Word of the Day for Friday, April 10, 2009
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frisson \free-SOHN\, noun:
frisson \free-SOHN\, noun:
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A moment of intense excitement; a shudder; an emotional thrill.
A moment of intense excitement; a shudder; an emotional thrill.
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Every true Conservative will feel an avalanche of frisson when the B.O. is voted out of office!
Every true Conservative will feel an avalanche of frisson when the B.O. is voted out of office!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Frisson comes from the French, from Old French friçon, "a trembling," ultimately from Latin frigere, "to be cold."
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