Okay, no time for clever today. Let’s get straight into a week of beaut B words–some new, some strange, some surprising.
balletomane: n. a ballet enthusiast (only a balletomane would wear those shoes!)
barb: n. cutting comment (or–according to my dictionary–a horse, a pigeon, or a black dog!)
barbarous: adj. uncivilised, uncouth, or cruel
barrel-chested: adj. having a strong, thick chest
bate: to moderate or restrain (the breath) as in bated breath–all this time I’ve thought it was baited – as in…you know…fish breath! (How’s that for honesty.)
batter: v. to beat persistently hard (or perhaps try a light tempura-style coating on your fish breath!)
beetle-browed: adj. having heavy projecting eyebrows; scowling; sullen
bawdry: n. promiscuous sexual behaviour
bawdy: adj. rollickingly vulgar, lewd
beastly: adj. nasty, disagreeable (sorta what I am after a week of flooding rain!)
beau geste: n. a fine gesture often only for effect
beauteous: adj. beautiful
bedraggled: adj. wet and dishevelled (sorta what I am after a week of flooding rain!)
“They waited with bated breath before battering the beetle-browed and barrel-chested balletomane with barbarous barbs for his beau geste.”
B…b…b…bye for this week.
