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cur·mud·geon

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1568
1archaic : miser
2: a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man


Do we know anybody like this?


W.

Founder

Pronounciation: fow-n-dur

Function: Noun/verb

Etymology: origin unk.

Date: unk.

1: archaic : n. the principal establishmentarian of any group or entity
2: v. (maritime) to sink or die; v. to stumble, fall, or fail

I accused BlueLdr of being on his way to being a curmudgeon about a year ago; he said he'd let us know when he got there... no reply yet
(near the bottom of page 2): http://www.cessna170.org/forums/viewtop ... eon#p48735

A rare moment of creativity: http://www.cessna170.org/forums/viewtop ... eon#p21880:

Miles

George,

In all my approximately 47 years of knowing how to read, I'd never run across the word "rodomontade" before. Small wonder it would be in YOUR vocabulary. From http://www.merriam-webster.com

Main Entry: ro·do·mon·tade
Variant(s): also rho·do·mon·tade \ˌrä-də-mən-ˈtād, ˌrō-, -ˈtäd\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from rodomont blusterer, from Italian Rodomonte, character in Orlando Innamorato by Matteo M. Boiardo
Date: 1612
1 : a bragging speech
2 : vain boasting or bluster : rant

Miles