@Ceist can you use ersatz in a sentence referencing a poster on this thread.
Certainly! @TheUlteriorMotiveâs knowledge of the word âUltracrepidarianâ is not ersatz, as they have demonstrated its usage correctly.
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Huzzah
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Euphonious
pleasing to the ear
milquetoast
A timid or feeble person
Guess weâre about to find out
Ah here give me hapless simpleton any day over timid and feeble.
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Snollygoster
A shrewd unprincipled person, especially a politician.
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Oh well
Is there any snollygosters around Ballyragget?
No, luckily weâre staying in Carlow/Kilkenny constituency
sisyphean
Denoting a task that can never be completed.
Sisyphus was a king from Greek mythology. His punishment in the afterlife was perpetually rolling a stone up a hill. Each time he neared the top, the stone rolled back to the bottom. In other words, Sisyphusâ curse was never to see his work produce any results
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Very apt, for the morning after thats in it.
One for the Monday water cooler.
Ask lads to reflect on a sisyphean tournament.
Yerrah in fairness this bunch gave it their all and just came up short, I wouldnât call any of them sissies.
Stentorian
A loud and powerful voice
Refoulement.
the act of forcing a refugee or asylum seeker to return to a country or territory where he or she is likely to face persecution .