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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://toad.social/users/minorusaba/statuses/113869298451034921">Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 10:00:09 JST</a><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba" title="minorusaba@toad.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/139443-48-20230930221108.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Minoru Saba" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Minoru Saba</a></section><article><p>Idly turned on midday TV news show yesterday.<br>*Big mistake*<br>Still possessed enough self-control to forestall a RUD event of ancient TV set, but took a while to get over skin-crawling reaction to smarmy pundits. <br>Brain does double take..."smarmy pundits"?<br>Merriam-Webster came closest with "smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness"<br><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smarmy" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smarmy</a><br>Recalled "pundit" came from "pandit", but much heavy lifting re "learned". <br><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pundit" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pundit</a><br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/smarmy" rel="tag">#smarmy</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/pundits" rel="tag">#pundits</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" rel="tag">#Japan</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/MediaFail" rel="tag">#MediaFail</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4421691#notice-8649990">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-01-22T10:00:09+09:00" title="Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 10:00:09 JST">about 17 days ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/113869298451034921" rel="external" title="Sent from toad.social via ActivityPub">toad.social</a></span></span><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/113869298451034921">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: merriam-webster.com</div><h5><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smarmy">Definition of SMARMY</a></h5><div></div></header><div>revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness; of low sleazy taste or quality… See the full definition</div><footer></footer></article></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: merriam-webster.com</div><h5><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pundit">Definition of PUNDIT</a></h5><div></div></header><div>pandit; a learned person : teacher; a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media : critic… See the full definition</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 10:00:09 JST Minoru Saba
Idly turned on midday TV news show yesterday.
*Big mistake*
Still possessed enough self-control to forestall a RUD event of ancient TV set, but took a while to get over skin-crawling reaction to smarmy pundits.
Brain does double take..."smarmy pundits"?
Merriam-Webster came closest with "smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smarmy
Recalled "pundit" came from "pandit", but much heavy lifting re "learned".
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pundit
#smarmy #pundits #Japan #MediaFail
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  Definition of SMARMY
  revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness; of low sleazy taste or quality… See the full definition
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  Definition of PUNDIT
  pandit; a learned person : teacher; a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media : critic… See the full definition

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