carpaccio

\kar-PAH-chee-oh\
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: thinly sliced raw meat or fish served with a sauce — often used postpositively


Example Sentence
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"Though the menu is large, stick with the steaks and the beef carpaccio at this sleek, airy restaurant."<!-- Advertising Text Box (for Encycl. Britannica) BEGINS --><!-- Advertising Text Box (for Encycl. Britannica) ENDS -->


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Carpaccio is not the only dish named after a person, though its name might have the most artful origin. Created in 1950 by Venetian restaurateur Giuseppe Cipriani, carpaccio is named after Vittore Carpaccio, the Renaissance painter. Cipriani created the dish for the Countess Amalia Nani Mocenigo, who had been under doctor’s orders to avoid cooked meats. According to Cipriani’s memoir, he chose to name the dish after Carpaccio because the red in the beef matched the colors found in Carpaccio’s paintings. Recently, some restaurants have begun using the term for similarly prepared non-meat dishes (such as pear carpaccio).

 

I would be derelict in my duties if I did not share this one:

derelict

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1 : abandoned especially by the owner or occupant : run-down
*2 : lacking a sense of duty : negligent


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In letting the children stay up late into the night watching television, the babysitter was derelict in her duty.<!-- Advertising Text Box (for Encycl. Britannica) BEGINS --><!-- Advertising Text Box (for Encycl. Britannica) ENDS -->


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The Latin verb "relinquere" left behind a few English derivatives. This word, itself meaning "to leave behind," is the root of our "derelict." Something derelict has been left behind, or at least appears that way. In another sense, someone derelict leaves behind or neglects his or her duties or obligations. Another descendent of "relinquere" is "relinquish," meaning "to leave behind," "to give up," or "to release." "Relic" is another example of a word that ultimately comes from "relinquere." "Relics," in the original sense of the term, referred to things treasured for their association with a saint or martyr — that is, objects saints and martyrs had left behind.

 

oh i was thinking your example would have to do with a derelict super duty or something...

 

I have a litany of excuses for the ineffable act of being derelict in thanking Russ for these words o' the day. Phew, glad I have spell check.

 

I think it is ineffable that the chawbacon Rockstone came up with a litany of excuses for his derelict actions regarding Russ' efforts. However i think Russ has created a golem, which may enjoy carpaccio.

 

I couldn't have said it better himself.

 

Creative!

 

lothario

\loh-THAIR-ee-oh\
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: a man whose chief interest is seducing women


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Though Bubba Red Beard had been denounced as a chawbacon, he was actually quite the conniving lothario who liked to play the field but who had no interest in making a real commitment. That sly dog....


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"Lothario" comes from The Fair Penitent (1703), a tragedy by Nicholas Rowe. In the play, Lothario is a notorious seducer, extremely attractive but beneath his charming exterior a haughty and unfeeling scoundrel. He seduces Calista, an unfaithful wife and later the fair penitent of the title. After the play was published, the character of Lothario became a stock figure in English literature. For example, Samuel Richardson modeled the character of Lovelace on Lothario in his 1748 novel Clarissa. As the character became well known, his name became progressively more generic, and since the 18th century the word "lothario" has been used for a foppish, unscrupulous rake.

 

this is early Word O The day....

 

Would a chawbacon lothario be a oxymoron or a dichotomy?

 

Interesting how a pronoun can become so commonly used that it becomes a noun. We should all be so famous that our name becomes a noun. On the other hand, it could be infamy, and not such a good thing.

Ever see the movie Kingpin? The lead character is Munson, played by Woody Harrelson. He is such a royal screwup that munson becomes a term of scorn.

Dang, what a munson!

 

exculpate

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: to clear from alleged fault or guilt


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Johnny Cochran claimed if the glove didn't fit then that would exculpate his client. Then O.J. f'd up in Las Vegas and finally ended up where he deserved to be.

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You need not take the blame if you're unfamiliar with the origins of "exculpate," but there's a hint in this sentence. The word, which was adopted in the late 17th century from Medieval Latin "exculpatus," traces back to the Latin noun "culpa," meaning "blame." Some other descendants of "culpa" in English include "culpable" ("meriting condemnation or blame") and "inculpate" ("incriminate"), as well as the considerably rarer "culpatory" ("accusing") and "disculpate" (a synonym of "exculpate"). You may also be familiar with the borrowed Latin phrase "mea culpa," which translates directly as "through my fault" and is used in English to mean "a formal acknowledgment of personal fault or error."

 

I've never heard this word before:

kickshaw

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noun


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1 : a fancy dish
*2 : a showy trifle


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The shop was filled with refrigerator magnets, back-scratchers, snow globes, and other kickshaws, all adorned with images of smiling pigs.

My version: The FTE So Cal crew downed the kickshaw like a band of starving pirates. "Arrrrr...."


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“Kickshaw” began its career in the late 16th century as a borrowing from the French "quelque chose" — literally, “something.” In line with the French pronunciation of the day, the “l” was dropped and the word was anglicized as "kickshaws" or "kickshoes." English speakers soon lost all consciousness of the word’s French origin and, by taking "kickshaws" as plural, created the new singular noun “kickshaw.”

 

so is it like a plate or a kind of food?

 

wisenheimer

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: smart aleck



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We wouldn't joke around about the origin of this witty word. In the early 20th century, someone had the smart idea to combine the adjective "wise" (one sense of which means "insolent, smart-alecky, or fresh") with "-enheimer," playing on the pattern of family names such as "Oppenheimer" and "Guggenheimer." Of course, "wisenheimer" isn't the only “wise-" word for someone who jokes around. There's also "wiseacre," "wisecracker," "wise guy," and “wisehead.” All of these jokesters are fond of making "wisecracks."