Word of the Day for Friday, December 4, 2009
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gallimaufry \gal-uh-MAW-free\, noun:
gallimaufry \gal-uh-MAW-free\, noun:
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A hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.
A hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.
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The B.O.'s health care bills are nothing more than a compilation gallimaufry of special interest groups' submissions!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Gallimaufry, originally meaning "a hash of various kinds of meats," comes from French galimafrée, from Old French, from galer, "to rejoice, to make merry" (source of English gala) + mafrer, "to eat much," from Medieval Dutch maffelen, "to open one's mouth wide."
Gallimaufry, originally meaning "a hash of various kinds of meats," comes from French galimafrée, from Old French, from galer, "to rejoice, to make merry" (source of English gala) + mafrer, "to eat much," from Medieval Dutch maffelen, "to open one's mouth wide."
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