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March 17, 2011 Word of the Day

‎03-17-2011 11:52 AM

<h2 class="normal">March 17, 2011</h2> <h1 class="main_hdr">Word of the Day</h1>
  • galley-west
  • audio pronunciation
  • gal-ee-WEST
  • DEFINITION

adverb

: into destruction or confusion
  • EXAMPLES

A rogue wave knocked the anchored boats galley-west.

"'Get the door, Scott.' 'Daddy, what if he's … there?' 'Then I'll knock him galley-west with this thing.'" -- From Stephen King's 2006 novel Lisey's Story

  • DID YOU KNOW?

American author Mark Twain is on record as one of the first to use "galley-west" in his writing. Etymologists believe the word is a corruption of dialectal English "colleywest" or "collyweston." The earliest appearance of those words, used with the meaning "askew or awry," dates from the late 16th century. The ultimate source of "colleywest" and "collyweston" is not known but is suspected to be from a personal name. When "galley-west" is used in speech or writing, the verb "knock" usually precedes it.

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