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Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Wed Jan 13 2021 2:56pm

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the day is ‘circumlocutionist’: one who consistently speaks in a roundabout way in order to avoid addressing a question directly.
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Wed Jan 20 2021 10:25am

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the day is 'exsibilate' (17th century): to hiss a poor performer off the stage.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... 11301?s=20

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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Wed Jan 27 2021 11:49am

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the day is 'inadvertist' (17th century): one who consistently fails to take notice of things, or to read the signs.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... 60804?s=20
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by kevinchess1 » Wed Jan 27 2021 12:26pm

I didn't believe it when people told me my father, a lollipop man, was stealing from work. :?
But when I got home, all the signs were there. :)
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Mon Feb 01 2021 2:41pm

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the morning is 'mumpish' (18th century): to be sullenly angry; in a quiet funk.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... 45376?s=20
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Tue Feb 02 2021 4:54pm

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of today is 'cozener' (16th century): a cheat, deceiver, or imposter.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... 90145?s=20
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Sat Feb 06 2021 7:24am

Two words from Susie Dent who may well have read the standing orders:
Word of the day is 'bafflegab': talk or jargon that confuses more than it clarifies.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... 17184?s=20
Word of the morning is 'tantrups' (19th-century): ill-humoured disturbances. Like a tantrum, but with the extra effect of causing a foofaraw.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... 29249?s=20
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Wed Feb 10 2021 1:15pm

Etymology of the day from Susie Dent today:
Etymology of the day is 'crony': 17th-century slang at Cambridge University for an old friend or contemporary (from the Greek 'khronios', 'long-lasting'). 'Chum' (perhaps a shortening of 'chamber-fellow') was the Oxford equivalent.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... 58720?s=20
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Fri Feb 12 2021 1:28pm

Not safe for work! :shh:

Susie Dent wrote:'The dog's bollocks' began as typographers' slang for the colon dash because of its appearance :- Its meaning shifted to follow other formulae of excellence, such as 'the cat's whiskers', 'the bee's knees', and the sadly-lost 'kipper's knickers'.

https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... 81632?s=20
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Tue Feb 16 2021 4:55pm

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the Day is ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century): a presumptuous critic; one who loves to give opinions on matters they know very little about.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... 98882?s=20
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