November 04, 2010Word of the Day
ULULATE \ULL-yuh-layt\DEFINITION
verb

: howl, wail
EXAMPLES The puppy ululated in distress every time he was left alone.

"[Singer] Sussan Deyhim is one of Iran's most potent voices in exile, for the simple reason that she possesses a marvelously potent voice. She wails and coos and ululates, the sound of the soul in translation." -- From a music review in the Los Angeles Times, September 13, 2010
DID YOU KNOW? "When other birds are still, the screech owls take up the strain, like mourning women their ancient u-lu-lu." When Henry David Thoreau used "u-lu-lu" to imitate the cry of screech owls and mourning women in that particular passage from his book Walden, he was re-enacting the etymology of "ululate" (a word he likely knew). "Ululate" descends from the Latin verb "ululare." That Latin root carried the same meaning as our modern English word, and it likely originated in the echoes of the rhythmic wailing sound associated with it. Even today, "ululate" often refers to ritualistic or expressive wailing performed at times of mourning or celebration or used to show approval.

In light of yesterdays historic event I can only surmise that the Liberals will continue to Ululate for quite some time, perhaps NEVER coming to grips for the REAL reasons for the Turnabout.

And as promised to MB I give to you this, the new and exciting following MonkeyBombism. LONG TERM STUPID! I refer you to him for it's exact meaning. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />