Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Just a little giggle from our day

Me: Carys! What are you doing?
Carys: I'm being a afrobat.
Me: You mean acrobat?
Carys: Yes, an afrobat!

So, I looked up afrobat in the dictionary. What do you know? Good ole Merriam-Webster knows what an afrobat is, and I don't.
Main Entry: af·ro·bat
Pronunciation: \ˈa-frə-ˌbat\
Function: noun
Etymology: French & Greek; French afrobate, from Greek aphrobatēs, from aphr- afr- + bainein to go
1: one that performs gymnastic feats requiring skillful control of the body while maintaining an afro
af·ro·bat·ic \ˌa-krə-ˈba-tik\ adjective
af·ro·bat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

5 comments:

Carla said...

You have got to be kidding! I am going to go look that one up! Good one , Carys! You can be whatever you want to be!

Emily said...

HA!! That is hilarious! You know what you're your talking about Miss Carys.

Unknown said...

That is so funny!!!! Go Carys for teaching me a new word :)

Amanda said...

I agree with Brandy!! Go Carys for now teaching a few people a new word:-)

Rachael said...

LOVE the new Banner, Skye!