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OP We've all heard of St. Elmo's fire, right? Here's a new synonym (for me, at least): corposant.
More interesting, it comes from the Portuguese:
Etymology: Portuguese corpo-santo, literally, holy body
Heard of this term, AnnaS? Corposant ends to sound like "ant".
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted It's electric: corposant Wordwind 08/22/04 10:29 AM Re: It's electric: corposant Faldage 08/22/04 12:07 PM Auntie ant musick 08/22/04 04:43 PM
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