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SMITHFIELD BARGAIN
PRONUNCIATION: (SMITH-feeld bar-guhn)
MEANING: noun 1. A bargain in which the buyer is taken advantage of. 2. A marriage of convenience, especially for money.
ETYMOLOGY: After Smithfield, London, the site of the famous Bartholomew Fair (1133-1855). Earliest documented use: 1664. ______________________________
IS M.I.T. H-FIELD BARGAIN? - Crimson headline questioning whether it's actually a good idea to sell them Harvard Stadium at the announced price
SMITH: FIE! L.E.D. BARGAIN ! - Smith! Shame on you! You missed the opportunity to save us a fortune in lighting bills !
SMITHFIELD BEAR GAIN - the Fair will be advertising the World's Heaviest Ursine if Papa Bear doesn't go on a diet soon
SMITHFIELD BAR? AGAIN? - That makes how many times they've raided that pub?
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KRYPTONITE
PRONUNCIATION: (KRIP-tuh-nyt)
MEANING: noun: A vulnerability, especially in someone who seems otherwise unstoppable.
ETYMOLOGY: After Krypton, Superman’s home planet, whose explosion scattered radioactive kryptonite. Earliest documented use: 1943. _____________________________
KRYPTONIZE - to blow your own planet to smithereens
KAY-P TONITE - don't look now, but it's your day for potato-peeling duty
KRY TONITE - what you'll do when you break up with your baby this afternoon
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PUNIC
PRONUNCIATION: (PYOO-nik)
MEANING: adjective: 1. Relating to Carthage. 2. Treacherous, faithless.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin Punicus (Carthaginian), from Greek Phoinix (Phoenician). Carthage was founded as a Phoenician colony, in present-day Tunisia. Earliest documented use: 1590. __________________________________
PUN, INC - professional jokes, based on wordplay, delivered on order
PRUNIC - laxative
P.U. NIT - that's one smelly louse egg!
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BYZANTINE
PRONUNCIATION: (biz-uhn-TEE-nyz, BIZ-uhn-tee-nyz)
MEANING: verb tr.: To make complex, elaborate, or intricate.
ETYMOLOGY: After Byzantium, an ancient Greek city, modern-day Istanbul. Earliest documented use: 1855. ______________________________
BY FANTINE - singer of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miz
BY ZANTING - How do you get to Zanzibar?
BYE: ANTINE - announcing that Antine will get a free pass in the first round of the tournament
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SERENDIPITOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (ser-uhn-DIP-i-tuhs)
MEANING: adjective: Relating to fortunate discoveries or happenings by chance.
ETYMOLOGY: From serendipity, coined by Horace Walpole after the fairy tale, “The Three Princes of Serendip”. Earliest documented use: 1958. _______________________________
SERENDIP IOUs - primitive currency of Ceylon
SERENDI PIOUS - the Serendi are a deeply religious people
SHE REND I.P.I. TO US - that woman returned the International Peace Institute to United States jurisdiction
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SERENISSIMOUS – like Venice
SEVENDIGITOUS – in the millions
SERMONIFEROUS – able to give speeches on a wide variety of subjects
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