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Word of the Day for Thursday, June 4, 2009pother \POTH-er\, noun: 1. A commotion; a disturbance. A few gestures allude fleetingly to the iconic Ivanov choreographyâ"crossed wrists, flapping arms, a warding-off poseâ"but this ballerina is beset with dissatisfaction and discomfort, even though, when Warby's filmed face appears on the screenâ"huge, filling itâ"her gaze is calm and penetrating. That black-and-white image is succeeded by a pother of gulls alighting on water amid swimming ducks. The victor makes a big production of his triumph, flying to a high wall, flapping his wings and crowing. All this pother attracts an eagle, who grabs the braggart with his talons, and that's the end of that. Pother probably originated around 1585â"95 meaning "disturbance, commotion," but is of unknown origin. | |||||||
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