Monday, December 01, 2008

The Word-Hoard: Blumf

Blumf: A fellow who grumpfs at all genuine sports and sits as sour as the devil when all around him are joyous. (John Mactaggart's Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia, 1824).

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:55 AM

    That could certainly describe me on some days :)

    Congrats on NaNoWiMo, by the way :)

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  2. Now all you have to do is define grumpfs :)

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  3. Paul - LOL, me too.

    Cavan - hilarious! It's a great word, isn't it? Onomotopaeic, I think!

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