Word of the Day for Thursday, April 2, 2009
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gambol \GAM-buhl\, intransitive verb:
gambol \GAM-buhl\, intransitive verb:
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1. To dance and skip about in play; to frolic.
1. To dance and skip about in play; to frolic.
2. A skipping or leaping about in frolic.
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While the U.S. economy sinks lower and lower, the B.O. will be over in Europe gamboling about with his entourage of 500 and spending your money!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Gambol, earlier gambolde or gambalde, comes from Medieval French gambade, "a leaping or skipping," from Late Latin gamba, "hock (of a horse), leg," from Greek kampe, "a joint or bend."
Gambol, earlier gambolde or gambalde, comes from Medieval French gambade, "a leaping or skipping," from Late Latin gamba, "hock (of a horse), leg," from Greek kampe, "a joint or bend."
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