[Goanet] Word of the day

2017-01-21 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Trump·er·y n. pl. trump·er·ies 1. Showy but worthless finery; bric-a-brac. 2. Nonsense; rubbish. 3. Deception; trickery; fraud.

[Goanet] Word of the day: iconoclast...

2008-05-12 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Made me wonder -- whom on Goanet would we define as the ace iconoclast? And why? FN Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day May 12 iconoclast \eye-KAH-nuh-klast\ Audio Pronunciation noun Play Podcast Meaning 1 : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration *2 : a