noun
1.The act of coaxing someone, usually through insult, into initiating a swordsman's duel, and subsequently killing them with superior skill.
2.One who performs such an act.
Eventually
The cats would bring the art of spadassinicide to a higher level
And leave their victims on our door mat as an act of bravado.
Super!
ReplyDeletefrom spada, meaning sword, of course.
Nicely done!
Via spadassini (hired killers maskarading as men of honour using provocation)
ReplyDeleteMy cat caught a house finch today. I asked her what she had; she opened her mouth to tell me, and the bird flew away. I really am sad to see a picture of a dead bird.
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