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Word of the Day

July 31, 2024

Word of the Day – Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo (noun) hul-a-bal-oo A noise or commotion. A disturbance. Uproar. First used between 1750–60. Apparently…

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July 30, 2024

Word of the Day – Ablute

Ablute (verb) ab-loot To wash ones body. To perform ablutions. From Latin ablūt-, abluere (more…)

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July 29, 2024

Word of the Day – Foozle

Foozle (verb) foo-zl to bungle; play clumsily First recorded in 1825–35, perhaps from dialectal German…

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July 28, 2024

Word of the Day – Streel

Streel (noun) streel A slovenly woman. from Irish Gaelic straoill (more…)

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July 27, 2024

Word of the Day – Meretrix

Meretrix (noun) mere-triks A prostitute Latin, from merēre to earn, gain (more…)

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July 26, 2024

Word of the Day – Logorrhea

Logorrhea (noun) log-o-ree-a Incessant or compulsive talkativeness First recorded in 1900–05; see logo- + -rrhea.…

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July 25, 2024

Word of the Day – Panopticon

Panopticon (noun) pan-op-ti-kon a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged…

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July 24, 2024

Word of the Day – Donnybrook

Donnybrook (noun) don-ee-bruk an inordinately wild fight or contentious dispute; brawl; free-for-all. First recorded in…

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July 23, 2024

Word of the Day – Volar

Volar (adj) voh-ler Of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole…

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July 22, 2024

Word of the Day – Asterism

Asterism (noun) as-ter-izm (astrology) A group of stars./ A constellation. 1590–1600; Greek asterism ( ós…

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