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26. 'Behooves'

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 02:18 PM

Jul 2016

We don't use that word enough in life but we should even if it is an old-fart word

be·hoove
biˈho͞ov/
verbformal
3rd person present: behooves

it is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; it is incumbent on.
"it behooves any coach to study his predecessors"
synonyms: be incumbent on, be obligatory for, be required of, be expected of, be appropriate for More
"it behooves me to go"
befit, become, suit
"it ill behooves them to comment"
it is appropriate or suitable; it befits.
"it ill behooves the opposition constantly to decry the sale of arms to friendly countries"

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I like the word cahoots but I rarely get to use it... [View all] Phentex Jul 2016 OP

Not a word, but a phrase: "None other than..." First Speaker Jul 2016 #1

Do you ever get to say it? Phentex Jul 2016 #19

sometimes...I like to use it for its irony... First Speaker Jul 2016 #20

Cavalcade. Scuba Jul 2016 #2

I can't say it... Phentex Jul 2016 #18

Serendipitous mnhtnbb Jul 2016 #3

a pleasant sounding word for sure Phentex Jul 2016 #17

Kibosh Tom Kitten Jul 2016 #4

I like caboodle Phentex Jul 2016 #16

My mom had a cat named Kitten Caboodle OriginalGeek Jul 2016 #25

canabinoids redwitch Jul 2016 #5

Yes! I use that one as often as possible! nt csziggy Jul 2016 #8

always a good one Phentex Jul 2016 #15

folderal and foofarah rurallib Jul 2016 #6

say what? Phentex Jul 2016 #14

Folderol is hooplah that just might be balderdash. Iggo Jul 2016 #21

consider this stolen... Phentex Jul 2016 #30

Hobo Generic Brad Jul 2016 #7

that's another one hard to work into Phentex Jul 2016 #13

Here is a Rachel Feinstein joke/story with the word in it jakeXT Jul 2016 #9

Ha! Phentex Jul 2016 #11

Cahoots can be used pretty much any time politicians and lobbyists get together. hobbit709 Jul 2016 #10

Probably so... Phentex Jul 2016 #12

I use "cahoots" every time I describe an owl's sneeze. Orrex Jul 2016 #22

well then what's a cat sneeze? Phentex Jul 2016 #31

Catchoo. Orrex Jul 2016 #33

"Strew" femmocrat Jul 2016 #23

I like strewn... Phentex Jul 2016 #32

'Screwn' is better... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #54

Plethora Mendocino Jul 2016 #24

I have been looking at Lupine collars for my pups Phentex Jul 2016 #34

Lambent. 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #42

'Behooves' LynneSin Jul 2016 #26

My mother used to say behooves... Phentex Jul 2016 #35

I like calling men Rapscallions. nt clarice Jul 2016 #27

definitely not one I've used... Phentex Jul 2016 #36

Sometimes laughter.... sometimes a very quizzical look. lol clarice Jul 2016 #39

"Dude, stop cahooting. That last one may have blinded me." PufPuf23 Jul 2016 #28

I used that yesterday... Phentex Jul 2016 #37

------------------------ Etymology kentauros Jul 2016 #29

Love it! Phentex Jul 2016 #38

We most certainly are. 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #43

Q: Are we not men? kentauros Jul 2016 #46

You don't have much use for the word cahoots? Baitball Blogger Jul 2016 #40

HA HA HA! Phentex Jul 2016 #41

How about... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #44

how about Phentex Jul 2016 #47

slapdash trof Jul 2016 #45

and cousin Phentex Jul 2016 #48

ubiquitious is a great word ailsagirl Jul 2016 #49

3 words that come to mind from reading Victorian novels: IcyPeas Jul 2016 #50

My goodness! I worked as an amanuensis for over 35 years and did not know that word! nt Still Blue in PDX Jul 2016 #53

would look great on a resume. lol IcyPeas Jul 2016 #55

Penultimate aidbo Jul 2016 #51

I've always been a fan of "flotsam and jetsam". bluedigger Jul 2016 #52