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Lost Word Of The Day (13)

to gnathonise - to toady or flatter #lostwords #obscurewords #logophilia

How much has the English language lost as a result in the decline in the familiarity with the classical literature of Ancient Greece and Rome? I began musing on this when I came across the verb gathonise which was used particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries to describe the actions a toady or someone who excels in the art of flattery. Gnatho was the name of a character in Eunuchus, a play…

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Word of the Day

September 27/2018―September 30/2018

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gnathonlc said: UH M LET ME EXPLAIN TO U A THING

now i know not to trust you too

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gnathonlc said: wind: *blows thru the trees*; u, probably: *boner*

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deathprxxf said: In the ass gnathonlc said: right in the ass

thought that was obvious, but okay

grungebundy said: go camping and do it in the middle of the woods. that’d be romantic.

i'm not you, i can't fight off bears. probably.

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gnathonlc said: its a cool place and they say it gets colder youre bundled up now but wait til you get older

BUT THE METEOR MEN BEG TO DIFFER, JUDGING BY THE HOLE IN THE SATELLITE PICTURE 

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gnathonlc said: HEY NOW YOURE AN ALLSTAR GET YOUR GAME ON GO PLAY HEY NOW YOURE A ROCK STAR GET THE SHOW ON GET PAID

AND ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOOOoooOOOLD

*~only shooting staaaaars break the mOOoooOOld~*

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gnathonlc said: SO MUCH TO sEE SO MUcH TO DO SO WHATS WRONG WITH TAKIGN THE BACK STREETS

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU DO N'T GO

YOU'LL NEVER SHINE IF YOU DON'T GLOW!!