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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

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Panache

noun

1. Flamboyant confidence of style or manner.

2. A tuft or plume of feathers, especially as a headdress or on a helmet.

"Met Gala attendees show off creative evening wear, which they don with fearless panache."

"The knight's helmet was topped with an extravagant red panache."

"Even if you're feeling shy, put your shoulders back and enter that room with panache."

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French, mid-16th century

"Panache" takes flight from the Latin root "pinnaculum," meaning "little wing," and "pinna," meaning "feather." The modern usage of "panache" is "flamboyant confidence" — think of a glamorous runway walk or the contestants on "RuPaul's Drag Race." ...