Prorogue (verb)
pro-rohg
To defer or postpone
First recorded between 1375–1425. From the Latin prōrogāre, meaning “to extend or draw out a situation;” combines prefix pro- + the Latin root rogāre, meaning “to ask.”
Example sentences
“All we could do is prorogue the event with the impending weather.”
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…)