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as·i·nine ( P ) Pronunciation Key
(s-nn)
adj.
Utterly stupid or silly: asinine behavior.
Of, relating to,
or resembling an
ass.
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[Latin
asinnus, of an ass, from asinus,
ass.]
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asi·ninely
adv.
asi·nini·ty (-nn-t) n.
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asinine
adj :
complacently or inanely foolish [syn: fatuous, inane, mindless,
vacuous]
n. pl. ta·boos, also ta·bus
- A ban or an inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion.
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- A prohibition, especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands, excluding something from use, approach, or mention because of its sacred and inviolable nature.
- An object, a word, or an act protected by such a prohibition.
adj.
- Excluded or forbidden from use, approach, or mention: a taboo subject.
tr.v. ta·booed, also ta·bued ta·boo·ing, ta·bu·ing ta·boos, ta·bus
- To exclude from use, approach, or mention; place under taboo.
[Tongan tabu, under prohibition.]
Word History: Among the many discoveries of Captain James Cook was a linguistic one, the term taboo. In a journal entry from 1777, Cook says this word “has a very comprehensive meaning; but, in general, signifies that a thing is forbidden.... When any thing is forbidden to be eat, or made use of, they say, that it is taboo.” Cook was in the Friendly Islands (now Tonga) at the time, so even though similar words occur in other Polynesian languages, the form taboo from Tongan tabu is the one we have borrowed. The Tongans used tabu as an adjective. Cook, besides borrowing the word into English, also made it into a noun referring to the prohibition itself and a verb meaning “to make someone or something taboo.” From its origins in Polynesia the word taboo has traveled as widely as Cook himself and is now used throughout the English-speaking world.
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From:
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Behalf Of Slade Henson
Sent: Sunday, 16 January, 2005 09.04
To:
TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org
Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Two Moderators
Now
Again, it's a matter of perspective, Jeff. An infraction to one
is not an
infraction to another. Also, we give more leeway to those we
understand [or
THINK we understand] than those with a different theological
slant.
-- slade
P.S. Don't use the asinine word again. I think it
might be "taboo..."
whatever that means.
-----Original
Message-----
From: Jeff Powers
Sent: Sunday, 16 January, 2005
08.56
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Two Moderators Now
So now TT has become
a DICTATORSHIP. Whats next mass crucifixions of the
dissenting members? I
would almost be in favor of it, except, I know from my
time on here that
several ppl are protected and can be as asinine as they
choose and get away
with it. While others get pounced on for minor
reasons.
Jeff
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