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The Starter
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Redskins Nation
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Definition of our VP of Football Operations
I ran into this word earlier today. I found an uncanny resemblence in the derivation of this word and a person in our front office. See if you can spot it.
This certainly explains a lot. Lets hope that there are no quacks to influence our selection come draft day. -------------- American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source char·la·tan (shär'lə-tən) Pronunciation Key n. A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud. [French, from Italian ciarlatano, probably alteration (influenced by ciarlare, to prattle) of cerretano, inhabitant of Cerreto, a city of Italy once famous for its quacks.] char'la·tan'ic (-tān'ĭk), char'la·tan'i·cal adj., char'la·tan·ism, char'la·tan·ry n. |
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