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- First recorded in 1540鈥�50.
- Borrowed directly from French; equivalent to the Italian guid(are), “to guide” + -one, noun suffix.
EXAMPLES OF GUIDON
- The soldiers rallied around their unit’s guidon during the parade.
- The guidon fluttered wildly in the wind as the captain carried it.
battologize
[ buh-tol-uh-jahyz ]
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verb
to repeat (a word, phrase, mannerism, etc.) excessively
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- First recorded in 1625鈥�35; combining聽battolog(y) + -ize.
EXAMPLES OF BATTOLOGIZE
- He tends to battologize when he’s nervous, repeating the same point over and over.
- It’s hard to listen when people battologize instead of getting to the point.
poseur
[ poh-zur ]
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noun
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming a fake manner
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- First recorded in 1880鈥�85;聽combining 辫辞蝉别听1 +听-eur.
- From the French verb poser, meaning to “affect an attitude or pose.”
EXAMPLES OF POSEUR
- At the art gallery, the poseur stood in front of paintings, making pretentious comments he clearly didn’t understand.
- Although she talked about social justice, her lack of real action made her seem more like a poseur than a genuine activist.
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