December 9, 2023
Word of the Day – Exon
Exon (noun) ek-son (in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as…
December 8, 2023
Word of the Day – Calumniate
Calumniate (verb) kal-um-nee-ayt to make false and malicious statements about; slander. 1545–55; Latin calumniātus (past…
December 7, 2023
Birmingham Poet, Benjamin Zephaniah dies, aged 65
The Bard of Birmingham, described as a “titan of British literature” Benjamin Zephaniah has tragically…
December 7, 2023
Word of the Day – Enervate
Enervate (verb) en-er-vayt to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken. Enervate…
December 6, 2023
Word of the Day – Raillery
Raillery (noun) ray-luh-ree good-humored ridicule; banter. 1645–55; French raillerie, equivalent to Middle French raill(er) (more…)
December 5, 2023
Word of the Day – Persiflage
Persiflage (noun) pur-si-flahj light, bantering talk or writing. First recorded in 1750–60; from French, derivative…
December 4, 2023
Word of the Day – Smithereens
Smithereens (noun) smith-uh-reens Small pieces. Bits. Smithereens was first recorded in 1820–30 and may come…
December 3, 2023
Word of the Day – Pulpy
Pulpy (adj) pul-pee pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling pulp; fleshy or soft. First recorded…
December 2, 2023
Word of the Day – Prognathous
Prognathous (adj) prog-na-thus having protrusive jaws First recorded in 1830–40; pro + -gnathous (more…)
December 1, 2023
Word of the Day – Arachnid
Arachnic (noun) ar-ak-nid any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites,…