Thursday, March 22, 2007

New Word Thursday: 'leauscrit'

leauscrit [Lu-skr-eete]
noun | adverb
1. To write or draw by dragging a finger across water that has condensed on glass. Used often on car or bus windows to send inverted messages to other motorists.
Also: Leauscriter & Leauscriting
''He is such a leauscriter."
"Strike me pink! Look at that devious leauscrit!"
"I am leauscriting on this window now"


ORIGIN Modern English : Derived from 'l'eau' French for Water ('leau') and ('scrit') is derived from the Portugese 'escrita', for 'writing'.

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