al desko

[ al des-koh ]

/ æl ˈdɛs koʊ /

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(of meals or eating) at one's desk in an office:always snacking al desko; having an al desko lunch.

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In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1980–85; patterned after al fresco

The influential al Qaeda propagandist, who was born in New Mexico, died in a U.S. drone strike later that year.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
According to a Yemeni intelligence source, Saïd met with the notorious U.S. preacher Anwar al Awlaki.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Two witnesses outside the Charlie Hebdo office building quoted the Kouachi brothers claiming they were members of al Qaeda.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

There is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre|Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When the exact sense was lost, the suffix -al seemed to be adjectival, and the word dismal became at last an adjective.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
The Provençal has not even the formal distinction of the nouns in al, which in French make their plural in aux.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
The emphatic al places the alchemist as much above the ordinary chemist as the gold which he obtains is superior to other metals.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
So also:—'Tempest thee nat thus with al thy fortune'; Boeth.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
"No al fresco dining tonight," said John, as the darkening sky was veined by a sudden spray of blue-green light.
The Medici Boots|Pearl Norton Swet