I never knew - croupier was one who rode behind another on a horse (obsolete), croupier, from croupe, rump, croup, from Old French. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/croupier
Hi Mutandis26....I probably should have mentioned where I got these, and many more. MY BAD!!! I got "idiot of the cretin class�? and the "grotesqueness of their perruquerie�?from the May 1863 edition of the Anthropological Review published by The Anthropological Society of London.
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briwref commented on the word tractable
Because of my pig-headedness, I trend towards the intractable
July 26, 2009
briwref commented on the list rectal-foreign-bodies
http://www.well.com/user/cynsa/newbutt.html
July 20, 2009
briwref commented on the word croupier
I never knew - croupier was one who rode behind another on a horse (obsolete), croupier, from croupe, rump, croup, from Old French. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/croupier
July 20, 2009
briwref commented on the list thomas-crapper-would-plotz
check out synonym.com
July 20, 2009
briwref commented on the list fear-and-faux-fear
fear of floor-bound lint
July 20, 2009
briwref commented on the word christopher duncan turk
SCRUBS!!!
July 20, 2009
briwref commented on the list fun-with-anthropology
Hi Mutandis26....I probably should have mentioned where I got these, and many more. MY BAD!!! I got "idiot of the cretin class�? and the "grotesqueness of their perruquerie�?from the May 1863 edition of the Anthropological Review published by The Anthropological Society of London.
July 20, 2009
briwref commented on the word a shrink of violets
Dontcry you are absolutely correct...can't tell my sachet from my sashay
July 20, 2009
briwref commented on the user john
apologies...I tried to add new words directly from my link in Facebook. (I even confused myself)
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word tartare de cheval
horse-eating surrender monkey!
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word a shrink of violets
a sashay of perfumiers
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word a shrink of violets
a cash and carry of cashiers
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word a shrink of violets
a petulance of toddlers
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word a shrink of violets
a stromboli of wise guys
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word a shrink of violets
a trump of plutocrats
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word a shrink of violets
a lump of proletarians
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word a shrink of violets
a rash of rednecks
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word a shrink of violets
a darth of cheneys
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word ex-governor palin with her machete flailin'
No, it was old man McCain
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the word pants issues
wardrobe malfunction?
July 19, 2009
briwref commented on the list collected-words-list-2
Sorry for all the latin....
July 19, 2009