In view of some of the recent PESO postings, and in an effort to elevate the level of discussion on this forum, I am providint the followin:
A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg ecdysiast PRONUNCIATION: (ek-DIZ-ee-ast) MEANING: noun: A person who disrobes to provide entertainment for others. ETYMOLOGY: Coined by writer and editor H.L. Mencken in 1940, from ecdysis (shedding or molting), from Greek ekdysis (casting off), from ek- (out) + dyein (to put on). USAGE: “Lena Dunham drenched the market with her formidable musings under the title of Not That Kind of Girl, a biography memoir in the great tradition of Pamela Anderson and other literary ecdysiasts.” Rex Murphy; The Year in Activist Feminism; National Post (Canada); Dec 27, 2014. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
