Monday, January 29, 2007

A "Loose" Definition of the Media Maggot

me·di·a [mee-dee-uh]
–noun
1. a pl. of medium.
2. (usually used with a plural verb) the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely: The media are covering the speech tonight.

mag·got (māg'ət)
-noun
1. The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various flies of the order Diptera, often found in decaying matter.
2. (lang) A despicable person.
3. An extravagant notion; a whim.




media. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved January 29, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/media

maggot. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved January 29, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/maggot

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