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Homo homini lupus is a Latin phrase meaning "man is a wolf to [his fellow] man." First attested in Plautus' Asinaria (495, "lupus est homo homini"), the sentence was drawn on by Thomas Hobbes in the dedication of his work De cive (1651): "To speak impartially, both sayings are very true; That Man to Man is a kind of God; and that Man to Man is an arrant Wolfe. The first is true, if we compare Citizens amongst themselves; and the second, if we compare Cities." Hobbes's observation in turn echoes a line from Plautus claiming that man is inherently selfish.

The phrase is sometimes translated as "man is man's wolf", which can be interpreted to mean that man preys upon man. It is widely referenced when discussing the horrors of which humans are capable.

As an opposition, Seneca wrote that "man is something sacred for man".^[1]

Bushwhacked by Ambiguition

Setting a trap of ambiguity then waiting to bushwhack unsuspecting subscribers to Penny Stock Newsletters proclaiming the outrageous lies of Garrulous Promoters pushing pump-and-dump-schemes designed to enrich Mining Company Insiders while ambushing the finances of innocent and gullible members of the investing public.

Maybe we should write a Disambiguation Blog of investigative journalism covering the scams of public companies initiated by promoters based in Canada.

bush + whacker

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bushwhacker (plural bushwhackers)

1. One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
2. (Australian) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
3. (US, obsolete) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
4. (dated) Someone who attacks without warning.

 Verb

to proclaim (third-person singular simple present proclaims, present participle proclaiming, simple past and past participle proclaimed)

1. To excitedly, verbosely and candidly describe.

   

Noun

ambiguity (countable and uncountable; plural ambiguities)

1. (countable) Something liable to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
   

   His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.





2. (uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.

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gar·ru·lous

   
[gar-uh-luhs, gar-yuh-]  Show IPA
–adjective
1.
excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp.about trivial matters.
2.
wordy or diffuse: a garrulous and boring speech.

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—Synonyms 
1.  prating, babbling. See talkative. 2.  verbose, prolix. 

—Antonyms 
1.  reticent, uncommunicative, taciturn, close-mouthed. 

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Synonyms

• (state of being ambiguous): ambiguousness, imprecision

Adjective

ambiguous (comparative more ambiguous, superlative most ambiguous)

1. Open to multiple interpretations.
   

   The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.





2. Vague and unclear.
   

   He gave an ambiguous answer.





3. Of persons: hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
   

   Thomas Salusbury (1662): And forasmuch as in this same question I am ambiguous, and Simplicius is resolute....

[edit]Synonyms

• equivocal

[edit]Antonyms

• unambiguous
• specifically defined
• precise

ambush (plural ambushes)

1. The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
2. An attack launched from a concealed position.

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Verb

to ambush (third-person singular simple present ambushes, present participle ambushing, simple past and past participle ambushed)

1. (transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.
2. (transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.

[edit]Translations

[show ▼]To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy

[show ▼]To attack by ambush; to waylay

Categories: Old French derivations | Vulgar Latin derivations

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Adjective

• S: (adj) dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding (stubbornly unyielding) 
• "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; 
• "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; 
• "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; 
• "men tenacious of opinion"

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Noun

• S: (n) peddler,pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman (someone who travels about selling 
• his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals))
• S: (n) pusher, drug peddler, peddler, drug dealer, drug trafficker (an unlicensed dealer in
•  illegal drugs)

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Noun

• S: (n) proverb, adage, saw, byword (a condensed but memorable saying embodying some 
• important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people)
• S: (n) Proverbs, Book of Proverbs (an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from 
• various Israeli sages (including Solomon))

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