Monday, May 25, 2009

Word of the Day: mesonoxian

mesonoxian (adj)

Pertaining to midnight.

"Our mesonoxian misadventures were downright bacchanalian, but in the cold grey light of day, no longer gambrinous, her utter vacuity was apparent to all."
--Joe Howell, "The Catz Come Back"

Uh, "gambrinous" is for another day.

2 comments:

  1. Epicness. Thank you.

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  2. Anonymous2:40 AM

    gambrinous actually means to be drunk or full of beer.

    ref

    Gambrinus is a legendary king of Flanders, and an unofficial patron saint of beer or beer brewing. Gambrinus is variously depicted as a European king, as an English knight of the Middle Ages, or (less commonly) as a plump old man. Gambrinus' birthday is purported to be April 11.

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