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"ignominious expedience"

Post by Deep Sea Isopod » Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:47 pm

I've tried to "google" this, but end up with a load of Dawkins stuff. Which is why I was googling it to start with.
But, WTF does it mean? :think:
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Re: "ignominious expedience"

Post by PsychoSerenity » Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:58 pm

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ignominious
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Expediency

I don't think I've ever used either word. Shameful appropriateness? :dono: What's the context?
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Re: "ignominious expedience"

Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:59 pm

I've used both words, but not in conjunction. :think:
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Re: "ignominious expedience"

Post by Animavore » Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:01 pm

I hate the first word, always have. It just doesn't roll of the tongue and would probably get you beaten where I'm from.
Second one is a lot nicer and you could probably pull chicks with it.
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Re: "ignominious expedience"

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:02 am

It means you have to do something you don't like in order to achieve a goal. Dressing like women to fool guards, wearing a swastika in order to get out of Nazi Germany and get to Israel, etc.
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