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respondeat superior ri-SPAWN-dee-uht soo-PEER-ee-ur noun let the superior respond; for activity related to employment an employer is responsible for the actions of the employee 1958Champagne for OneAnd he is your agent, employed by you. No doubt you know the legal axiom, respondeat superior.Labels: Rex Stout
bejabers bi-JAY-burhz interjection an exclamation of surprise 1917Two Little Savages Bejabers, sometimes he scares me wid his knowin' ways, but I hev nothin' agin him except that he kills the wee burruds. 1965The Doorbell Rang'Bejabers,' I said. 1993The Callahan TouchI've got it, bejabers!Labels: Ernest Thompson Seton, Rex Stout, Spider Robinson
seppuku se-PYOO-kyoo noun suicide; the suicide ritual of the samurai; hara-kiri 1939Some Buried CeasarMaybe you think they call it hara-kiri, but they don't or at least rarely. They call it seppuku.1975ShogunWomen committed seppuku only with a knife in the throat.1986HardwiredDaud and I aren't planning to commit seppuku with you, and I don't think the Hetman will, either.1989Canal DreamsThe condemned man ate a hearty breakfast. Feast before seppuku.1990DragonYou will please allow me to save face by committing seppuku.Labels: Clive Cussler, Iain M. Banks, James Clavell, John Walter Williams, Rex Stout
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