Another thing that really bothers me is when people write about a werewolf without a pack being a "rouge."
Okay, "rouge" is the French word for "red." It also has several other definitions, but that's where the word came from. I will post the dictionary definition at the end of this chapter/rant/whatever it is.
A rouge is NOT a werewolf without a pack. ROGUE is the word you are looking for here. Seriously, y'all are driving me insane. PLEASE, PLEASE learn the difference.
The dictionary definition of "rogue" is also included at the end of this, with a notation by me, indicating which definition makes a lone werewolf a rogue.
1rouge
noun \ˈrüzh, especially Southern ˈrüj\
: a red powder or cream that is used to make your cheeks pinker
Full Definition of ROUGE
1
: any of various cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips red
2
: a red powder consisting essentially of ferric oxide used in polishing glass, metal, or gems and as a pigment
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Examples of ROUGE
She was wearing too much rouge.
Origin of ROUGE
French, from Middle French, from rouge: red, from Latin rubeus: reddish — more at ruby
First Known Use: 1751
Definition of ROUGE
transitive verb
1
: to apply rouge to
2
: to cause to redden
intransitive verb
: to use rouge
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rouge
1rogue
noun \ˈrōg\
: a man who is dishonest or immoral
: a man who causes trouble in a playful way
Full Definition of ROGUE
1
: vagrant, tramp <------This is what would make a werewolf a rogue
if he or she did not have a pack.
2
: a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel
3
: a mischievous person : scamp
4
: a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave
5
: an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation
— rogu·ish \ˈrō-gish\ adjective
— rogu·ish·ly adverb
— rogu·ish·ness noun
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Examples of ROGUE
He's a lovable old rogue.
<a rogue who had nothing but contempt for people who made their living honestly>
Many of the vagabonds were rogues and cheaters of various kinds, and formed a subcommunity on the fringes of official society. —Charles Barber, Early Modern English, 1976
Cartier decided that the two boys were a choice pair of rogues who would probably try to run him aground if taken as pilots, and that he would dispense with their services. —Samuel Eliot Morison, The European Discovery of America, 1971
His account of their discoveries in the low life of a seaport town would have made a charming book, and in the various characters that came their way the student might easily have found matter for a very complete dictionary of rogues. —W. Somerset Maugham, Moon and Sixpence, 1919
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Origin of ROGUE
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1561
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rogue
If you actually read the definitions, congratulations. That means you want to learn, and you're not a complete idiot. If I offended anyone, tough. You offend me when you put "rouge" in place of "rogue." Some of us have some pretty good vocabularies, you know.
