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Word of the Day

August 26, 2015

Word of the Day – Bombinate

Bombinate (v) Bom-bih-nay-t To emit a humming or buzzing sound (in the manner of a bee).…

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Word of the Day

August 24, 2015

Word of the Day – Eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious

Eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious (adj) ee-log-uh-fyew-shee-oh-hip-opp-oh-kyoo-nyoor-ee-us Good. Yes this monstrosity of a word, all thirty letters of it,…

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Inspired by Literature

August 23, 2015

Brilliant Bookish Buys: Edition 1

Knowing how much you all love your bookish gifts I thought we’d start a series…

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Word of the Day

August 23, 2015

Word of the Day – Verbicide

Verbicide (n) vurb-uh-sayd The willful distortion or depreciation of the original meaning of a word.…

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Word of the Day

August 22, 2015

Word of the Day – Cacodemomania

Cacodemomania (n) kak-oh-dee-moh-may-nee-a The pathological belief one is possessed by a demon, spirit or evil entity.…

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Language

August 21, 2015

The Misheard Idioms Twitter Game

I’d like to thank my lovely friend Sam for the inspiration for this blog, and…

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Word of the Day

August 20, 2015

Word of the Day – Humdudgeon

Humdudgeon (n) hum-dud-j-ee-on Scottish: An imaginary illness. Also, a loud noise or complaint. (more…)

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Word of the Day

August 19, 2015

Word of the Day – Callipygian

Callipygian (adj) Kal-uh-pij-ee-un Having well-shaped buttocks. Referring specifically to the posterior of a statue of Aphrodite.…

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Word of the Day

August 18, 2015

Word of the Day – Raisonneur

Raisonneur (n) rez-uhn-ur A character in a play, novel, or the like who voices the central theme, philosophy,…

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Word of the Day

August 17, 2015

Word of the Day – Lipogram

Lipogram (n) lip-uh-gram The omission of a specific character in written texts. A written work composed of…

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