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WillyT

(72,631 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2014, 10:02 PM Jan 2014

LOL !!!

13 Words You Probably Didn't Know Were Invented By Shakespeare
HuffPo
Posted: 01/14/2014 7:55 am EST | Updated: 01/14/2014 4:43 pm EST

"Rant"

Definition: To talk loudly and in a way that shows anger: to complain in a way that is unreasonable

Origin: Derived from the Dutch "randten," meaning "talk foolishly."

Quote: "I'll rant as well as thou." - Hamlet

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