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Tag: Etymology

April 8, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter G…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter G is for Embrace Your Geekness Day (July 13) Etymology The term ‘geek’ was used

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September 14, 2016 Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Finifugal

Finifugal Pronunciation adjective | [fan’ee-fyoo-gal] Definition Hating endings; of someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moment of a

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May 11, 2016 Language / Science / Word Wednesday / Writing

Word Wednesday: Dord, the mysterious ghost word

The Mysterious “Dord”   In 1934, the word “Dord“ appeared in the Second Edition of Webster’s New International Dictionary on page 771, between “dorcopsis”

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May 4, 2016 Language / Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Qualtagh

Qualtagh Pronunciation noun | Kwol-tog Definition The first person one meets (either leaving or entering their house) after the start of

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April 27, 2016 Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Sesquipedalian

Sesquipedalian Pronunciation adjective | ses·qui·pe·da·lian \ˌses-kwə-pə-ˈdāl-yən\ Definition Having many syllables given to, or characterized by the use of long words  Etymology mid

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April 20, 2016 Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis   Editor’s Note: This is the follow up to last week’s Word Wednesday, where I mentioned pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis beat out

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April 13, 2016 Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Floccinaucinihilipilification

Floccinaucinihilipilification Pronunciation noun |FLOK-si-NO-si-NY-HIL-i-PIL-i-fi-KAY-shuhn /ˌfläksəˌnôsəˌnīˌhiləˌpiləfiˈkāSHən/ Definition Estimating something as worthless. Etymology Mid 18th century: from Latin flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words

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