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Even if he “mans up,” apologizes and gets his folks out of there, I’m not sure that one epiphany will overcome a lifetime of being spoiled and getting away with stuff. Though he’s a young leprechaun, he could still be hundreds of years old. Like Jules the July Bug, he’ll probably be back with more mischief next year.
I’ve only run into “gruntled” once, in a Nero Wolfe book by Rex Stout. Although (or because) the erudite and obese detective did not have English as his first language, the readers were delighted by his correct, but unusual vocabulary, which often sent his legman, Archie Goodwin, to the dictionary that he kept in his room. (We can be sure Nero Wolfe’s library had a dictionary, but Archie didn’t want his boss to catch him looking up words.)
Since a mantle is a covering or cloak, one can see how dismantling something would involve removing its outer part to reveal the innards.
According to my IPad’s ever-helpful (and sometimes accurate) AI, “kerfluffle” means a commotion or disturbance, often caused by a dispute or conflict. It’s classed as an informal word, likely derived from an old Scots word, “curfuffle,” meaning "to disorder.”
I think we can do whatever we want with words, at the risk of being called “anti-semantic.”
Is Twilight a grey cat? Wish we knew more about how a kitten ended up hiding at an airport! What a story that could make!
Welcome to a kindly group of people from all over the world that haven’t outgrown acting silly about cats and bad puns. “The Orb,” our commenting group provides a “safe space” that avoids politics and hurtful criticism.
Oooh…Now that I’m using my larger iPad screen, I can see that she’s holding the stem of her daisy parasol. Last night, my phone screen couldn’t provide enough magnification to see that. She sure is beautiful and regal…
Even if he “mans up,” apologizes and gets his folks out of there, I’m not sure that one epiphany will overcome a lifetime of being spoiled and getting away with stuff. Though he’s a young leprechaun, he could still be hundreds of years old. Like Jules the July Bug, he’ll probably be back with more mischief next year.