Time for a bit of fun. At least I know it will be for me and I hope it will be for you also. It will if you enjoy discovering unusual words as much as I do.
Have you ever heard the word
tergiversate?
I had not. I ran across it the other
day while I was looking for a synonym for a bit of scriptwork I was
doing. Just the sound of it was so delightful that I had to look up
its precise meaning.
Here is a challenge for you now: try
guessing what it means.
Close your eyes before you see the
meaning below and give a good guess. Don't spoil the game please.
On second thought, I will not even post the meaning below. Instead, let's play this like
Balderdash. In case you are not familiar with that game—and
also for the purpose of how it works here—I will explain.
After you come up with your lovely definition, please post it in the
comments below. (No cheating either: that means no looking it up
online or asking your neighbor's brother-in-law's uncle or any such
nonsense.)
Once you comment with your definitions,
serious or humorous, I will post the actual definition. Jibbooms and
bobstays! I love spontaneous ideas that end up being more fun than
my original intention. I wait in excited anticipation....
2 comments:
TERGIVERSATE (Eng. verb) 1. To provide with more than is desired, to the point of irritation on the part of the other person. 2. To care about something. Used as a euphemism for "to give a damn."
(Eng. noun) A coalition of leaders of unspecified number who rule with more or less equal power.
(Eng. adj.) Headstrong.
Splendid! You win the prize.
Now for the real definition, which may turn out to be quite helpful in certain future conversations:
Verb (used without object), tergiversated, tergiversating.
1. To change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
2. to turn renegade.
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