foreign words #4 mrs. emeterio
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Test on Friday, September 27!
Bodega (Sp) A general store in a
Hispanic neighborhood
Bona fide (Lat) Sincere, genuine – legitimate example
The man owned a bona fide sample of Lincoln's handwriting.
Bon mot (Fr) Witty remark,
clever saying
He cannot go through a single class without making at least five or six bon mots…it gets old sometimes.
Famous bon mot: “Fish and visitors smell in three days.” Remember who said this???
Bon ton (Fr) Stylish, sophisticated manner
The bon ton in this circle is to dresswell and know influential people.
Bon vivant (Fr) Kanye West - Good Life ft. T-Pain - YouTube Person who enjoys the “good” life and lives
luxuriously and enjoys good food and drink.
Bubkes (Yid) Zero, worth little or nothing
Literally “little beans”
Today’s dollar isn't worth bupkis!
Bourgeois (Fr) Middle or working class
The neighborhood was filled with rich, bored, bourgeois families.
Boor-jwaa-zee
Canard (Fr) a false report or story, a belief or rumor
that is not true
Many jokes in our society reinforce the widespread canard that every lawyer is dishonest.
An old, popular canard is that if you eat Pop Rocks with soda, then you explode.
Carpe diem (Lat) Dead Poets' Society - Carpe Diem! - YouTube
Seize the day
Carte blanche (Fr) No restrictions, complete freedom to do something
The designer was given carte blanche with the new addition to the summer home.