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Monday, January 27, 2014

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: BLOVIATE

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: BLOVIATE


PRONUNCIATION:
(BLO-vee-ayt)

MEANING:
(verb) intr.: To speak pompously.

ETYMOLOGY:
Pseudo-Latin alteration of blow (to boast). Earliest documented use: 1845.

USAGE:
"All you cinephiles who like to find grand statements and social criticism in horror movies, prepare to bloviate. It's midnight at the Tribeca Film Festival."
Neil Genzlinger; Scare Me, Sure, But Also Make A Statement; The New York Times; Apr 18, 2013. 
Lady Supreme!!!!

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