This week’s theme
Words that aren’t what they appear to be

This week’s words
dogmatic
lustrate
tourbillion
antigodlin
aggrate

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(an-ti-GOD-lin)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Out of line; lopsided; out of whack.
2. Diagonal.

ETYMOLOGY:

Of uncertain origin. The term is used in the American south. Perhaps from anti- (against) + goggling, from goggle (to look obliquely). Perhaps influenced by the folk etymology “against God”. Earliest documented use: around 1900.

USAGE:

“[Michele Bachmann] has been stunningly, publicly antigodlin about many aspects of the bill, including promoting what PolitFact dubbed the ‘Lie of the Year’.”
Max Sparber; House, MD: Congress Passes Historic Health Care Reform; MinnPost (Minneapolis); Mar 22, 2010.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: