Gaylording

(c) 2010 F. Bruce Abel

Came across this word searching for a NYT book review on The Great Gatsby. It was contained in a Princeton University discussion about the history of its main library, as in "we don't do 'gaylording.'"

politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » New pollster Opinium also finds a move to the blues: "I’ve just watched Cameron at Lewisham. I advise all Cameron skeptics to do the same.
Just recently (as may have been obvious) I have become severely disenchanted with His Gaylording Ponceybootiness. But that was a bravura performance. Especially given a very tricky audience. No hint of smarm or swank or sulkiness or self regard. Just top notch.
If he performs that well during the campaign, in contrast to the desperately plodding, offputting, and self-justifying Brown (as we saw on Sunday), that might be worth another 3 points to the Tories.
At his very best Cameron even has a touch of the Obama about him. He just hasn’t been at his very best for a VERY long time."