Cool word, Dan; must remember that one. My sources suggest it's more specifically defined as a burlesque or strip-tease artist. Which Pammy is not.
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
