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- First recorded in 1855鈥�60.
- Of obscure origin; perhaps related to shinny, a stick-and-ball sport, or the Gaelic word 蝉矛苍迟别补驳, meaning “leap.”
EXAMPLES OF SHINDIG
- Nothing says summer like a rooftop shindig with string lights and loud music.
- I heard they spent ten grand on that shindig and still ran out of guacamole.
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- First recorded in 1880鈥�85.
- Combines the Greek root 驳谩濒补, meaning “milk,” + -oid, meaning “resembling, like;” related to the word galaxy, which is from the Greek term for the Milky Way.
EXAMPLES OF GALACTOID
- The plant-based shake had a galactoid texture, smooth and rich without a trace of dairy.
- A thin galactoid mist drifted across the meadow at dawn.
tantalize
[ tan-tl-ahyz ]
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verb
to torment with something desirable that is just out of reach
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- First recorded in 1590鈥�1600.
- From the Greek myth of Tantalus, who was punished in the afterlife by being placed between a pool of water and a fruit tree that he could not drink or eat from.
EXAMPLES OF TANTALIZE
- It seems like ads for island vacations were written just to tantalize those stuck behind desks all winter.
- The popcorn machine was designed to tantalize moviegoers, with a fan blowing the buttery scent through the lobby.
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