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Published on October 12, 2007 By Tova7 In Misc

Word of the Day for Friday, October 12, 2007

truckle \TRUHK-uhl\, intransitive verb:

To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to act in a subservient manner.


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on Oct 12, 2007

Truckling can be difficult when serving a harsh master.

Why does this word make me think S&M?

Heh.

on Oct 12, 2007
concatenation


Do you pronounce it Con-Cact-in-ation?

I married my husband after concatenation brought us together.  
on Oct 12, 2007
I truckled my dog last month.
on Oct 12, 2007
When I stubbed my toe on the door I yelled, "Truckle, you damned door! Truckle!"

~Zoo
on Oct 12, 2007
Truckle? Heh, I'm scratchin' my head over obsequiously.   
on Oct 12, 2007
I was teaching this word to my kids today in the van..and kept saying TRUNKLE...which may not sound funny now, but they thought the word was made up and were laughing at me...turns out they were right!

Not that they were any more receptive to truckle. heh.
on Oct 14, 2007
I refuse to truckle to petty public servants.
on Oct 14, 2007
I will not truckle to these word-of-the-day demands. No matter what!