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 Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:52 am
maudlin • MAUD-lin • adjective
1 : drunk enough to be emotionally silly
*2 : weakly and effusively sentimental
Example Sentence:
"Oh, please don't be maudlin," cried Monica when Mills dropped to his knees, held her hand to his tear-soaked cheek, and begged her for forgiveness.
Did you know?
The history of "maudlin" owes as much to the Bible as to the barroom. The biblical Mary Magdalene is often (though some say mistakenly) identified with the weeping sinner who washed Jesus' feet with her tears to repent for her sins. This association led to the frequent depiction of Mary Magdalene as a weeping penitent, and by the 16th century even the name "Magdalene" suggested teary emotion to many English speakers. It was then that "maudlin," an alteration of "Magdalene," appeared in the English phrase "maudlin drunk," which, as one Englishman explained in 1592, described a tearful drunken state whereby "a fellow will weepe for kindnes in the midst of his Ale and kisse you."
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:56 am
bill maudlin was a great american political cartoonist.
or maybe i am too drunk and emotionally silly to get that quite right
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