Monday, April 28, 2014

X is for Xanthippe

All this month I've been participating in the A to Z Challenge.  We're down to the last three letters.  Today's letter is 
for Xanthippe

 I'm sure that every other A to Z participant has a better X idea, but this is the best I could do.  Here's your vocabulary education for the day...

 Xanthippe:   noun; a nagging, ill-tempered woman.
Etymology: After Xanthippe the wife of Socrates who has been portrayed as a nagging, quarrelsome woman.

 I'm sure that Socrates would not have achieved the success that he did without Xanthippe.  Perhaps the saying should be, "Behind every successful man is a Xanthippe."

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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 28, 2014 at 1:40 AM

    Nice to learn a new word!

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  2. AnonymousApril 28, 2014 at 2:15 AM

    Vocabulary lesson for the day!

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  3. lyndagraceApril 28, 2014 at 3:09 AM

    I wonder what the male equivalent of that word would be.

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  4. JuneApril 28, 2014 at 3:11 AM

    I love it. Virago . . . Xanthippe . . . so much more mellifluous than the b word.

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  5. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - MaybeApril 28, 2014 at 4:25 AM

    So what do you call a nagging husband?

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  6. DJanApril 28, 2014 at 5:32 AM

    Very clever! I wondered what you would come up with for that pesky "X" word. This is a good one. :-)

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  7. Sally WesselyApril 28, 2014 at 2:21 PM

    Clever. And, I love your response to Starting Over.

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  8. Susan KaneApril 28, 2014 at 2:37 PM

    Excellent! Xanthippe..I must remember that.

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  9. Kathy Skinner (Kat)April 29, 2014 at 7:56 AM

    Love, love, love this new word! This will be a great vocabulary add for me:)

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