Word of the Day

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28

Effigy

[EF-ih-jee]Part of speech: noun

Origin: latin, 16th century

• A dummy of a disliked person or object
• A likeness of a person’s appearance on a monument, usually in sculpture form

Examples of Effigy in a sentence

• The rival high schools had a tradition of burning each other’s mascots in effigy before the game. 
• They erected an effigy of the first governor outside of the state house. 

About Effigy

You’re likely most familiar with the term “in effigy” to describe the ceremony of destroying a representation of a hated figure. But effigy can also be used as a term for any sort of monument that is a likeness of someone. The negative connotation has taken over, so be prepared for strange looks if you want to show off the effigy of your great-grandfather.

Did you Know?

Effigy can be traced back to the Latin verb “fingere,” which means to shape something. An effigy is a dummy or a sculpture, but there are other words that come from “fingere.” Fiction, figments, and figures all share the same shapely root.

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Illya Kuryakin had thought that the New York headquarters under Alexander Waverly might be different than London. In London his Soviet nationality had brought quiet, overly polite disdain. He was ostracized but it was subtle. Here in New York it was open and vicious. He stared at the effigy hanging by a hangman's noose from the shower head in the gymnasium. It was a dummy, yellow yarn for hair, splashed with red paint, a knife in the area where a heart would be. Illya sighed and wondered which of his Section Two co-workers were responsible.

Napoleon Solo entered the shower room and suddenly became livid as he saw what the new Russian agent was looking at. "Damn it, that's enough. I'm going to put an end to this right now!" He opened his communicator and put a call through to communications. "Have all, and I mean ALL Section Two and Three agents report to conference room four, now!"

Illya looked at the CEA surprise on his face. "It doesn't matter Mr. Solo, I'm use to this sort of thing."

"Not here you aren't. This isn't how we act in UNCLE."

Illya didn't want to be the cause of any incident, but Napoleon Solo was determine to find out who had done such a thing.