Thursday, November 22, 2012

Quiz for Dinner


It has come to my attention that many young people do not know - much less use - some of our most colorful words. It would be sad if these great tools of communication were lost. How many of you not only know the meaning of the following words, but occasionally use them? [Definitions may be found on Google.]

  1. Mollycoddle
  2. Pussyfoot
  3. Hornswoggle
  4. Bamboozle
  5. Poltroon
  6. Canard
  7. Lollygag
  8. Bodacious
  9. Crone
  10. Gigolo
  11. Palaver
  12. Hobnob
  13. Minion
  14. Toady
  15. Mossback

2 comments:

Bob said...

I know 8, and I looked up the rest. I probably occasionally use mollycoddle,pussyfoot,minion and bamboozle.

I like hubris, reticent, pulchritudinous, laconic plus a plethora of our local vernacular.

Yes but young people have a language all their own...

Michael Wade said...

Bob,

Hubris is a personal favorite and a major concept in my ethics classes.

Michael