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Originally Posted by Berean
Sorry guys, you all failed. The word cheval is indeed a word in English. It's a full length mirror that swings in a frame.
Here's a pic.
Since no one got it, I have the next word.
Next word: jingoistic
By the way, this is my third shut out.  |
It's an adjective describing small minded incitations used in the media/politician milieu to whip up ill will against a certain group by lavishing praise, often undeservedly, upon that group's opponents with whom the media/politicians identify.
By the way, I looked up the term in the Oxford English Dictionary, not a violation of the rules since that word was settled, "cheval" is NOT listed alone because it's still not an English word. It is linked with "glass, or mirror" as in "cheval mirror". I suppose that this might derive from it's being used by a rich dude on horse back having his servant tilt the mirror so he can see how he looks before he goes out fox hunting with the rich chicks doing the same thing. Does that sound plausible to any of ya'?
About the "shutting out", I do not think that was a goal of this game. I, for one, have re-steered the word choice back to the graspable from the overly esoteric many times now. We just want (as is said in that song) to have fun.
New word: "humus"