Word: cummerbund
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...stage to successfully spell the word “donnybrook.” The words increased in obscurity and difficulty as the competition wore on, with more common words such as “retaliate” eventually giving way to lexicographical oddities such as “cummerbund,” which elicited giggles from the college-aged audience. Round One ended with all but one contestant still in play, but Round Two signaled the introduction of more difficult words. At times the word difficulty seem to vary dramatically from contestant to contestant. One ousted speller highlighted this trend...
...corsage is passe. Boutonnieres are quite another story. "Cummerbund" has one "b." Say "how do you do," not "nice to meet you." Pass the salt and pepper together. Curtsey when you're thinking what to say, and don't scratch in public. Welcome to the jungle...
Ellis Paul, a critical favorite, followed, but his short passionate songs lacked the youthful honesty of Means or the twangy wisdom of the Charles River Valley Boys. The Silver Leaf Gospel choir took the show to intermission in overalls with an African fabric swatch reminiscent of a cummerbund under black suit coats. Their singing, deeper than Widener and friendlier too, inclusive of both Jesus and the "I just might take a nip" phenomenon, was authentically folk, seemingly grown on a stalk independent of any folk revivals or Newport festivals...
Having mastered the art of the obligatory public service appearance, you will join the ranks of fresh-faced politicos, organizing pizza dinners and panels at the Arco. If you are male, your sophomore year you will join the Porcellian, learn which way the folds on a cummerbund go and make great connections. If you are female, you will join the Undergraduate Council...
...heads to buy a new cummerbund-bow-tie combo and splurges a little by renting a pair of shiny, patent-leather dress shoes. He leaves the store happy, but nervous nonetheless...