SKLONKLISH
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Saturday, March 6, 2010
Sangfroid
sangfroid
\ˈsäⁿ-ˈf(r)wä\
noun
: self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain
Etymology: French
sang-froid
(literally) cold blood
Quite a different sense than the phrase “in cold blood.”
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