hegemony
[hi-jem-uh-nee]
verb (used with object)
Leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation…
irate
[ahy-reyt]
adjective
Angry; enraged. Arising from or characterized by anger.
Did that irate, wife-beating son of a bitch Chris Brown win big at the Grammy’s this year?
fractious
[FRAK-shuhs]
adjective
Irritable; snappish; cranky.
The holidays are almost here and that means the nice people at the TSA get to deal with all of us fractious, over-protective-of-our-genitals folk.
noctivagant
Going about in the night; night-wandering.
The East Village is packed with the eclectic and the edgy. Gorgeous women are as plentiful as the dive bars and sidewalk cafes…
plaintive
[PLAYN-tiv]
adjective
Expressive of sorrow or melancholy.
The poor bastard sat there looking plaintive while I got dressed and explained my pussy was “closed for business.
mea culpa
/ˈmɛɑ ˈkʊlpɑ/
noun
My fault, due to my error; my bad.
“All right, mea culpa…
delectation
/ˌdi lɛkˈteɪ ʃən/
noun
1 great pleasure. 2 delight.
“Two Girls-One Cup” and other Scheiß films, oddly enough, rose a great delectation in the quiet and chaste Margaret Johnson of Hanover Avenue.