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Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Word of the Day: Dyed-In-The-Wool

Word of the Day

dyed-in-the-wool

November 25, 2015
 
adjective
\dyde-in-thuh-WOOL\
 
Definition
: thoroughgoing, uncompromising
 
Examples
"In public, Hunter [S. Thompson] was never his true self; he was playing Brando-gone-mad, a true, dyed-in-the-wool, 100 percent all-American showman." — Douglas Brinkley, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2005

"But let's be realistic. Dyed-in-the-wool [White] Sox fans can't possibly be thrilled beyond measure for the good fortune of their rivals [the Cubs]. It goes against the competition tradition." — Martha F. Grieashamer, letter in The Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2015

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