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Tsuwm's "Worthless Word" - effigiate - needs to be resurected !
It goes so well with absquatulate.
"Before I can absquatulate I must effigiate to the norms of this group."
Effigiate effigiate effigiate effigiate
Doesn't it just fill your mouth with sound!
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I hasten to point out that the word comes from below the fold in one of dr. bill's continuing (continual?) series; I'm doing a theme week on words culled from these very forums (since Anu has declined the opportunity)!
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And I ;hasten to admit I don't remember seeing it before. There used to be a popular form
of social or political protest - to hang someone in effigy = suspend from a lamp post
a dummy with some identifying features of the fillain, with an appropriate placard.
Effigiate (from ATRFL Webster 1913)
Ef*fig"i*ate (?), v. t. [L. effigiatus, p. p. of effigiare to form, fr. effigies. See Effigy.] To form as an effigy; hence, to fashion;
to adapt.
[He must] effigiate and conform himself to those circumstances. Jer. Taylor.
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OK I'll bite. I tried a search and couldn't locate absquatulate. What does it mean?
apologies if I'm starting a skerfuffle
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http://onelook.com reveals (almost) all.
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Pooh-Bah
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Ta ever so. 
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Re: He has done it again!
Tsuwm's "Worthless Word" - effigiate - needs to be resurected
I don't get it.
Why should we give Tsuwm a pat on the back for being wrong about a "worthless word"?
I think we should have a little more respect for his scholarly integrity.
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being wrong about a "worthless word"
Huh?
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Dear Wordminstrel: tsuwm ist ein alter Wortmeister.
He is undoubtedly calling some of his words worthless as a
challenge to us to prove his judgement too harsh. I have had the pleasure of hijacking such words. I suggest you do that also.
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Thanks, wwh. Now I get it.
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