PRONUNCIATION: (spret-sah-TOOR-uh)
MEANING: noun: Doing (or giving the appearance of doing) something effortlessly; effortless grace; nonchalance.
ETYMOLOGY: From Italian. Earliest documented use: 1957.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. For this brave old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet (1850-1919)
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2 comments:
When I said the word out loud it made me think of an Italian saying "What's it to ya!" in English.
Well that will work too, in fact I like your definition better.
Changing the English language one word at a time! Well in this case the Italian language!
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