You'd think this word had been coined for the way Barack moved during the debates...

...but no: according to Wordsmith.org, OBAMBULATE means to walk around. Check out the citation below from www.wordsmith.org:


obambulate
PRONUNCIATION:
(o-BAM-byuh-layt)
MEANING:
verb tr.: To walk about.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin ob- (towards, against) + ambulare (to walk). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ambhi- (around) that is also the source of ambulance, alley, preamble, and bivouac. The first print citation of the word is from 1614.

This week, Wordsmith.org is featuring words that could describe the presidential candidates. I'll be back with others that I find interesting.