Posted on 06/20/2014 4:41:47 AM PDT by xsmommy
b>Word For The Day, Friday, June 20, 2014 – flummox
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".
flummox; verb (used with object) Informal. to bewilder; confound; confuse. 1837, cant word, origin uncertain, probably from some forgotten British dialect. Candidates cluster in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, southern Cheshire and also in Sheffield. "The formation seems to be onomatopoeic, expressive of the notion of throwing down roughly and untidily." Never let it be said that the OED editors lacked imagination. Related: Flummoxed. •
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....
Maybe Fess Parker-I think he was the actor who played Crockett?
A++++ great job!
Who’s the pedant now? ;-)
ok, well close enough! LOL! who was Festus?
well believe me, when you, senor Pedant, make an error, you have a room full of classmates ready to jump on it with BOTH FEET!
Yes, winter’s coming. So, eat, drink, and be merry.
I’m in the process of going Galt, but I do intend to keep internet-I’m not going back to what passes for civilization in a city or burb, though-this suits me best...
Eh, it’s all hillbilly Latin anyway.
Thank you!
I don’t remember who Festus was, other than another character in a western...
No, it’s a Festivus miracle!
Feats of strength!
This should only flummox the multiculturalists:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3170195/posts
un real. A+++
I guess this is a dumb question, but where does he suppose he will get the money if the legislature won’t vote on this?
What? It’s free money. Didn’t you read the article. States that are expanding Medicaid are getting a “boost” to their budgets.
XS -- Festus? Festus Hagan? or the city in Missouri next to Crystal City? Sorry, a FESTOON is clearly a Fess Tune, in this case, Fess Parker. (And how odd were HIS parents, eh? Fess for a boy's name, forsooth! Had a brother named Con, no doubt, so his mom could save time when they got into mischief...."Con Fess"...)
;^)
Am I too late for the airing of grievances?
It’s never too late.
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