April 17, 2004

troglodyte

Dictionary.com Word of the Day for 04/17/04:

troglodyte \TROG-luh-dyt\, noun:
1. A member of a primitive people that lived in caves, dens, or holes; a cave dweller.
2. One who is regarded as reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
Posted by Greg at April 17, 2004 10:59 PM
Comments

Any particular person in mind?

Posted by: maphet at April 17, 2004 11:29 PM

Other than myself, nope. I use this word a lot, and often get back blank stares, so when I saw it was the word of the day, I thought I'd put it down for posteriority.

Posted by: Greg at April 18, 2004 9:03 AM

I think Maphet has a guilty conscience here, what do you think Greg?

Posted by: Jeff Price at April 19, 2004 9:36 AM