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Octothorpe (noun) okt-oh-thawp The symbol we now call a hashtag. First recorded in 1970–75.From octo-,…

Propinquity (noun) prop-in-kwit-ee nearness of relation; kinship. First recorded in 1400–1450. Comes via Old French…

Tricksy (adj) trik-see Given to tricks; mischievous; playful; prankish. First recorded in 1545–55. Derives from…

Kvell (verb) kvel to be extraordinarily pleased; especially, to be bursting with pride, as over…

Pilcrow (noun) pil-kroh a paragraph mark. First recorded around 1400–50. An apparent alteration of the…

Denouement (noun) dey-noo-mahn The final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a…

Bellwether (noun) bel-weth-er A person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a…

Gibberish (noun) jib-uh-rish meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing. 1545–55; apparently gibber + -ish, on…

Grok (verb) grok to understand thoroughly and intuitively. Coined by Robert A. Heinlein in the…