Apr. 22nd, 2005

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Apr. 22nd, 2005 04:11 pm
lyssie: (Ripley - gun otp)
Did you know that if you read fairy tales as a child, you're more likely to be passive in a relationship?

http://beta.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1540&ncid=1540&e=2&u=/afp/20050422/sc_afp/sciencebritainwomen_050422114707

Dear god. What will they think of next?
lyssie: (Mystique - bad idea)
As a furtherance of something said elsewhere, please please leave your stupid fucking misuse of the word 'smarm' at the door. I loathe it with every fiber of my being, and find every person who catergorizes friendship as 'fake and oily' pathetic and idiotic.

Thank you for your time.

eta:
2 entries found for smarmy.
smarm·y ( P ) Pronunciation Key (smärm)
adj. smarm·i·er, smarm·i·est
Hypocritically, complacently, or effusively earnest; unctuous. See Synonyms at unctuous.
Sleek.

smarmy
adj : unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" [syn: buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, unctuous]

smarm ( P ) Pronunciation Key (smärm)
n.
Smarmy speech or behavior.


smarm
n : excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm [syn: unction, fulsomeness]

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