Pronounced: or-kuh-DAY-shus, adj
Notes: This was a borderline word; I correctly knew a definition (you probably can as well), but there is another definition that is not quite as clear
Yesterday’s phrase
The phrase Kentish Fire is “prolonged cheering”
First usage
Our phrase came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
In 1828-1829, a bill was proposed to remove discrimination against Catholics — called the Catholic Relief Bill. There were meetings held in which the proposed bill was read; in Kent, there was prolonged derisive “cheering” to show opposition to the bill. Not too many years after this, our word came into being.
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