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(n) an inexplicable, often exaggerated fear of using old grease.
Old-(adj)Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German alt old, Latin alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, deep
First Use: before 12th century
a :dating from the remote past :ancient
Grease- (adj): Middle English grese, from Anglo-French gresse, greisse, creisse, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus fat
First Use: 13th century
a :rendered animal fat
b :oily matter
Old-(adj)Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German alt old, Latin alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, deep
First Use: before 12th century
a :dating from the remote past :ancient
Grease- (adj): Middle English grese, from Anglo-French gresse, greisse, creisse, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus fat
First Use: 13th century
a :rendered animal fat
b :oily matter
by StDayvid May 15, 2015
Apr 25 Word of the Day
v. collectively or individually finding someone/something to blame for a problem, as opposed to brainstorming which connotes finding solutions to a problem
n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem
(from a TV ad for HD television)
n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem
(from a TV ad for HD television)
The committee commenced blamestorming over the situation rather than seeking solutions to the problem.
by TBea April 22, 2008