Newly elected Argentinian President Javier Milei, last month said:
“I don’t go to Church, I go to Synagogue.
I don’t follow a priest, I follow a Rabbi.
I learn Torah.
I’m known internationally as a friend of Israel.
In addition to aligning with the US and Israel, I want to move our Embassy to Jerusalem.
If I win, my first trip is to Israel.”
Discuss it on The BFD.
The word for today is… meretricious (adjective) - 1 formal + disapproving a: tastelessly showy and falsely attractive b: superficially (see superficial sense 2) significant : pretentious 2: of or relating to a person who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Meretricious can
The word for today is… excrescence (noun) - 1: a projection or outgrowth especially when abnormal 2: a disfiguring, extraneous, or unwanted mark or part : blot 3: by-product Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Warts and pimples are common excrescences that can usually be wiped out with medication; other excrescences such as cysts
The word for today is… foppery (noun) - 1: foolish character or action : folly 2: the behavior or dress of a fop Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The word fop once referred to a foolish or silly person, a meaning that is now obsolete. The current sense of "fop" -
The word for today is… eureka (interjection, adjective) - interjection : used to express triumph on a discovery adjective : marked by usually sudden triumphant discovery Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : I think this is the first interjection we have featured - a red letter day. When people exclaim “Eureka!” they are harking back
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