Xanthippe / Xantippe
(zan THIP ee / zan TIP ee)
by Rachel Hoyt
photo by imagerymajestic via freedigitalphotos.net
Like Socrates' wife is snippy,
Nags more than a campaigning hippy,
Might also be described as lippy,
A 'debate' starter - xanthippe.
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rhyme and define a new wacky word.
Come on over to indulge your inner nerd.
And, please let me know of any weird words you've heard.
Come on over to indulge your inner nerd.
And, please let me know of any weird words you've heard.
xanthippe...ha...
ReplyDeleteisnt that a novel by piers anthony
oh wait that is xanth
though i bet they have hippies
wonder if they are as lippy?
LOL. Now YOU're being a xanthippe. :P
DeleteI love X words. Even make them up if I have to.
ReplyDeleteI know you do and I love them too. :)
DeleteWere I to marry a xanthippe,
ReplyDeleteshe'd be the perfect match for me!
Excellent! Moskowitz the Grouser
Hey ther Pop-o Moskowitz. Did you change your blogger pseudonym because you wanted to seem less like a xanthippe? How ever will your lady find ye? :)
DeleteThe man who's had enough
ReplyDeletehas come to decide to swallow his pride
He told his woman that she can take that xanthippe side
and hop her ass on the next free ride
outta town, cause don't nobody need any extra lip around.
Just give him that silence, and he'll call it his favorite sound.
That and the rocks she's gone to pound.
:-)
LOL. Rocks to pound. :)
DeleteRachel! Thank you so much for an "X" word--I love them!! This one has such a great sound too--just like your poem, it definitely has a rap beat going---Xanthippe almost sounds lispy too. Funny that Socrates wife was shrewish--maybe she was just an outspoken woman and got a bad rap for it? Could happen...;-)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome for the X word!! I thank wordsmith.com for teaching it to me. :)
DeleteI'm quite happy you think my poem sounds rap like. :) I also really enjoy your thoughts on Socrates' wife. :)