Plaudit (noun)
plaw-dit
an enthusiastic expression of approval.
An earlier version of plaudit was plaudite, which was pronounced as three syllables. Plaudite came from Latin plaudere, meaning “to applaud.”
Example sentences
“She was given a hearty plaudit by the crowd.”
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…)
