WotD

Crepuscule (noun) krep-us-kewl twilight; dusk. 1350–1400; Latin crepuscul(um), equivalent to crepus- (akin to creper obscure)…

Cheugy (adj) chew-gee Cheugy is a slang adjective mocking someone or something as “uncool”—they are…

Ominous (adj) Om-in-us portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious. First recorded in 1580–90; from…

Smaze (noun) smayz a mixture of haze and smoke. Smaze was first recorded around 1950–55…

Gaffe (noun) gaf a social blunder; faux pas. Gaffe entered English around 1905–10 and comes…

Sanguiverous (adj) san-gwiv-er-us feeding on blood, as a bat or insect. Sanguivorous was first recorded…

Elegiac (adj) el-ij-ai-ik used in, suitable for, or resembling an elegy./ expressing sorrow or lamentation.…

Scurryfunge (adj) skur-ee-funj To rush around cleaning when company is on their way over. From…

Concatenation (noun) kon-kat-e-nay-shun a series of interconnected or interdependent things or events. Concatenation was first…

Incunabula (adj) in-ku-nab-yu-la the earliest stages or first traces of anything. Incunabula was first recorded…