fug is today's A.Word.A.Day

[Doug Millison]

http://wordsmith.org/words/fug.html

A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

fug

PRONUNCIATION:
(fug)

MEANING:
noun: Stale, humid, and stuffy atmosphere, as in a crowded, poorly  
ventilated room.

ETYMOLOGY:
Of uncertain origin, perhaps from fogo (stench).

USAGE:
"[The butterfly stroke] may have a fug of raw, sweating masculinity  
about it, but it's also the most irritating of all strokes."
Barney Ronay; Vladimir Putin's Tough-guy Swimming Technique; The  
Guardian (London, UK); Aug 6, 2009.

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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
God is usually on the side of the big squadrons against the small. - 
Comte Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, writer (1618-1693)