Saturday, March 18, 2017

Wandering Word Thoughts

Are you "sesquipedalian"? If so, you like to use long words.

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Is your bunny a "whorson glassegazing superfinicall rogue"? If so, you're rabbit is vain.

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"Face-palm" about all the "train wrecks" in the news these days. And that Merriam-Webster has now added those words to its dictionary.

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You're probably "chuffed" if you already know a lot of British phrases. Proud, that is.

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Do you believe in "flechazo" at first sight? That's when you've been pricked by Cupid's (Spanish) arrow.

Sunday, March 05, 2017

Wandering Word Thoughts

Haven't you always wanted to find a word that means "resembling an ostrich"? It's "ratite".

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Do you have a "perfervid" imagination? Good, if you put it to good use. That means it's intense.

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How about "dacoit" (TWITO, page 39)? You may want to steal that one. It refers to a bandit.

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Quick, Scrabble fans, what's a five-letter word for "a type of Inuit parka"? Atigi!

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If you're here, I assume you don't have "logophobia" (fear of words).