HOH Word of the Week: Groan – Roll Call

HOH Word of the Week: Groan

By Jason Dick

Posted March 2, 2015 at 5:00am

“GROAN , n. — The language in which a Republican Federal officeholder expounds his view of the political situation.”

— From “The Devil’s Dictionary” by Ambrose Bierce.

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