From the BBC this morning:
"The version of the Women's Protection Bill put before legislators then caused such an outcry that parliament was prorogued."
No, it doesn't mean that Parliament was in favor of churlish men, it means Parliament was shut down and dismissed.
Not sure how much use it would have outside that specific context, but it's a nice word anyway.
Hope you like it,
Slava
Prorogue
Re: Prorogue
Everything brings out the paronomasiac in me! Had anyone noticed?Well, this seems to have brought out the paronomasiac in some of you.
Slava
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