Hegemon!
Let's face it, not only does this word sound like a Scotsman being exasperated, but hardly anyone has a clue what it means.
(A hegemon is a person, or group of people, with the power to get their own dull, political way).
Using the word hegemon, especially on a Sunday, will get you shunned, so don't use it unless you want to lose all but your deafest friends.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
Word Not To Use Today: hegemon. This word comes from the Greek word hēgenonia, which means authority, and before that from hēgeisthai, to lead.
I think Hegemon sounds like a plant. "Oh, have you seen my beautiful Hegemon by the front door?"
ReplyDeleteHegemony though sounds like a flower. A bit like anemone!
To each his own.Reading this on Tuesday and didn't say it once on Sunday, so all's well.
But how about:
ReplyDeleteHe sat up in bed, his covers clutched to him in terror.
There was no doubt about it: the hegemons were getting closer.
Well, I'm frightened, and I haven't a clue what I'm talking about!
I agree about hegemony, though, that would make a lovely strewing herb.