FW: A.Word.A.Day--pinguid

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Subject: A.Word.A.Day--pinguid

pinguid (PING-gwid) adjective

   Fat; greasy; unctuous.

[From Latin pinguis (fat).]

  "But after losing two stones, he (Andrew Roberts) has shucked off his
   old nickname of 'the pinguid Thatcherite historian'."
   Sholto Byrnes; Pandora; Independent (London, UK); Feb 12, 2003.

  "Turner always said that the news had to be the star for CNN to
   flourish--though he had a curious loyalty to pinguid idolator Larry
   King."
   Phil Rosenthal; What the Bleep?; Chicago Sun-Times; Feb 10, 2003.

This week's theme: words to describe people.

Pronunciation:
http://wordsmith.org/words/pinguid.wav
http://wordsmith.org/words/pinguid.ram

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