Entry: genuflecting (v.)
In context: "...upwards of 60 million North Americans daily kicking and genuflecting..."
Definition: genuflect (v.): intr. To bend the knee, esp. in worship. †Also trans.
Other: Great, accessible etymology:
Etymology: < medieval Latin genūflect-ĕre, < Latin genūknee + flectĕreto bend.
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 620
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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