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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Cabotinage
cabotinage
\ˌca-bə-ti-ˈnäzh\
noun
: overacting; hamming
I couldn't find an etymology for this one, but from what could
cabotinage
derive other than French? I’d bet my left gastrocnemius on it.
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