A new source for expanding vocabulary...
May. 4th, 2004 12:21 pmIt's rare to learn a new word from a comic strip. Chickweed Lane seems to be rather erudite, considering the one of the main characters (the mom)has a doctorate in mathematics...
http://www.livejournal.com/users/chickweed_comic/45135.html
pan·jan·drum
Pronunciation: pan-'jan-dr&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -drums also pan·jan·dra /-dr&/
Etymology: Grand Panjandrum, burlesque title of an imaginary personage in some nonsense lines by Samuel Foote
: a powerful personage or pretentious official
I think I've found a new euphemism for the Shrub.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/chickweed_comic/45135.html
pan·jan·drum
Pronunciation: pan-'jan-dr&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -drums also pan·jan·dra /-dr&/
Etymology: Grand Panjandrum, burlesque title of an imaginary personage in some nonsense lines by Samuel Foote
: a powerful personage or pretentious official
I think I've found a new euphemism for the Shrub.
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Date: 2004-05-04 03:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-04 03:59 pm (UTC)woodsworld Footrot Flats. I loved that one.no subject
Date: 2004-05-04 04:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-04 10:37 pm (UTC)I hope she gets laid.