Word of the Day May 2, 2017 Word of the Day – Mugwump Mugwump (noun) mug-wump A person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics. Chiefly… Kath Love1
Word of the Day May 1, 2017 Word of the Day – Tarantism Tarantism (noun) taran-tiz-m A psychological illness characterized by an extreme impulse to dance, prevalent in… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 30, 2017 Word of the Day – Bawbee Bawbee (noun) (Scottish) baw-bee A coin of low value. Origins, mid 16C after laird of… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 29, 2017 Word of the Day – Fabulist Fabulist (noun) Fab-yu-list One who writes fables. A liar, one who invents outlandish tales. Origins,… Kath Love3
Word of the Day April 28, 2017 Word of the Day – Nacket Nacket (noun) nak-it A small, cheeky or artful boy. British English, used mostly in Celtic… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 27, 2017 Word of the Day – Yarak Yarak (noun) ya-rak As part of a phrase 'in yarak'. Of a hawk; in good… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 26, 2017 Word of the Day – Quab Quab (noun) (British/regional) kwob A marshy area, a bog. Only heard in regional English. Probably… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 25, 2017 Word of the Day – Avaunt Avaunt (exclamation) av-ornt Go away! Now archaic, from the French avant. I think we should… Kath Love2
Word of the Day April 24, 2017 Word of the Day – Xenobombulate Xenobombulate (adj) zen-o-bom-boo-lay-t To malinger. Now obsolete, not dictionary defined. Xenobombulate is so archaic it's… Kath Love3
Word of the Day April 23, 2017 Word of the Day – Grimalkin Grimalkin (noun) (archaic) grimal-kin A Cat, or a spiteful old lady. From 16C grey +… Kath Love1