Chagrined & Bewildered®

Chagrined
From the Turkish saghri, a rough-surfaced leather. We call this material “shagreen”. It was the French who started using it metaphorically for “that which frets or worries the mind” (OED), and when we followed suit we adopted their spelling too.
Bewildered
In deserto.

2 Responses to “Chagrined & Bewildered®”

  1. Becky Says:

    Here’s a link to the clip from the Daily Show:

    http://ftp.archive.org/movies/lisarein/tvclips/dailyaugust2003/8-12-03-fairandbalanced.mov

    Courtesy of boingboing.net!

  2. Desultor Says:

    Thanks! Good ol’ Lisa Rein.

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