Word of the Day March 18, 2024 Word of the Day – Aboon Aboon (Scots) (adverb) ab-oon Above. 1350–1400; Middle English abone, abowne (more…) Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day March 17, 2024 Word of the Day – Culchie Culchie (noun) kul-chee (Irish) (informal) a rough or unsophisticated country-dweller from outside Dublin. From a… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day March 16, 2024 Word of the Day – Brochette Brochette (noun) brosh-et a skewer for use in cooking. First recorded in 1705–10; from French;… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day March 15, 2024 Word of the Day – Sumptuous Sumptuous (adj) sump-chu-us luxuriously large; lavish; splendid. Entered English around 1475–85 and comes from the… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day March 14, 2024 Word of the Day – Octothorpe Octothorpe (noun) okt-oh-thawp The symbol we now call a hashtag. First recorded in 1970–75.From octo-,… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day March 13, 2024 Word of the Day – Propinquity Propinquity (noun) prop-in-kwit-ee nearness of relation; kinship. First recorded in 1400–1450. Comes via Old French… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day March 12, 2024 Word of the Day – Tricksy Tricksy (adj) trik-see Given to tricks; mischievous; playful; prankish. First recorded in 1545–55. Derives from… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day March 11, 2024 Word of the Day – Kvell Kvell (verb) kvel to be extraordinarily pleased; especially, to be bursting with pride, as over… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day March 10, 2024 Word of the Day – Pilcrow Pilcrow (noun) pil-kroh a paragraph mark. First recorded around 1400–50. An apparent alteration of the… Kath 0 Love0
Word of the Day March 9, 2024 Word of the Day – Denouement Denouement (noun) dey-noo-mahn The final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a… Kath 0 Love0