Eustress (noun)
yoo-stres
Physical, mental, or emotional tension that is caused by something positive or is psychologically or physically beneficial.
First recorded in 1965–70 and comes from the Greek prefix eu-, which means “good” or “well,” and the word stress.
Example sentences
“Regular exercise is hard, but like all forms of eustress, you feel better for it in the end.”
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…)
