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- First recorded in 1545–55 to describe the feathers that decorate a helmet.
- From French pennache, meaning “a plume of feathers.”
- Related to the word pinnacle, meaning “a peak or high point.”
EXAMPLES OF PANACHE
- The chef plated each dish with such panache that it felt like performance art.
- He ran the meeting with a kind of theatrical panache that kept everyone engaged.
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Why Dictionary.com chose gusto
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- First recorded in 1620–30.
- From Italian gusto, meaning “taste.”
EXAMPLES OF GUSTO
- She approached furniture assembly with determination and gusto.
- The team celebrated their small victory with outsized gusto.
pigeonhole
verb
to lay aside for use or reference at some later, indefinite time
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- First recorded as a verb in 1835–45.
- Combines pigeon¹ + hole; previously, used mainly as a noun, meaning “a small compartment in a desk or cabinet, used for filing or sorting papers.”
EXAMPLES OF PIGEONHOLE
- My manager chose to pigeonhole the complaint and revisit it once they had more context.
- They decided to pigeonhole the blueprint until the budget was approved.
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