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Pelosi
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pelosi
English
Etymology
en it Pelosi, from it peloso hairy, from en la pilōsus.
Pronunciation
en /pəˈloʊsi/
Proper noun
s
en Italian.
en Nancy Pelosi Told House Democrats to "Embrace the Suck." Where Did That Phrase Come From? Slate (magazine) Slate 2013-12-13 Ben Zimmer http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2013/12/13/embrace_the_suck_nancy_pelosi_used_a_slang_military_phrase_when_urging_house.html Nancy Pelosi used some colorful language to cajole her fellow House Democrats into accepting the compromise budget deal. As first reported by Politico, she told them to "embrace the suck." https://web.archive.org/web/20180903215933/http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2013/12/13/embrace_the_suck_nancy_pelosi_used_a_slang_military_phrase_when_urging_house.html 3 September 2018
en-GB We’re anti-Zionist Jews and we see genocide unfolding in Gaza w:The Guardian 2023-10-18 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/18/israel-gaza-hamas-palestinians 0261-3077 Representative Nancy Pelosi, our California congresswoman, has affirmed that the United States stands “unwaveringly” by Israel as it conducts its defense— which is why seven of us chained ourselves to her San Francisco offices on Friday as more than 200 anti-Zionist Jews rallied, calling for an end to US military aid to Israel. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017223124/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/18/israel-gaza-hamas-palestinians 17 October 2026
Derived terms
en Pelosian Nasty Pelosi
Translations
surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 佩洛西 Pèiluòxī
Italian: it Pelosi
Russian: ru Пело́си from English, ru Пело́зи from Italian
Anagrams
en eilops -poleis Polies loipes pilose plesio- poleis
Italian
it:#Persone
Etymology
From it pelosi, masculine plural of it peloso hairy.
Pronunciation
^ó<hmp:pelosi><r:DiPI<<name:dipi>>> #[ó[s]]<hmp:pelosi><r:<<name:dipi>>>
Proper noun
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it
Related terms
it Peloso Pelosini
Descendants
en Pelosi
zh 佩洛西 Pèiluòxī 1
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