SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: BUMPTIOUS
PRONUNCIATION:
(BUHMP-shuhs)
MEANING:
(adjective):
Self-assertive in an obnoxious way.
ETYMOLOGY:
Probably a blend of bump
+ fractious or a blend of bump + presumptuous.
Earliest documented use: 1803.
USAGE:
"A more prosperous,
bumptious Turkey is jangling many nerves."
Is Turkey Turning Its Back on the West?; The Economist (London, UK); Oct 21,
2010.
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