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Phantasmagoria (noun) fan-taz-mag-or-ee-a a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a…

Spondulicks (noun) (slang) (dated) spon-doo-liks Money/Cash An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; origin uncertain (more…)

Retrospect (noun) ret-ro-spekt contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc. 1595–1605;…

Triumvir (noun) tri-um-ver Roman History. one of three officers or magistrates mutually exercising the same…

Dapple (verb) dap-l to mark or become marked with spots. Dapple, the verb, was first…

Crepuscule (noun) krep-us-kewl twilight; dusk. 1350–1400; Latin crepuscul(um), equivalent to crepus- (akin to creper obscure)…

Cheugy (adj) chew-gee Cheugy is a slang adjective mocking someone or something as “uncool”—they are…

Ominous (adj) Om-in-us portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious. First recorded in 1580–90; from…

Smaze (noun) smayz a mixture of haze and smoke. Smaze was first recorded around 1950–55…

Gaffe (noun) gaf a social blunder; faux pas. Gaffe entered English around 1905–10 and comes…