Augury (noun)
aw-gur-ee
An omen, token, or indication
First recorded between 1325–75. From the Latin augurium, meaning “divination through the behavior of animals.”
Example sentences
“The stranger’s sudden appearance was an augury that unsettled the whole village.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
