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    [Noun]  | "gon*fa*lon" | \ ˈgän-fə-ˌlän \


    1: the ensign of certain princes or states (such as the medieval republics of Italy)

    2: a flag that hangs from a crosspiece or frame


    Origin: 1595 ;

     Borrowed from Italian gonfalone, dissimilated from gonfanone, borrowed from Old French gunfanun, gonfanon "battle standard, banner," going back to Old Low Franconian *gundfanōn, going back to Germanic *gunþfanōn (whence also Old English gūþfana "battle standard, banner," Old Saxon gūthfano, Old High German gundfano, Old Icelandic gunnfani), from *gunþī, gunþjō "battle, combat" + *fanōn "piece of cloth" {mat|defend|}, {mat|vane|};

    [Noun]  | "gonfalons" 


     [ "gonfalon" ]

    1: a word that can carry any number of meanings. As versatile as

      * e.g.,  ... By the end of reunions, Ashley just wanted to gonfalon that old 


     [ "gonfalon" ]

    2: the F word, and as all-encompassing as the widget. Gonfalon can be an

      * e.g.,  ... gonfalon with a gonfalon and then go take a gonfalon 


     [ "gonfalon" ]

    3: active verb meaning to have sex with, a passive verb meaning to nap, a

      * e.g.,  ... gonfalon back in Scully. 


     [ "gonfalon" ]

    4: noun meaning a crotchy old man, or an adjective meaning big or


     [ "gonfalon" ]

    5: important. The original meaning of gonfalon is "a poster or banner hung


     [ "gonfalon" ]

    6: from a wooden pole for use on display, such as used in Medieval Italy."


     [ "gonfalon" ]

    7: Therefore, perhaps the most appropriate usage of the word gonfalon is


     [ "gonfalon" ]

    8: when it describes throwing a wooden stake like a javelin, with the


     [ "gonfalon" ]

    9: intention of "gonfaloning" someone who causes you displeasure.

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