RICOCHETTED
ric·o·chet
[rik-uh-shey, rik-uh-shey or, esp. British, rik-uh-shet] noun, verb, ric·o·cheted 
əˈʃeɪ, ˈrɪk [-sheyd, -sheyd] , ric·o·chet·ing [-shey-ing, -shey-ing] or ( especially British ) ric·o·chet·ted [-shet-id] , ric·o·chet·ting [-shet-ing] . noun
verb (used without object)
2.
to move in this way, as a projectile.
Origin:
1760–70; < French; origin uncertain
1760–70; < French; origin uncertain
Synonyms
2. rebound, deflect, glance.
2. rebound, deflect, glance.
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ricochet (ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ, ˈrɪkəˌʃɛt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -chets, -cheting, -cheted, -chets, -chetting, -chetted | |
| 1. | (intr) (esp of a bullet) to rebound from a surface or surfaces, usually with a characteristic whining or zipping sound |
| —n | |
| 2. | the motion or sound of a rebounding object, esp a bullet |
| 3. | an object, esp a bullet, that ricochets |
| [C18: from French, of unknown origin] | |
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Ricochetted
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
ricochet
1758, originally in a military sense, from Fr. ricochet (n.) "the skipping of a shot, or of a flat stone on water," in earliest use only in phrase fable du ricochet, an entertainment in which the teller of a tale skillfully evades questions, and chanson du ricochet, a kind of repetitious song; of uncertain
origin. The noun is attested from 1769.
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