Some Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
Jolly moods often last only as long as you’re not perusing social media. Like me, have you developed an intemperance for
inane and pompous social media? More than once it’s caused me to become …
CRAPULOUS ( -lɘs) n.
– 1) characterized by intemperance, esp. in drinking, debauched; 2) sick from
such intemperance. [WW #165]
Okay, yes, I know the dictionary pairs it with
drinking; but crapulous was just too fun to pass up for Wordplay Wednesday, to apply it
to anything that ruins your day through excess.
By its very utterance, crapulous lightens a mood
spoiled by prolonged irritation, or yes, perhaps a three-martini“ business” lunch. And it’s just as effective for pretty much anything that
sickens you, don’t you think? 
So, here it is, Hump Day,
and just when you thought the week was bleak, you’ve learned a new word that
roles off the tongue in a silly sound to make you smile. Go ahead, say it! You’re
welcome. Now you don’t feel so crapulous, do you?
Word Challenge: CRAPULOUS. Few words can accurately name our over-indulgences and
excesses with levity. Be creative as you fit crapulous into your week
of intemperate writings.
Learning knows no prejudices or boundaries, and
it isn’t fattening! Expanding your mind is a no-cost simple joy. Do you feel
that way too? Share your comments below, about Wordplay
Wednesday or learning in general. What’s your inspiration?
Write first for yourself … only then can you write for others. (L.Rochelle)
LinDee Rochelle is a writer and editor by
trade, and an author by way of Rock & Roll. She has published two books (of
three) in her Blast from Your Past
series, available on Amazon (eBook and print): Book 1 – Rock & Roll
Radio DJs: The First Five Years 1954-1959; and Book 2 – Rock & Roll
Radio DJs: The Swinging Sixties. Coming soon, … The Psychedelic Seventies!
E-N-D
