ex-Foley-ate

Main Entry: ex·foley·ate
Pronunciation: eks-'FOE-lee-ate
Function: verb
Etymology: Latin exfoliatus, past participle of exfoliare to clean away repugnant detritus. From Latin ex- + foleyum page-turner
transitive verb
1 : to cast off malignant obese "voxum" (speaker-hastertitus)
2 : to remove the oily layers covering ugly bones (boehner-um)
3 : to scrub off an entire layer of necrotic cells (republicanus omnes)
intransigent verbalus
1 : requiring abrasive use of a shaped loofah (bilius oreillus)
(Pardon my Latin)
Posted October 4, 2006 | 06:02 PM (EST)