bastet44 wrote:
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

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