Word of the Day for Wednesday, September 10, 2014 SCARAMOUCH - TopicsExpress



          

Word of the Day for Wednesday, September 10, 2014 SCARAMOUCH SKAR-uh-mouch, -moosh \, noun; 1. A rascal or scamp. 2. A stock character in commedia dellarte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened. Scaramouch entered English in the 1600s from the Italian scaramuccia literally meaning skirmish. It is ultimately of Germanic orign. “…it seemed that the scaramouch in question had gained a wonderful ascendency over almost everybody in the Jeroboam.” Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851 “That child—the scaramouch you picked out of the gutter at Valrosa—Toby—do you realize—have you grasped—the meaning of that yet?” Ethel M. Dell, Charles Rex, 1922 Queen ♥ Bohemian Rhapsody youtu.be/fJ9rUzIMcZQ
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:37:23 +0000

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