A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg strafe PRONUNCIATION: (strayf) MEANING: verb tr.: 1. To attack with machine-gun fire or bombs from a low-flying aircraft. 2. To criticize severely. noun: 1. An attack from a low-flying aircraft. 2. A severe criticism. ETYMOLOGY: From the German slogan Gott strafe England! ([May] God punish England!) during WWI. From German strafen (to punish). Earliest documented use: 1915. USAGE: Alanis is strafed with scorn no matter what she does, and her attachment parenting style is often derided on Internet sites. Bruce Ward; Alanis at 40; Ottawa Citizen (Canada); May 21, 2014. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like paté. -Margaret Atwood, novelist and poet (b. 1939)
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