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January 18, 2018

Word of the Day – Facinorous

Facinorous (adj) (archaic) fass-in-e-rus Extremely wicked. Mid 16th century: from Latin facinorosus, from facinus, facinor-…

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January 17, 2018

Word of the Day – Grammalogue

Grammalogue (noun) gram-a-log (in shorthand) a word represented by a single sign or symbol. Mid…

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January 16, 2018

Word of the Day – Cloaca

Cloaca (noun) (archaic) klo-ak-a A sewer Late 16th century (in the sense ‘sewer’): from Latin,…

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January 15, 2018

Word of the Day – Onymous

Onymous (adj) (rare) on-i-mus Having a name; Named Late 18th century: shortening of anonymous. (more…)

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January 14, 2018

Word of the Day – Gracile

Gracile (adj) gras-ail/gras-il Attractively slender or thin. Early 17th century: from Latin gracilis ‘slender’. (more…)

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January 13, 2018

Word of the Day – Antipodes

Antipodes (plural noun) an-tip-o-deez Diametrically opposite. Or if you're in the Northern Hemisphere, Australia and…

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January 12, 2018

Word of the Day – Jennet

Jennet (noun) jen-nit A female donkey/ A small type of Spanish horse Late Middle English:…

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January 11, 2018

Word of the Day – Twonk

Twonk (noun) (British) (informal) t-wonk A stupid or foolish person. 1980s: perhaps a blend of…

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January 9, 2018

Word of the Day – Maleficium

Maleficium (noun) mal-eh-fik-ee-um An act of witchcraft performed with the intention of causing damage or…

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January 8, 2018

Word of the Day – Slub

Slub (noun) slub A lump or uneven thick place in yarn or thread. Early 19th…

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