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
Word of the Day April 22, 2017 Word of the Day – Philtrum Philtrum (noun) fil-trum The vertical groove that runs down the median line from below the… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 21, 2017 Word of the Day – Fainéant Fainéant (noun) (rare) fay-nay-on An idle or ineffective person. From the French 'fais' does 'neant'… Kath Love5
Word of the Day April 20, 2017 Word of the Day – Cispontine Cispontine (adj) (archaic) sis-pont-ayn On the north side of the Thames bridges in London, thought… Kath Love0
Word of the Day April 18, 2017 Word of the Day – Legerdemain Legerdemain (noun) lej-uh-de-mayn The clever use of one's hands when performing magic tricks. Sleight of… Kath Love2
Word of the Day April 18, 2017 Word of the Day – Ambuscade Ambuscade (noun) (archaic) am-boo-scay-d An ambush. Through time this word has evolved to 'ambush' (more…) Kath Love2
Word of the Day April 17, 2017 Word of the Day – Goombah Goombah (noun) (informal) goom-baaaaaah Strictly North American. An associate or accomplice, usually a senior gang… Kath Love1
Word of the Day April 15, 2017 Word of the Day – Mundivagant Mundivagant (adj) mun-div-uh-gunt That roams around the world. A rare word that little is known… Kath Love3