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malkin (MO-kin, MAL-kin) noun
1. An untidy woman; a slattern.
2. A scarecrow or a grotesque effigy.
3. A mop made of a bundle or rags fastened to a stick.
4. A cat.
5. A hare.
[From Middle English Malkyn (little Molly), diminutive of
the name Maud or Molly/Mary.]
A related word is grimalkin, referring to an old female cat
or an ill-tempered old woman.
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The Boyish Look From: shorpy.com Post Date: 2008-11-12 12:57:26
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Setting aside the fact that had the current fashion for anorexic actresses been in place fifty or sixty years ago we would have been robbed of the pleasure of watching Marilyn Monroe, the boyish look of the '20s was quite common, and would later come to be thoroughly misunderstood. If you've ever seen not very good movie called "Getting Straight" which starred Elliott Gould and Candice Bergen, you may recall a scene in which Gould's characte... more
Gatsby Does L.A. From: labrainterrain.com Post Date: 2008-11-12 11:52:53
“But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg…But [some oculist] eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days, under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground.”*
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Ok hopefully some people have heard of NaNoWriMo, which is this event where you’re supposed to spout 50k words of crap in 30days of november... so i spent the first few days procrastinating, the next few days trying to write the intro to a story which made no sense at all, the next few days deliberating whether to scrap the existing story (which i did), and a few days thinking of a new plot. So I started on a new NaNoWriMo novel a couple days back, which I shall attempt to finish, however... more
The Prince William County Democratic Committee Invites You To
Canvass with Governor Tim Kaine On Saturday Afternoon
Gov. Tim Kaine, a national Obama-Biden campaign co-chair, will headline a canvass kickoff Saturday at the Woodbridge Campaign for Change office.
With less than two weeks before Election Day, thousands of Virginians working for change will [...]
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Need a little help getting motivated to trudge out to the polling place on Nov. 4? Decider has weighed the issues and scoured some of 2008’s finer local music for inspiration.
Political folk songs are often as cliché and eye-rolling as evoking the name of Ronald Reagan in an election year. In “I Don’t Remember,” Madison polka-folk satirists The Prince Myshkins seem to get the number-one rule for both practices: Do it distinctively, or screw off. The tune dissects the Iran-Cont... more
Last month, National Review ran a short blurb that was critical of the July raid on Berwyn Heights, Maryland Mayor Cheye Calvo by a Prince George’s County, Maryland SWAT team (article is subscription-only).
To refresh your memory, the police raided Calvo after intercepting a package en route to Calvo’s home that contained marijuana. They blew open Calvo’s door, shot and killed both of of Calvo’s black labs (one as it was running away), then handcuffed and interroga... more
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words that describe people
lachrymose
adj.
1 : given to tears or weeping
2 : tending to cause tears
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words that describe people
supercilious
adj.
Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
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words that describe people
adj.
1. Of or characteristic of a sophomore.
2. Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment
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