Friday, September 18, 2009

quodlibet:

1 : a philosophical or theological point proposed for disputation; also : a disputation on such a point
2 : a whimsical combination of familiar melodies or texts

how to use in casual conversation:

"i have a quodlibet for you: the chicken came first because jesus wanted it that way and that's why easter eggs are blasphemy."

not to be confused with:

hell. you can't confuse this with anything.

how it makes me feel:

pretty damn good. this is a great WOTD. nine letters, awkward phonetics, excellent definition, not recognized by spell check. and here's the kicker...

IT CAME FROM MW!

i know, right? i was shocked too. and the dictionary.com word of the day was alacrity. i love alacrity. i chose MW over dictionary.com. it's like......surreal maaaaaan.

1 comment:

  1. Is this akin to putting the words to one song over the instrumentals of another? Or more like the play-within-the-play of Hamlet 2?

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