Tag: word of the day
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crumpie
There’s a pretty good reason you’ve never heard the word “crumpie.” Read.
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vocab
From “The Joys of Yiddish” by Leo Rosten: To help you distinguish kvitch from kvetch from krechtz (a salubrious set of niceties) I offer these observations: You can kvitch sedately, charmingly, out of happiness; to kvetch is always negative, bilious, complaining; and to krechtz is to utter grating noises of physical discomfort or spiritual woe. Read.
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rigamarole
I typed the word “rigamarole” into an email the other day and got one of those red squiggly lines underneath telling me it was misspelled. That’s interesting, I thought, because I’m pretty sure that’s a bullshit made-up word. [Turns out it’s not. It’s a word with a long history. – ed] [There is no editor.] Read.
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abashed
I had to look up the word “unabashed” today. My dictionary told me the definition of “unabashed” was “not abashed,” which is Webster’s way of saying, “look up the word ‘abash,’ you dolt.” Abash: to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of; disconcert; see embarrass So not only was Webster’s telling me to look up “abash,” Read.
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persiflage
PERSIFLAGE (PER suh flazh) from the French persifler, “to banter” Light banter; idle, bantering talk; a frivolous style of treating a subject – The New Century Dictionary 1927 A light, flippant style – Funk & Wagnalls Practical Standard Dictionary 1942 852. RIDICULE, derision, irrision, raillery, mockery, banter, persiflage, bandinage, twit, chaff; quiz, quizzing etc. v.: Read.
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indifference
Indifference to what words actually say; willingness to accept a vapid truism as a useful, even revelatory concept; carelessness about where a supposed quotation comes from – that’s all part of what I like least about the Internet. A “blah blah blah, who cares, information is what I want it to be” attitude – a Read.
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vape? not!
I don’t have an opinion one way or another about the practice of “vaping.” Huff and puff on whatever gets you off, it’s all the same to me. But “vape” is a dumb word. That, I have a definite opinion about. I won’t point at or ridicule you if you vape, but I will chortle Read.
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waddaya call
Until the 1970s, the American faux spouse was too rare and taboo to even try to track. In 1980, the United States Census Bureau made its first attempt at naming these creatures in order to count them. It really outdid itself lexicographically: ‘person of opposite sex sharing living quarters,’ abbreviated to POSSLQ and pronounced ‘possle Read.
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fdsafdsafd
I wanted to do an advanced google search this morning. I was looking for a particular phrase on a particular web site, but the only way I know of to do that is to do a plain old vanilla search from the main google page, then scroll to the bottom, then click on the ‘advanced Read.
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pesto pasta
I sure like saying “pesto pasta.” I’ll bet you would, too, if you gave it a try. Go ahead, try it: “Pesto pasta.” See how much fun? Pesto pasta Pesto pasta Pesto pasta Man, I could say that all day long, or until I feel like saying “spackle.” Spackle spackle spackle spackle spackle. Here’s another Read.
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