psyched about the way this season has gone. my fear is a premature flameout in the tournament and then xshub will be on SUICIDE WATCH!

[tioga]

don’t be mawkish....SU has had an awesome season. I was watching the game, but every time I put the book down to watch the other team started catching up, so I had to read and peak....call me superstitious.

[xsmommy]

it’s precisely because SU lets the other team have a shot at winning that i fear the worst! They p!$$ed away a huge lead to win at the buzzer against UCONN. xshub hates UCONN almost as much as he loathes the Hoyas.

[tioga]

well, with a crowd that big the paramedics are already on scene. that should be some comfort......but if my intuition is working, SU will get well into the finals before I will worry. not sure if they will go all the way, but close. my prediction, for what it’s worth.

[tioga]

oh dear God, one of the students died this morning. may he/she RIP.

[SoothingDave]

Next week is the last Big East tournament as we know it. Pity Pitt is in no condition to take a serious run.

[tioga]

it frees you up to cheer for SU.... ;^)

[xsmommy]

i asked xshub and he said the move happens in 2013 for football, and 13-14 for basketball, so this may not be the last BE tourney as we know it.

[xsmommy]

xshub, jinxing SU badly at this point, just told me to keep Palm Sunday weekend open for NOLA. RME. i asked if i would be stuck in restricted view section this time, bc the last Final Four in NOLA that we went to [the year SU won] xsbrownie and i were in the crap seats, and the other three sat in the good ones ; ) We have gone to New Orleans for both prior Final Fours where SU played. Lost the first to Indiana [pre-children], won the second [pulled all three out of school to go].