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Related: About this forumLawrence O'Donnel:"George Will 'Oleaginous' Pence Tops Donald Trump As 'Worst' In Government"3/10/18
Video lasts 8 min, 4 sec, May 10, 2018, 2 years old..(this is old, I am too)
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Lawrence O'Donnel:"George Will 'Oleaginous' Pence Tops Donald Trump As 'Worst' In Government"3/10/18 (Original Post)
Stuart G
Apr 2020
OP
Thank You for your post, ...I never heard that word before, and doubt I will hear it again.
Stuart G
Apr 2020
#2
I learned the word when I was a kid because of my dad's fondness for limericks.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2020
#3
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)1. "Oleaginous" is the perfect word for Pence.
Literally it means oily, but a dictionary definition is: "marked by an offensively ingratiating manner or quality." That's Pence.
Stuart G
(38,421 posts)2. Thank You for your post, ...I never heard that word before, and doubt I will hear it again.
..I apologize, Yes, it is an "old" video. but worth watching. Lawrence O' Donnell is outstanding.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)3. I learned the word when I was a kid because of my dad's fondness for limericks.
This was one of his favorites:
There once was a man from Calcutta
Who coated his tonsils with butter,
Thus converting his snore
From a thunderous roar
To a soft, oleaginous mutter.
In the context of this limerick the first meaning, oily, applies.
Lord Ludd
(585 posts)4. Also good is "obsequious" -- "servile, fawning" nt