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Word of the day
Word of the day Today's word is HOODWINK. Hoodwink [HOOD-wink] verb: to deceive by false appearance: dupe Example: Once he started undressing her and exploring her with his mouth and hands he realized that she had hoodwinked him with her padded bra and that her breasts were much smaller than they had appeared. Did you know? A now-obsolete sense of the word "wink" is "to close one's eyes," and "hoodwink" once meant to cover the eyes of someone, such as a prisoner, with a hood or blindfold. ("Hoodwink" was also once a name for the game of blindman's buff.) This 16th-century term soon came to be used figuratively for veiling the truth. "The Public is easily hood-winked," wrote the Irish physician Charles Lucas in 1756, by which time the figurative use had been around for almost a century and a half. Over two hundred and fifty years later, this meaning of the word hasn't changed a wink. Not a very productive day but then again it is Saturday. I have a headache and I'm not really feeling that great. My kiddo ordered pizza and I think I'm gonna go have a piece and a beer and watch a movie in my room. Hope y'all have a great night! |
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Good word. I think it shows depth when someone uses an old word in context & with no struggle. Everyone deserves a veg out day from time to time. Hope you enjoyed it & recharged your batteries. Take care. "That's my opinion." - Supreme Speaker, @ 1974 "To each: His reach. And if I don't cop, it ain't mine to have." - George Clinton, @ 1975 "But what do I know? I don't know anything." - DeftDECouple "Guess Who's Back" - William Michael Griffin, Jr. @ 1997
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Thank you
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