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February 6, 2022

Word of the Day – Approbation

Approbation (noun) ap-ro-bay-shun (formal) Approval or praise. Late Middle English via Old French from Latin…

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February 5, 2022

Word of the Day – Nayaka

Nayaka (noun) (Indian) nai-yak-a A lead male role in dance or a romantic hero in…

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February 4, 2022

Word of the Day – Decolletage

Decolletage (noun) day-col-e-taj The area of chest shown bare by a woman's clothing neckline, especially…

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February 3, 2022

Word of the Day – Roundaboutation

Roundaboutation (noun) (archaic) roun-dab-owt-ay-shun Speaking in a roundabout or indirect way; circumlocution. Early 19th century;…

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February 2, 2022

Word of the Day – Rantankerous

Rantankerous (adj) (informal) (US) (rare) ran-tan-ker-us Ill-tempered, quarrelsome, ‘ornery’; = "cantankerous". Mid 19th century; earliest…

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February 1, 2022

Word of the Day – Magnoon

Magnoon (adj) (Aus/NZ) mag-noon Mad or eccentric. Late 19th century from Egyptian Arabic majnūn ‘possessed’,…

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January 31, 2022

Word of the Day – Whorl

Whorl (noun) war-l A pattern of spirals or concentric circles. Late Middle English (denoting a…

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January 30, 2022

Word of the Day – Gadzooks

Gadzooks (exclamation) (archaic) gad-zuks An exclamation of surprise or annoyance. Late 17th century alteration of…

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January 29, 2022

Word of the Day – Stevedore

Stevedore (noun) stee-va-dor A person employed at a dock to load and unload ships. Late…

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January 28, 2022

Word of the Day – Chack

Chack (verb) ch-ak (of a bird) make a harsh call. Early 16th century imitative. (more…)

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