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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread It's scandalous #147109 08/30/2005 11:33 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada My TV guide had an article about the return of a "formerly scandalized" TV star. Has scandalized ever meant the subject or cause of a scandal as it was used in this case? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: It's scandalous #147110 08/31/2005 1:16 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA In that great reference guide inside my head, I always thought it was the fans who were scandalized when an idol misbehaved. Wrong? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: It's scandalous #147111 08/31/2005 1:20 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City >>Wrong? Right, but this may be an archaic usage; it's hard to tell: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=4&q=scandalized Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: It's scandalous #147112 08/31/2005 11:42 AM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada Elizabeth Creith addict Elizabeth Creith addict Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 500 Northern Ontario, Canada There's a song out there called "He Scandalized my Name" in which the singer is complaining about scurrilous gossip spread about her. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: It's scandalous #147113 08/31/2005 1:55 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >There's a song out there called... isn't that ironic? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,464 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,273 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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