17 June 2015

impudence

[im-pyuh-duh ns]

noun
1. the quality or state of being impudent; effrontery; insolence.
2. impudent conduct or language.
3. Obsolete. lack of modesty; shamelessness.

Origin of impudence
Middle English, Latin
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin impudentia shamelessness. See impudent, -ence

Synonyms
1. impertinence, rudeness; brass, brazenness, face, lip, boldness, presumption, sauce, pertness; nerve, gall.

Antonyms
1. courtesy.

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Anagram

niece dump
pumice den
men iced up

Today’s quote

For every prohibition you create, you also create an underground.

– Jello Biafra

On this day

17 June 1631 – Mumtaz Mahal dies in childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I undertakes to build a mausoleum, the Taj Mahal, in her honour. He takes 17 years to do it.

17 June 1958 – birth of Jello Biafra (born Eric Reed Boucher), American musician and spoken word artist, was lead singer of the San Francisco punk rock band, Dead Kennedys.

17 June 1971 – US President Richard Nixon declares a War on Drugs.