

Nov 16, 2016 This week’s theme

There’s a word for it



This week’s words

kakistocracy

coulrophobia

boodler

ambisinistrous

defenestration



Read it today There’s a word for it A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg



boodler PRONUNCIATION: (BOOD-luhr)

MEANING: noun: Someone involved in bribery or corruption.

ETYMOLOGY: From Dutch boedel (property). Earliest documented use: 1872.

USAGE: “McCall, however, was something of a political grafter, a boodler, and was known to use his status of political prominence in an unsportsmanlike manner.”

Kale Meggs; 99 Nooses; Black Oak Media; 2012.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Remember, when the judgment's weak, the prejudice is strong. -Kane O'Hara, composer and playwright (1711/1712-1782)





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