;Posted on 08/06/2012 5:40:13 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 8/6/12
;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".
soi-disant; adj.
1. calling oneself thus; self-styled. 2. so-called or pretended.
Etymology: French, literally, saying oneself First Known Use: 1752
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....
Here is my example with WFTD.
Soi-disant IRS agent, dirty harry, dirty liar.
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
No pushing at the door please!
Less than stellar day shaping up here, hope you all are having a better one than i am.
The Soi-Disant messiah isn’t working out as he planned.
A+++ hopefully the unwashed masses can see that, too.
From your fingertips to God’s Eyes.
The sun’s breaking through the morning gloom as we speak.
Heading to Houston this afternoon.
Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are soi-disant civil rights leaders..........
BRAVO, truthy!! A+++++
sounds like a pome to me ; ) A+++
A+++ aka race hustlers.
Soi-disant sounds like some kind of vegan diet!
I’ll give a whirl to Nancy Pelosi’s self vaunted Catholic theology — soi-disant all the way.
.....I prefer ‘poverty pimps’, myself............
Cute!
A+++ a Catholic in her own mind.
that too!
Have you looked at her recently? Her slovely appearance coupled with her decidedly poor performance as SOS reduces her threat exponentially.
Wasn’t he Joey on “Friends”?
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