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A.Word.A.Day--pantagruelian

This week's theme: Eponyms

pantagruelian (pan-tuh-groo-EL-ee-uhn) adjective

1. Enormous.
2. Displaying extravagant and coarse humor.

After Pantagruel, a giant king with an enormous appetite, the son of Gargantua, depicted in a series of novels by François Rabelais (c. 1490-1553).

"[Ilan Ros's] jowls are scarlet, and he's wearing a loose apron over his Pantagruelian belly. He begins by gobbling up three slices of cold meat in quick succession and then wipes his mouth on a paper napkin."
Yasmina Khadra (pen name of Mohammed Moulessehoul); The Attack (Translation: John Cullen); Doubleday; 2006.

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