Readers of William Safire’s “On Language” column
were asked to provide fresh meanings for stale words.
A sampling of the results:
Alphabet: The most aggressive wager on the table
Approbation: Fear of early release from prison
Bashful: Being harsh or abusive toward someone
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FREE JOKES MRS. PARTINGTON
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Mrs. Partington lately remarked to a legal friend: "If I owes a man a debt,
and makes him the lawless tenant of a blank bill, and he infuses to incept
it, ...
16 years ago
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