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Meretricious may be an appropriately long word to describe the overly flashy, and ultimately vacuous film's nature.
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Meretricious may be an appropriately long word to describe the overly flashy, and ultimately vacuous film's nature.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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I think it stands for “Horrid and Meretricious,” at least when it comes ...
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I think it stands for “Horrid and Meretricious,” at least when it comes ...
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"Meretricious prose whose pretense at arch sophistication has become a schlock art form, the written equivalent of a Leroy Neiman nude."
Archive 2007-06-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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Meretricious airs, and the whole science of wantonness, have then a more powerful stimulus than either appetite or vanity; and this remark gives force to the prevailing opinion, that with chastity all is lost that is respectable in woman.
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Meretricious ornaments and manners were necessary to attract his attention.
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"Meretricious mental masturbation!" the Tolian concluded grandiosely.
Bloodhype Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1973
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"Meretricious mental masturbation!" the Tolian concluded grandiosely.
Bloodhype Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1973
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"Meretricious mental masturbation!" the Tolian concluded grandiosely.
Bloodhype Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1973
dano53 commented on the word Meretricious
A false display of affection or attraction, like that of a prostitute. The root of the word in latin refers to a woman who earns money by prostitution.
June 9, 2009