Word of The Day #1
spry: adj. Lively, active, and brisk; vigorous.
A wonderful word that is vaguely demeaning to anyone you describe with it. Think about it: when we want to praise someone for being active and healthy, we use the word "spry". But we NEVER use it to describe anyone but the very old. And in our culture, aging is one of those things that we would do anything to avoid; elderly people are cared for, not respected. So when we give them a compliment, we usually tell them they're "spry for their age". It's one of those crazy little words that praises, yet connotatively insults at the same time.
Be seeing you,
Steven
A wonderful word that is vaguely demeaning to anyone you describe with it. Think about it: when we want to praise someone for being active and healthy, we use the word "spry". But we NEVER use it to describe anyone but the very old. And in our culture, aging is one of those things that we would do anything to avoid; elderly people are cared for, not respected. So when we give them a compliment, we usually tell them they're "spry for their age". It's one of those crazy little words that praises, yet connotatively insults at the same time.
Be seeing you,
Steven
posted by Steven | 12:33 PM
2 Comments:
i will like it if call me spry when i'm old. good word of the day steven!
Thanks!
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