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Nov 14, 2024
This week’s themeWords borrowed from Māori This week’s words tapu korero noa Illustration: Anu Garg + AI
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PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
adjective: Free from taboo, restrictions, etc.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Māori, Hawaiian, and Tahitian. The opposite of tapu.
Earliest documented use: 1854.
USAGE:
“And it is because the pit is noa that I demand you hide there.” Judy Corbalis; A Crooked Rib; Penguin Random House; 2015. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're
looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs,
we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed, and love of power.
-P.J. O'Rourke, writer (14 Nov 1947-2022)
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