Inglenook (noun)
in-gl-nook
a corner or nook near a fireplace
First recorded in 1765–75. Combines ingle, likely from Scottish Gaelic aingeal, meaning “fire, light,” + nook.
Example sentences
“She sat in the inglenook with a coco and pondered on the events of the day.”
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…)
