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Subject: Re: Thursday Chat 04.17.08 by bastet44 on 2008/4/17 16:35:18 Word of the Day for Thursday, April 17, 2008 roister \ROY-stur\, intransitive verb: 1. To engage in boisterous merrymaking; to revel; to arouse. 2. To bluster; to swagger. ". . .the bullying, lying, lily-livered, lecherous, roistering , brandy-swigging, battle-fleeing, toad-eating Harry Paget Flashman, whose charming roguery has won him a worldwide following." -- Michael Browning, "Flashman' Trio Fine Fun, Leaves Us Shouting 'More!'", Palm Beach Post, September 24, 2000 Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for roister |
