Phlogiston

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Word of the Day

pelf n. Riches or wealth, esp. when fraudulently obtained.

Come on, world! Why aren't we using this word more often?! It's fantastic! "The ways he's living, he must have a lot of pelf in the bank."

Better yet, it should also be modified into an adjective. Pelfy. Meaning rich or wealthy, but through fraudulently obtained. "Curse those pelfy robber-barons!"

Someone's got to get on this...

1 Comments:

  • You have inspired me to write my own blog entry about a word that should be used more; Perbe.

    You'll have to come see why.

    By Blogger Ted Carter, at 5:30 PM  

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