;Posted on 09/22/2014 5:55:36 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 9/22/14
;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".
fugacious; adj.
1. fleeting; transitory: "a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention."
2. Botany. falling or fading early.
Etymology: 1625-35; < Latin fugāci- (stem of fugāx apt to flee, fleet, derivative of fugere to flee + -ous
Related forms Expand
fugaciously, adverb
fugaciousness, fugacity
[fyoo-gas-i-tee]
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.
Refusing to be fugacious, Lois Lerner stands firm.
No pushing at the door please!
good morning to yinz.
The memory of 9/11 must be quite fugacious for liberals, seeing as they voted for someone who would allow similar events to come to fruition.
it’s patriots day, a day to stuff backpacks for underprivileged youth now. A+++
With promises that turn out to be fugacious
It’s no wonder that Americans are suspicious
Of an administration
Bent on demonstration
Of an agenda both venial and malicious
excellent A+++
My short-term memory retention is quite fugacious lately .... What’s the WFTD ;?
The periodic table has 3 liquid (at room temp) elements, many solids and a fugacious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugazi
I stayed up late to watch the Steelers, but I’m happy. Our marijuana brothers backfield both rushed for over 100 yards. First time the Steelers had 2 backs >100 since 1986.
Remember when pot smoking was the NFL’s worst problem?
Pitt lost a tough one to Iowa. Connor got 100 yards in the first half, but the Hawkeyes made adjustments in the second to force Pitt to throw.
I was worried that you were saying we had this word last week or something! and that’s entirely possible! LOL!
aha! I got that one! ; ) A+++
Whenever Bill Clinton visits Japan, he can be found in the company of a fugacious.
yes, poor Pitt, good on the Steelers and woe to SU. I do not give a crap about the Redskins, but I will defend to the death their right to have that name, and I saw the offensive South Park trailer where they rag on Dan Snyder about it, and it P’d me O.
Did you see the flap last week about the PA [or maybe NJ} HS whose name is Redskins and the sanctimonious HS newspaper editor stated that the paper would refuse to use the name, and was suspended by the principal, alone with the faculty advisor. So there is sure to be a lawsuit with the national media lining up with those jagoffs. That HS was the rival to xsgroom’s HS, which was the Indians. So I am sure that little girlie will be offered a full ride at some leftwing college for being so brave in taking on THE MAN at her HS. Can we even say BRAVE, now? or will someone SQUAWk?
another good one! A++++
Why, ‘twasn’t obscure at all. Since there was not a pronunciation guide, I just made my own... heh heh.
There once was a man from Chicago,
who married a woman named MO.
Just a fugacious fly
spitting in America’s eye,
rumor is on Air Force One he does blow.
SQUAWk. LOL
Bravo!!!!
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