Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Wednesday Word: Crapulent



crapulent |ˈkrapyələnt|adjective poetic/literaryof or relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness.DERIVATIVEScrapulence nouncrapulous |-yələs| adjectiveORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin crapulentus‘very drunk,’ from Latin crapula inebriation,’ fromGreek kraipalē ‘drunken headache.’

This word really doesn't mean what I think it should mean. Oh well. Let's have a crapulent good time! Cheers!

2 comments:

  1. LOL! I would've guessed it was a word made up on the Simpsons...

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    1. LOL! I didn't think of that, but now I can totally see it.

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