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Word of the day.
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Mike4
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Re: Word of the day.
Mumpsimus.
noun:
1. A view stubbornly held in spite of clear evidence that it's wrong.
2. A person who holds such a view.
http://wordsmith.org/words/mumpsimus.html
noun:
1. A view stubbornly held in spite of clear evidence that it's wrong.
2. A person who holds such a view.
http://wordsmith.org/words/mumpsimus.html
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Leothebear
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Re: Word of the day.
Mike4 wrote:Mumpsimus.
noun:
1. A view stubbornly held in spite of clear evidence that it's wrong.
2. A person who holds such a view.
http://wordsmith.org/words/mumpsimus.html
Ahh from this I can see a derivation: "Trumpsimus"
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tjh290633
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Re: Word of the day.
I liked Ted Moult's definition of a Mugwump.
Someone who sits on a fence, with his mug one side and his wump the other.
It was a long time ago.
TJH
Someone who sits on a fence, with his mug one side and his wump the other.
It was a long time ago.
TJH
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