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Ask for help > WORD CONTEST - 18th March
WORD CONTEST - 18th March
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ascincoquinas
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WORD CONTEST - 18th March
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The word I have chosen for you is:
Xanthippe
Eager to hear your crazy daffynitions. Remember DO NOT GIVE the correct definition. Use your imagination.
Ready, set.... GO!
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17 Mar 2014
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MoodyMoody
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Xanthippe is a slang term used in Piers Anthony �s books to refer to dryads.
Xanth: his fantasy world inhabited by humans and magical creatures
hippie: slang for a person who believes that modern culture and mores are unnatural and that people should do be more hedonistic
Since hippies are often called "tree-huggers," and dryads live in trees, the connection is solid if not completely obvious. However, language is full of analogy and metaphor. |
17 Mar 2014
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MarionG
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Xanthippe is slang for the "scantily clad hippie" of the sixties, as opposed to the "hipster" hippies of today. Today �s hipsters usually use it in a demeaning way. I am not a xathippe, don �t you see, I wear the latest brands and uploaded my outfit to instagram before you did!
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