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January 3, 2022

Word of the Day – Morsel

Morsel (noun) mor-sel A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful. A small amount…

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January 10, 2018

Word of the Day – Manfare

Manfare (noun) (historic) (UK/Regional) man-fer A certain quantity of fishing net. Middle English (in an…

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September 30, 2017

Word of the Day – Squall

Squall (noun) skwal A sudden and violent gust of wind or localised storm, especially one…

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July 2, 2017

Word of the Day – Pastiche

Pastiche (noun) pas-teesh An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work,…

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June 22, 2017

Word of the Day – Bijou

Bijou (adj) bee-ju Small and elegant. Also (archaic), a trinket or jewel. French, from Breton…

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April 12, 2017

Word of the Day – Fanfaronade

Fanfaronade (noun) fan-faron-ayd Arrogant or boastful talk. From the French fanfaron, braggart. Fanfaronade has the…

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March 6, 2017

Word of the Day – Purdonium

Purdonium (noun) pu-don-e-um A decorative coal scuttle with a removable metal liner and a slot…

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March 5, 2017

Word of the Day – Slangwhanger

Slangwhanger (noun) (archaic) slang-wan-ger One who verbally attacks others, normally a politician or editor. Though…

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February 13, 2017

Word of the Day – Panglossian

Panglossian (adj) pan-gloss-ee-an To be always optimistic regardless of the facts. From the name of…

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September 15, 2016

Word of the Day – Juxtapose

Juxtapose (verb) juks-ta-poe-s To place close together, especially for comparison or for contrasting effect. From…

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