Main Entry: ef·fi·gy Pronunciation: \ˈe-fə-jē\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural ef·fi·gies Etymology: Middle French effigie, from Latin effigies, from effingere to form, from ex- + fingere to shape — more at dough Date: 1539 : an image or representation especially of a person; especially : a crude figure representing a hated person Normally I like … More word du jour: EFFIGY
I feel that Merriam Webster is the ultimate resource for definitons, so once again I rely on them for my word of the day: DEBAUCHERY Main Entry: de·bauch·ery Pronunciation: \di-ˈbȯ-chə-rē, -chrē, -ˈbä-\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural de·bauch·er·ies Date: 1642 1 a : extreme indulgence in sensuality b plural : orgies 2 archaic : seduction … More word du jour: DEBAUCHERY
I always like to include the Merriam Webster definition of my word du jour, and today’s word is DECIDUOUS: Main Entry: de·cid·u·ous Pronunciation: \di-ˈsi-jə-wəs, -jü-əs\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin deciduus, from decidere to fall off, from de- + cadere to fall — more at chance Date: 1688 1 : falling off or shed seasonally or … More word du jour: DECIDUOUS
According to Merriam Webster, there are many definitions for COCK. Main Entry: 1cock Pronunciation: \ˈkäk\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century 1 a : the adult male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) b : the male of birds other than the domestic chicken … More word du jour: COCK
I’ve often seen this word when real estate agents describe the properties they are trying to sell and wondered what the actual definition of BUCOLIC was. From Merriam Webster online: Main Entry: bu·col·ic Pronunciation: \byü-ˈkä-lik\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin bucolicus, from Greek boukolikos, from boukolos cowherd, from bous head of cattle + -kolos (akin to … More word du jour: BUCOLIC
According to Merriam Webster the definition of AGNOSTIC is very simple: Main Entry: 1ag·nos·tic Pronunciation: \ag-ˈnäs-tik, əg-\ Function: noun Etymology: Greek agnōstos unknown, unknowable, from a- + gnōstos known, from gignōskein to know — more at know Date: 1869 1 : a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and … More word du jour: AGNOSTIC
According to Merriam Webster’s learner’s dictionary (and everyone else in this country besides Todd Palin) “knocked-up” means PREGNANT not RAPED: knock up [phrasal verb] 1 knock (someone) up or knock up (someone) informal a chiefly US impolite : to make (someone) pregnant ▪ She got knocked up. [=she got pregnant] b Brit : to wake … More word du jour: Knocked-Up
According to Merriam-Webster online FLATULENCE is defined: 1. the quality or state of being flatulent 2. flatus expelled through the anus Sometimes words cannot adequately explain, so watch the video.
According to Merriam-Webster online, the definition of VIGILANTE is: a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) ; broadly : a self-appointed doer of justice In light of recent events in Oakland, with the most recent being a career criminal … More word du jour: VIGILANTE
Today’s word du jour was inspired by Helen Philpot–and quite honestly I don’t care if that’s a nom de plum or not. It’s a damned good blog. Merriam Webster online defines HYPOCRISY as: 1: a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not ; especially : the false assumption … More word du jour: HYPOCRISY (think Repooplicans)
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