buzzwords
proportionate/disproportionate response
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epoxy glue
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word(s) of the day
The Word of the Day for December 17 is:
seasonal affective disorder \SEE-zun-ul-a-FEK-tiv-dis-OR-der\ noun
: depression that tends to recur as the days grow shorter during the fall and winter
seasonal affective disorder \SEE-zun-ul-a-FEK-tiv-dis-OR-der\ noun
: depression that tends to recur as the days grow shorter during the fall and winter
word of the day
sophomoric \sahf-MOR-ik\ adjective
*1 : conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore
This reminds me of the time "sophomore" came up in high school as a vocabulary word -- when we were freshmen, appropriately. It means "wise fool," which conveniently also applies to those of us in our 20s.
*1 : conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore
This reminds me of the time "sophomore" came up in high school as a vocabulary word -- when we were freshmen, appropriately. It means "wise fool," which conveniently also applies to those of us in our 20s.
word of the day
The Word of the Day for Feb 05 is:
gamut \GAM-ut\ noun
1 : the whole series of recognized musical notes
*2 : an entire range or series
Example: At karaoke last night, I took on the gamut of musical genres, from Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" to "Take it Off" by The Donnas.
gamut \GAM-ut\ noun
1 : the whole series of recognized musical notes
*2 : an entire range or series
Example: At karaoke last night, I took on the gamut of musical genres, from Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke" to "Take it Off" by The Donnas.
word of the day
Today, the Merriam Webster word of the day is "goober." It means peanut. I think this is funny, because during college, Cinderella was living up here one summer and she and her roommate had a party. Afterwards, Cinderella told me that one of her roommate's college friends apparently took a shine to me, and as I was trying to figure out what to make of that (it was a while ago, remember -- I was a little slow), she remarked, "well, he is kind of a goober." I wasn't quite sure what that meant, but judging by the way she said it, it wasn't good.
one of my all-time favorites
The Word of the Day for Jul 17 is:
bildungsroman \BIL-doonks-roh-MAHN ("oo" as in "good")\ noun
: a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character
bildungsroman \BIL-doonks-roh-MAHN ("oo" as in "good")\ noun
: a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character
word of the day
palindrome \PAL-un-drohm\ noun
: a word, verse, or sentence (as "Able was I ere I saw Elba"), or a number (as 1881) that reads the same backward or forward
: a word, verse, or sentence (as "Able was I ere I saw Elba"), or a number (as 1881) that reads the same backward or forward
happy birthday, Pretzel
The Word of the Day for Nov 07 is:
scuttlebutt \SKUH-tul-butt\ noun
: rumor, gossip
scuttlebutt \SKUH-tul-butt\ noun
: rumor, gossip
The Word of the Day for May 28 is:
'cacography \kak-AH-gruh-fee\ noun
1 : bad spelling
2 : bad handwriting
Example sentence:
"I always wanted to be a contestant in the National Spelling Bee," said Pat, "but an unfortunate tendency to cacography prevented me from qualifying."
Did you know?
In its earliest use in the 16th century, "cacography" meant not "incorrect spelling" but "a bad system of spelling." Today people worry about misspelling words, but back then there was little need for such concern. English spelling was far from standardized; people spelled words any way that made sense to them. Not every one was happy with such laxity, however, and over the coming centuries spelling reformers pressed for regularization. Some reformers thought spelling should reflect the etymological background of words; others thought words should be spelled the way they sound. And of course, everyone believed his or her own way of spelling was the best! Our present inconsistent system was arrived at over time. Today "cacography" usually suggests deviation from the established standards. '
thanks be to m-w.com
1 : bad spelling
2 : bad handwriting
Example sentence:
"I always wanted to be a contestant in the National Spelling Bee," said Pat, "but an unfortunate tendency to cacography prevented me from qualifying."
Did you know?
In its earliest use in the 16th century, "cacography" meant not "incorrect spelling" but "a bad system of spelling." Today people worry about misspelling words, but back then there was little need for such concern. English spelling was far from standardized; people spelled words any way that made sense to them. Not every one was happy with such laxity, however, and over the coming centuries spelling reformers pressed for regularization. Some reformers thought spelling should reflect the etymological background of words; others thought words should be spelled the way they sound. And of course, everyone believed his or her own way of spelling was the best! Our present inconsistent system was arrived at over time. Today "cacography" usually suggests deviation from the established standards. '
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word of the day
defenestration \dee-feh-nuh-STRAY-shun\ noun
: a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
Example sentence:
Inspector Fry surveyed the scene and asked himself three questions: did the man fall out the window accidentally, did he jump, or was this a case of murder by defenestration?
Did you know?These days "defenestration" is often used figuratively to describe the forceful removal of someone from public office or from some other advantageous position. History's most famous defenestration, however, was one in which the tossing out the window was quite literal. On May 23, 1618, two imperial regents were found guilty of violating certain guarantees of religious freedom. As punishment, they were thrown out the window of Prague Castle. The men survived the 50-foot tumble into the moat, but the incident, which became known as the Defenestration of Prague, marked the beginning of the Bohemian resistance to Hapsburg rule that eventually led to the Thirty Years' War.
: a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
Example sentence:
Inspector Fry surveyed the scene and asked himself three questions: did the man fall out the window accidentally, did he jump, or was this a case of murder by defenestration?
Did you know?These days "defenestration" is often used figuratively to describe the forceful removal of someone from public office or from some other advantageous position. History's most famous defenestration, however, was one in which the tossing out the window was quite literal. On May 23, 1618, two imperial regents were found guilty of violating certain guarantees of religious freedom. As punishment, they were thrown out the window of Prague Castle. The men survived the 50-foot tumble into the moat, but the incident, which became known as the Defenestration of Prague, marked the beginning of the Bohemian resistance to Hapsburg rule that eventually led to the Thirty Years' War.
