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WORD FOR THE DAY: SCIAMACHY
2000 MOST CHALLENGING AND OBSCURE WORDS | 9/27/17 | Norman Schur

Posted on 09/27/2017 7:02:45 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell

Word For The Day, Thursday, April 30, 2015--


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".

SCIAMACHY

[sye AM uh kee]

hear it pronounced

noun

Based on the Greek nouns skia (shadow) and mache (battle), the Greeks formed skiamacia from which we took sciamacy, fighting with a shadow, a futile combat with an imaginary foe. Fighting against an imaginary enemy, or imagined injustices or wrongs. Paranoids, in mental conflict with the imagined hostility of others, are involved in sciamachy.


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To: Louis Foxwell

Hillary says, “Oh yes, I am a key”
For democrats marching to victory
Right those “wrongs” that are right
Tilt at windmills, her fight
Is an effort of worthless sciamachy


21 posted on 09/27/2017 10:23:09 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Be careful, Kimmy. Our President is Trump, not Obama!)
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To: Louis Foxwell; xsmommy
It's all fun and games at the swingers party, but it is no sciamachy when the jealous wife decides to start running people over with her minivan. Did Clara Harris move to Michigan and change her name?

Swingers party goes bad when 'jealous' wife attacks husband with minivan

22 posted on 09/27/2017 11:08:51 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: Louis Foxwell

The NFL picked a losing battle
In the Land of the Free.
Trump entered the fray swinging
Foolish NFL took a knee.

They make their money off of fans
That would be you and me.
Thumbed their noses at us
And their very own country.

Their battle cry was against Trump
Yet came off sounding off key
This fight they chose will cost them
In a foolish Battle of Sciamachy.


23 posted on 09/27/2017 2:01:08 PM PDT by tioga
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To: tioga

Have to get car inspected. Should be back in an hour to open class.


24 posted on 09/28/2017 6:13:04 AM PDT by tioga
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