Tag: words
Word of the Day: Pub
Today’s word of the day is pub. A pub, according to www.dictionary.com, is a bar or a tavern, and while that is probably what most people would think of, that […]
Word of the Day: Rune
For today’s word of the day, I have returned to the Old English Wordhord to pull out the word rune. The Old English is actually rӯne, pronounced /’rʏ nɘ/. I […]
Word of the Day: Scop
Today’s word of the day is scop, an Old English word referring to a person who makes up and recites poetry. Etymonline says this about scop: “cognate with Old High […]
Word of the Day: Qualtagh
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Wiktionary, is qualtagh. According to the website, the qualtagh (or quaaltagh) is the first person one meets after leaving their house on New […]
Word of the Day: Retrospective
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Merriam Webster, is retrospective, an adjective that means “of or relating to the past or something that happened in the past.” According to […]
Word of the Day: Boondoggle
Today’s word of the Day, thanks to Merriam-Webster, is boondoggle: “A boondoggle is a wasteful or impractical project or activity that usually involves public money or labor. Boondoggle is also […]
Word of the Day: Turpitude
Today’s Word of the Day, thanks to the Dictionary Project, is turpitude. Turpitude is a noun meaning “depravity; moral corruption; vileness” or more specifically “a depraved act or practice” (https://www.dictionaryproject.org/). […]
Word of the Day: Rubricate
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word of the Day app from Aurora Technologies, is rubricate, a verb meaning to “mark or color with red.” The app says […]
Word of the Day: Frore
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Word of the Day app, is frore, an adjective meaning “frosty, frozen.” According to www.etymonline.com, the word is “archaic (but found in poetry […]
Word of the Day: Boxing Day
Today’s Word of the Day is actually a two-word phrase, Boxing Day. If you are a fan of English football, you know that Boxing Day is the day after Christmas, […]
Word of the Day: Crèche
Today’s Word of the Day is crèche, courtesy of the The Dictionary Project. Crèche can refer to According to www.etymonline.com, the meaning of Christmas manger scene first appears in 1792, […]
Word of the Day: Indolent
Today’s Word of the Day, courtesy of the Word of the Day app, is indolent. According to the app, indolent is an adjective meaning “showing a tendency to avoid hard […]