Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for October 09, 2005
Transcript:
BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY "Want me to quiz you on the vocab words?" "Sure." "'Harbinger'." "'Harbinger'. Ummmm..." "No clue. Give me a hint." "Okay..." "See that?" "See what? That leaf?" "Not just a leaf! A harbinger!" "So a harbinger is a leaf?" "No, but a leaf can be a harbinger!" "Francis! That makes no sense! How is a leaf a harbinger?" FOOM! "Oh." "Next one: 'Autumnal'!"
Tdog1214 over 12 years ago
Yeah that’s great mine craft boy.
Big Nate Rocks! over 11 years ago
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Cabeman1099 over 11 years ago
Oh god, he’s back
THE #1 COOL KID! about 9 years ago
LOL :)
DM9001 over 4 years ago
I first thought a harbinger was a type of leaf. Then I looked up the definition.
Cats 'n tennis almost 4 years ago
MartyLikeIts1991 over 3 years ago
Harbinger (noun): A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
BIIIIIG NATE!!! over 2 years ago
Francis: harbinger: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
Iron Spidey 824 over 2 years ago
Nate in one of the last panels is the picture used on the cover of one of the complete big nates
Mayor Orangutan over 2 years ago
DictionaryDefinitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more
harbinger/ˈhɑːbɪn(d)ʒə/ Learn to pronouncenounnoun: harbinger; plural noun: harbingersa person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.“witch hazels are the harbingers of spring”Similar:heraldsignindicatorindicationsignalpreludeportentomenauguryforewarningpresageannouncerforerunnerprecursormessengerusheravant-courierforetokena forerunner of something.“these works were not yet opera but they were the most important harbinger of opera”OriginMiddle English: from Old French herbergere, from herbergier ‘provide lodging for’, from herberge ‘lodging’, from Old Saxon heriberga ‘shelter for an army, lodging’ (from heri ‘army’ + a Germanic base meaning ‘fortified place’), related to harbour. The term originally denoted a person who provided lodging, later one who went ahead to find lodgings for an army or for a nobleman and his retinue, hence, a herald (mid 16th century).Translate harbinger toUse over time for: harbinger
Arcery 5 months ago
It’s hard to understand this strip if you don’t know what a “harbinger” is.
STUFF ENJOYER 10 days ago
Doom.