noun • /bī-ərd/ or /ˈbā-ərd/ • One blind to the light of knowledge, who has the self-confidence of ignorance.
According to the OED, it was ‘alluded to in many phrases and proverbial sayings, the origin of which was in later times forgotten, and “Bayard” as the type of blindness or blind recklessness.’
…I definitely have a new favorite insult.
-
tierney922 reblogged this from wordjournal
-
feelsreal liked this
-
basicknowledge17 liked this
-
theboxer liked this
-
mymagentalute liked this
-
jwisser reblogged this from wordjournal and added:
…I definitely have a new favorite insult.
-
lioncub liked this
-
tropdetout reblogged this from wordjournal
-
great-perhaps liked this
-
12minds reblogged this from balltillifall
-
chopa liked this
-
stashedlover reblogged this from wordjournal
-
hemlsphere liked this
-
lix liked this
-
levelg reblogged this from wordjournal
-
butenk liked this
-
printedkisses liked this
-
cosmottimista reblogged this from wordjournal
-
noosphere liked this
-
reblogs liked this
-
plumly liked this
-
gnarticles liked this
-
12minds liked this
-
lipglossblackleather liked this
-
balltillifall reblogged this from littledidiknow and added:
This word is interchangeable with “Republican”.
-
littledidiknow reblogged this from wordjournal and added:
this is a good word
-
midnight-cowboy liked this
-
gnomicnomad reblogged this from wordjournal
-
awonderfulworld reblogged this from wordjournal
-
missworld reblogged this from wordjournal
-
-found reblogged this from wordjournal
-
wordjournal posted this
