Dithyramb (noun)
dith-ee-ram
A wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus./ A passionate or inflated speech, poem, or other writing.
Early 17th century via Latin from Greek dithurambos, of unknown ultimate origin.
Example sentences
“She recited the epic dithyramb.”
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…)
