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December 27, 2005

Word of the Day

snivel \SNIV-ul\ verb

1 a : to run at the nose b : snuffle
2 : to cry or whine with snuffling
3 : to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional manner


My nominee for 2005? Yup.

I wish I could say I had to think about it, but it shot into my consciousness the second I read the word...

Posted by tree hugging sister at December 27, 2005 12:48 PM

Comments

Okay, I give. Who is it?

Posted by: Mike Rentner at December 27, 2005 01:42 PM

Ooh, sorry, Mike! Forgot you were defending freedom while we entertained ourselves here in CONUS. That's Gov. Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at December 27, 2005 01:49 PM

Gawd, she just oozes snivel, doesn't she? Is this cultural or genetic?

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at December 27, 2005 06:02 PM

She just so perfectly fits the definition, doesn't she?

Posted by: Cindermutha at December 30, 2005 08:42 AM