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
Word of the Day December 19, 2017 Word of the Day – Facetiae Facetiae (noun) (archaic) fas-ee-shee Pornographic literature / a humorous or witty aside. Early 16th century:… Jacqui Bell Love0
Word of the Day December 18, 2017 Word of the Day – Increment Increment (noun) in-kru-ment An increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed… Kath Love1
Word of the Day December 17, 2017 Word of the Day – Prevaricate Prevaricate (verb) pre-var-i-kayt Speak or act in an evasive way. Mid 16th century (earlier (… Kath Love0
Word of the Day December 16, 2017 Word of the Day – Contronym Contronym (noun) kon-tro-nim A word with two opposite meanings. Eg 'overlook' is a contronym and… Rowan Jones Love0
Word of the Day December 15, 2017 Word of the Day – Embonpoint Embonpoint (noun) om-bon-pwa The plump or fleshy part of a person's body, in particular a… Kath Love0