A.Word.A.Day--poseur

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The Magic of Words

Feb 10, 2012

This week's theme
Words to describe people

This week's words
wastrel
lummox
dilettante
roue
poseur

 

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poseur

PRONUNCIATION:

(poh-ZUHR)

MEANING:

noun: One who behaves in an affected manner to impress others.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French poseur (poser), from poser (to pose), from Latin pausa (pause). Earliest documented use: 1869.

USAGE:

"Is Alain de Botton the biggest pseud and poseur of all time, or a brilliant writer who asks intriguing questions?"
Lynn Barber; The Way Words Work; The Age (Melbourne, Australia); Apr 5, 2009.

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Never cut what you can untie. -Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)

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