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Monday, May 17, 2010

Another word.. yes i am bored

mug·wump[muhg-wuhmp]
   
–noun
1.a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884.
2.a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, esp. in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue.

—Related forms
mug·wump·er·y, mugwumpism, noun
mug·wump·i·an, adjective
mugwumpish, adjective

-Related Words
fencesitter, independent

Word Origin & History

mugwump
1832, jocular for "great man, boss," Amer.Eng., from Algonquian (Natick) mugquomp "important person" (derived from mugumquomp "war leader"); used since 1884 of Republicans who refused to support James G. Blaine's presidential candidacy, hence "one who holds himself aloof from party politics."

All right here is a word that one might actually use in a sentence

kib·itz [kib-its]

intr.v. kib·itzed , kib·itz·ing , kib·itz·es Informal
  1. To look on and offer unwanted, usually meddlesome advice to others.

  2. To chat; converse.


example sentence: Louise and I used to head down to the coffee shop and just sit for hours and kibitz.

all information taken from dictionary.com, example sentence from ask.com



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