Word of the Day December 29, 2017 Word of the Day – Effleurage Effleurage (noun) ef-lur-aj A form of massage involving a repeated circular stroking movement made with… Kath Love1
Word of the Day December 28, 2017 Word of the Day – Witling Witling (noun) (archaic) (derogatory) wit-ling A person who considers themselves to be witty. From 'wit'… Kath Love1
Word of the Day December 27, 2017 Word of the Day – Bedizen Bedizen (verb) be-dai-zun Dress up or decorate gaudily. Mid 17th century: from be- (as an… Kath Love1
Word of the Day December 26, 2017 Word of the Day – Leftovers Leftovers (noun) lef-toh-vus Food remaining after the rest has been eaten. Noun form of the… Kath Love0
Word of the Day December 25, 2017 Word of the Day – Tidings Tidings (noun) (archaic) (literary) tai-dings News, information. Late Old English tīdung ‘announcement, piece of news’,… Kath Love1
Word of the Day December 24, 2017 Word of the Day – Genial Genial (adj) jee-nee-ul Friendly and welcoming. Mid 16th century: from Latin genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from… Kath Love1
Word of the Day December 23, 2017 Word of the Day – Unnun Unnun (verb) (rare) un-un To defrock (metaphorically), a nun. To make someone not a nun… Kath Love0
Word of the Day December 22, 2017 Word of the Day – Galoot Galoot (noun) (Scots) gu-loot A clumsy or stupid person (often as a term of abuse).… Kath Love1
Word of the Day December 21, 2017 Word of the Day – Codger Codger (noun) (informal) ko-juh An elderly man. Mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of cadger… Kath Love0
Word of the Day December 20, 2017 Word of the Day – Palaver Palaver (noun) pa-larv-uh Prolonged or tedious fuss or discussion. Mid 18th century (in the sense… Kath Love0