Monday, June 16, 2014

Today's words

freegan \FREE-gun\ - an activist who scavenges for free food (as in waste receptacles at stores and restaurants) as a means of reducing consumption of resources
Once I mentally pronounced this I had a pretty good sense of what it must mean.
poutine \poo-TEEN\ - a dish of French fries covered with brown gravy and cheese curds - chiefly Canadian
Had just heard this word from my cousin a couple weeks ago while he was ragging on his distant almost-step-relatives-in-law. Nice etymological options.
ab ovo \ab-OH-voh\ - from the beginning
This one makes sense from its etymology. (linked from "poutine")

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