07AUG09

insouciant:
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.

how to use in casual conversation:

'maaaan, my ex was such an insouciant bitch'
'i thoroughly enjoy the insouciant frame of mind that comes with a long night of drinking'
'i've had just about enough of all this damn insouciance'
'he insouciantly removed his underwear and walked into the lake'

not to be confused with:

incontinent

how it makes me feel:

solid entry. good word, sounds fancy though it's meaning is whimsical.

it's a word that at first doesn't really feel like it's definition which is a positive. the analagy i used was it would like hearing the word 'death' which is sharp and dark by nature and finding out it's just a synonym for 'puppies' which is a soft, well rounded word.

smithereens:
fragments; bits.

how to use in causal conversation:
refer to :

not to be confused with:

the smithereens

how it makes me feel:

it's a good word. i mean, it's not really a 'word' in the sense that 'melanoma' is a word, but it is a nice slangish term that's worked it's way into the english language. little is known about it's roots but it's possibly derived from irish slang. as an irish-american i'm a little insulted that the word is associated with a gun toting, drunken, redneck '49er. whatever.

i would however NOT call it a good WOTD. i don't feel expanded at all. good thing i'm pretty insouciant about these things.