More Words Work
word of the day
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Dross
Dross
is a
mass
of
solid
impurities
floating on a molten
metal bath
. Dross (
slang
) has been used to describe persons of contemptible status. For example 'Human dross' is synonymous with 'Human scum'.
source
No comments:
Post a Comment
Newer Post
Older Post
Home
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
talk nineteen to the dozen
to speak rapidly and without stopping
abstemious
Marked by, or spent in, abstinence ; as, an abstemious life.
Nureongi
Nureongi (누렁이) and Hwangu (황구; 黃狗) are Korean terms meaning "Yellow Dog" used to refer to tannish mongrel or landrace of dog in...
acrolect - mesolect - basilect
Three portions of the post-creole continuum : acrolect ( linguistics ) The variety of speech that is considered the standard form. m...
No comments:
Post a Comment