Nigel Thornberry
Nigel Thornberry is a character on the TV show The Wild Thornberrys whose funny vocal noises and exaggerated facial features are employed in popular memes. The character name is also occasionally used as a slang…
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Lexical Investigations: Sentimental
Sentimental, a word intrinsically tied to Romanticism, entered English in the mid-eighteenth century, about 50 years before the Romantic era was in full swing. Scholars officially date the Romantic period from around 1800 to 1850, with the publication of William Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads in 1798 marking the palpable beginning of the era. In 1800, Wordsworth published a new edition of Lyrical Ballads, this time including …
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Nobody’s Blinkered When Taking This Word Of The Day Quiz
This Word of the Day Quiz will give you some great fodder for your next causerie. If the quiz doesn’t display, please try opening in the Chrome browser. Interested in Words of the Day from the past? Check out this one that we brought to life … Not sure what some of the definitions of these words mean? We found some items (linked below) to …
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Dictionary.com Releases Its Biggest Update Ever
Over 15,000 entries updated on topics ranging from race and sexual orientation to climate and internet culture The unprecedented events of 2020, from the pandemic to the protests, have profoundly changed our lives—and language. As we explained in our April additions to the dictionary, COVID-19 rapidly introduced an array of new and newly prominent technical terms to our everyday vocabularies, including asymptomatic, viral load, and …
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“Scum,” “Sludge,” “Slush,” “Slime,” And Other Disgusting Words
Every so often, a headline or breaking news story warns of the dangers of “toxic sludge.” Recently, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board warned of a toxic sludge threatening San Diego County and composed of “storm water, sewage, and garbage.” In 2018, toxic green sludge “gushed” onto a Detroit highway, endangering nearby municipal water supplies. In 2010, a tragic event occurred in Hungary, …
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Gadabouts Won’t Forget About This Word Of The Day Quiz
Brain tired from all that ratiocinating? Kick back with this week’s Word of the Day Quiz. If the quiz doesn’t display, please try opening in the Chrome browser. Tell us your favorite word from this week below (and share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter)!
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What Is Klondike Solitaire, And What Are The Game’s Rules?
If you’ve ever owned a Microsoft Windows computer, there’s a good chance you’ve played a game of solitaire or two. Even if that isn’t the case, you’ve likely at least heard of one of America’s most popular single-player card games. But do you know how old this card game actually is and why we call it solitaire—and also Klondike solitaire? Solitaire is one of 83 …
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Put A Pin In Your Persiflage And Play This Quiz
Feeling otiose? Lounge around with this week’s Word of the Day Quiz. | May 27 – June 2, 2019 If the quiz doesn’t display, please try opening in the Chrome browser. Interested in Words of the Day from the past? Check out this one that we brought to life … Tell us your favorite word from this week below (and share it with …
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MMSL
MMSL is an acronym meaning married man sex life. It is the website for marital coach Athol Kay, and it is widely read by those in the incel community. Related words: KHHV AFBB -
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pay it forward
Pay it forward is an expression for when the recipient of an act of kindness does something kind for someone else rather than simply accepting or repaying the original good deed.