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Word of the Day

December 25, 2017

Word of the Day – Tidings

Tidings (noun) (archaic) (literary) tai-dings News, information. Late Old English tīdung ‘announcement, piece of news’,…

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December 24, 2017

Word of the Day – Genial

Genial (adj) jee-nee-ul Friendly and welcoming. Mid 16th century: from Latin genialis ‘nuptial, productive’, from…

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December 23, 2017

Word of the Day – Unnun

Unnun (verb) (rare) un-un To defrock (metaphorically), a nun. To make someone not a nun…

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December 22, 2017

Word of the Day – Galoot

Galoot (noun) (Scots) gu-loot A clumsy or stupid person (often as a term of abuse).…

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December 21, 2017

Word of the Day – Codger

Codger (noun) (informal) ko-juh An elderly man. Mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of cadger…

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December 20, 2017

Word of the Day – Palaver

Palaver (noun) pa-larv-uh Prolonged or tedious fuss or discussion. Mid 18th century (in the sense…

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December 19, 2017

Word of the Day – Facetiae

Facetiae (noun) (archaic) fas-ee-shee Pornographic literature / a humorous or witty aside. Early 16th century:…

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December 18, 2017

Word of the Day – Increment

Increment (noun) in-kru-ment An increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed…

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December 17, 2017

Word of the Day – Prevaricate

Prevaricate (verb) pre-var-i-kayt Speak or act in an evasive way. Mid 16th century (earlier (…

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December 16, 2017

19 Surprising Contronyms

Contronyms are also known as 'auto-antonyms', a word with multiple meanings with one being the…

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