Tuesday, November 28, 2006

The Secret Word Of The Day

You know what word doesn't get used nearly often enough? Smitten.

14 comments:

lulu said...

hmmmmmm.

Coaster Punchman said...

Rhymes with "kitten" which can only be good.

Maritza said...

I love to be smitten! I also love the word "kerfuffle". If you are the smittee who's the smitter?

Jenny Jenny Flannery said...

I like smite too.

vikkitikkitavi said...

What about "smote"? Not nearly enough of that going on these days, either.

Frank Sirmarco said...

No one says tomfoolery any more. Or gay-rod.

Megan said...

Lu - Indeed.

CP - Who wouldn't be smitten with kittens?!

Big O - "fug'?

Why Maritza, whatever makes you think I am not simply talking about language?

Flannery & Vikki - Smite and smote are both good, what with their being related to smitten.

Frank - You could bring tomfoolery back. Gay-rod I've never heard ANYONE say, and I teach 15 year-olds.

Melissa said...

(In a sing-song voice) I know what this means! I know what this means!

Moderator said...

There very little to be smitten by anymore. The Internet has everybody so jaded.

Some Guy said...

Dammt! And here match-maker Lulu was trying to fix us up. Looks like i missed my chance...q

Megan said...

Melissa - So you are also a fan of "smitten"?

Grant - Stupid internet.

Chris - Well, I mean, MICHIGAN?!

Unclejbird said...

I try to work "poleaxed" into a conversation whenever I can. As in, "When he tripped over the garden hose, Frank went down like he had been poleaxed." Flummoxed is good, too.

Megan said...

JBird - I believe I've actually HEARD you say both "poleaxed" and "flummoxed."

Unknown said...

ah well. I tried. ;-)