BRIAN & ANGELA

WORDS & ORIGINS 2 F G H I J

 

HAUTE CUISINE ~ IS IT A SKY RESTAURANT ? 

 

FASTIDIOUS ~ means fussy & clean

ORIGIN ~ Loathing of all things obscene !

A MAN described his MA in LAW as FASTIDIOUS

He said \"She was FAST & HIDEOUS !\"

 

GAFF ~ is a faux pas or blunder

ORIGIN ~ French ~ a boat hook or blunder

In English \"slang\" GAFF is also a word for a HOME ! 

 

HAUTE CUISINE ~ High Class Cooking ~ but NOT

Restaurant in the Sky ~ but CUISINE HOT ! ~ French

 

ICONOCLAST ~ Attack on Cherished beliefs

ORIGIN ~ Icon = Idol ~ Clan (Greek) to break !

 

JARGON ~ language of Science and the favoured few 

ORIGIN ~ French ~ to TWITTER ~ To Wit - To Woo !

The call of Barn Owls ~ To Wit (female) to Woo (Male)

 

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