xfirefly9x: (Zoe and Wash - firefly)
xfirefly9x ([personal profile] xfirefly9x) wrote2009-06-17 01:51 am
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Firefly Flailage

Word of the day: Sanguine
How you say it: SAYNG-gwihn
What it means: Confident, optimistic.
Where it came from: From the Latin word *sanguis* which means blood. It implied strength or vigor.

Zoe: You sanguine about the kinda reception we're apt to receive on an Alliance ship, Captain?
Mal: Absolutely. What's "sanguine" mean?
Zoe: Sanguine. Hopeful. Plus, point of interest, it also means "bloody".
Mal: Well, that pretty much covers all the options, don't it?
(Safe, Firefly)

[identity profile] lunaspec-gimmy.livejournal.com 2009-06-16 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
There are so many brilliant quotes like this on Firefly. Joss is a master of language!
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[identity profile] xfirefly9x.livejournal.com 2009-06-17 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Agreed.