the worthless word for the day is: syne [OE siththan, since] /sine/ Scots [prep] since [adv] since then: ago "should auld acquaintance be forgot, and days o'...
the worthless word for the day is: bouleversement [F fr. OF bouleverser, to overturn] /boole VER suh MA(n)/ 1) a violent disturbance; tumult 2) a turning...
the worthless word for the day is: diversivolent [fr. L. diversus, diverse + volentum, wishing] /dy ver SIV o lent/? desiring strife or differences:...
the worthless word for the day is: extirp [ad. F. extirper, ad. L. ex(s)tirpare] obs. or arch. : extirpate (to root out, exterminate) "Who such a black...
the worthless word for the day is: euphuistic [After Euphues, in Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit by John Lyly; from Gk euphues, shapely] /YU fyu IS tic/ of the...
the worthless word for the day is: irpe a round of hogwash then.. (http://snipurl.com/17cf5) irpe, choose one: a) UK dial. : eructation b) a fantastic grimace,...
the worthless word for the day is: epenthesis [fr. Gk epentithenai, to insert a letter] /e PEN(t) thuh sis/ the insertion (or development) of a sound or letter...
the worthless word for the day is: miserabilism [fr. L miserabilis, miserable] /MIZ er(a) ba LIZ em/ a philosophy of pessimism; self-indulgent pessimism; ...
the worthless word for the day is: vendition [F. fr. L. vendere, to vend] /ven DISH en/ the act of vending or selling; sale "Several taverns are set apart...
the worthless word for the day is: mattoid [fr. It. matto, mad + -oid, resembling] /MAD oid/ [adj] semi-insane [n] a semi-insane person; a borderline...
the worthless word for the day is: pluto [fr. Pluto, the declassified planet] to demote or devalue someone or something ""Plutoed" has been chosen as word of...
the worthless word for the day is: truthiness [fr. truth via truthy] / / 1) obs. rare : truthfulness, faithfulness 2) nonce usage : the quality of preferring...
the worthless word for the day is: automagically [blend of automatic + magically] /aw toh MAJ i klee/ now chiefly computer jargon automatically, esp. in a way...
the worthless word for the day is: dunkle Scot. [v] to make a dint or pit in; to dint [n] the cavity produced by a blow, or in consequence of a fall "Victoria...
the worthless word for the day is: jargogle [origin unknown, but perhaps related to jargon] obs. : to confuse or jumble "I fear, that the jumbling of those...
the worthless word for the day is: enthymeme [fr. Gk enthyméma : thought, argument] /EN thuh meem/ Logic : a syllogism or other argument in which a premise...
the worthless word for the day is: barlafumble [fr. parley, call for truce + ?] Scot. obs. a call for a truce by one who has fallen in fighting or play; a...
the worthless word for the day is: footpad [fr. foot + obs. pad, highwayman] historical : a highwayman who robs on foot "Roads in the neighbourhood of the...
the worthless word for the day is: tongue-shot [tongue + shot, range or distance] speaking or talking distance, voice-range "I wish I was within ear-shot of...
the worthless word for the day is: quakebuttock a coward "His mind's eye watched a boy. It watched him at home and it watched him at school and it was watching...
the worthless word for the day is: jawhole [fr. jaw, an outpour of liquid + hole] Scot. an uncovered sewer, house-drain, or cesspool "That odoriferous gulf,...
the worthless word for the day is: jolterhead (or jolthead) [origin obscure] obs. a blockhead ""Hold your confounded stupid tongue, will you, you old ...
the worthless word for the day is: sustention [fr. sustain, after such pairs as retain : retention, detain : detention] /suh STEN chen/ an act or instance of...
the worthless word for the day is: furciferous [fr. L furcifer, yoke bearer, scoundrel] /fur CIF er ous/ rare : rascally "[O]bserve the dilemma into which...
the worthless word for the day is: cumber-ground [fr. cumber, to block up] a person or thing that uselessly cumbers the ground; a useless or unprofitable...
the worthless word for the day is: testudineous [f. L. testudine-us] /tes tju DIN eus/ 1) like the shell of a tortoise {Blount} 2) slow, like a tortoise "I...
the worthless word for the day is: docity [perhaps alter. of docility] dial. : teachableness; quickness of comprehension "She's all docity jist now, keep her...
the worthless word for the day is: velitation [fr. L velitari, to skirmish] /vel i TEY shun/ now rare : a minor dispute or contest "While the ladies in the...
the worthless word for the day is: unsonsy Brit. dial. 1) boding or causing misfortune: unlucky 2) unpleasant, disagreeable "[A]t these unsonsy hours the glen...
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