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Salubrious [suh-LOO-bree-uhs]
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- Favorable to or promoting health or well-being.
Used in a sentence:
“Living a salubrious lifestyle isn’t always so easy with sedentary office jobs and tantalizingly unctuous comestibles readily available."
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Matutolypea [muh-TYOO-toh-LAHY-pee-uh] (n.) - The state of being in a bad mood or annoyed when first waking in the morning. - Waking up on the wrong side of the bed. “I apologize for my display of matutolypea, but that hotel mattress is so lumpy that I ended up sleeping in the bathtub.”
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a few syllables
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Used in a sentence: “The voluptuary varlet of vice vomited vexatiously vacillating vitriol until verily, the vapidly vainglorious verbosity of the vaulted vagient was vanquished by the vigilantly veridic.”
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Voluptuary [vuh-LUHP-shew-ehr-ee] (n.) One who is devoted to or obsessed with luxury and sensual pleasures. (adj.) Of, pertaining to, or concerned with luxury and sensual pleasures.
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Lalochezia [lal-uh-KEE-zee-uh] (n.) - The use of vulgar or foul language to relieve stress or pain. Used in a sentence: “Like a linguistic lightning bolt, Lulubelle LaRue let loose lewd lines of lalochezia to lighten the load of life's lingering lamentations.”
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From "Lady Mondegreen," a misinterpretation of the phrase "laid him on the green" from the traditional ballad “The Bonny Earl of Murray.”
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Mondegreen [MON-duh-green] (n.) - The misheard lyrics of a song. Used in a sentence: “Memorializing my Monday morning motivational mantra made for many mirthsome mondegreen memes across a multitude of mediaspheres.”
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Groak or Growk [grohk] (v.) -Staring silently at someone while they eat, in the hope that they will offer you some food. Used in a sentence: “The ambrosial redolence wafting from the delightsome smorgasbord had my pups groaking throughout the holiday repast.”
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Used in a sentence: “Back when the pandemic was in full swing, shopping centers became a no-go zone for anyone in possession of a functioning brain, not just for your average, run-of-the-mill ochlophobist.”
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Ochlophobist [OK-luh-FOH-bist] (n.) - One suffering an irrational fear, or a strong dislike of sizable crowds. From Greek “okhlos” (crowd, mob) + “phobos” (fearing) - 1867
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Grimalkin [grih-MAHL-kin] (n.) - A domestic house cat; a feline. - A jealous or imperious old woman. Used in a sentence: “The inhabitants of the quaint old town of Ulthar know better than to perturb a grimalkin.”
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Used in a sentence: “Few things are as veritably vexing as the uncouth utterances of an ultracrepidarian - a consummate cacafuego of confidently clueless commentary!"
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Ultracrepidarian [uhl-truh-krehp-ih-DAYR-ee-uhn] (n.) One who gives opinions and advice on matters that they know little or nothing about. (adj.) Pertaining to one who is talking about things beyond their scope of knowledge.
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Scots dialect, variant of “grin” from Middle English “grine” from Old English “gryn”
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Gurn [gurn] (v.) - To make a grotesque face; grimace. - To make a ridiculous or unpleasant facial expression. Used in a sentence: “Despite all those years of culinary classes, Mrs. Pendleton’s mealtime concoctions continue to make Mr. Pendleton gurn.”
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From Middle English “mellyfluous” from late Latin “mellifluus” from “mel” (honey) + “fluere” (to flow) + “-ous”
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Mellifluous [muh-LIF-loo-uhs] (adj.) -Having a smooth rich flow. -Filled with something that sweetens. Used in a sentence: "Her rich, mellifluous voice is truly an indispensable asset when it comes time to honeyfuggle."
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"Aroint Thee!" - amzn.to/2M3Eyfp
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From Yiddish “nebekh” (poor, unfortunate) from Czech “nebohý” First Known Use: 1907
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Nebbish [NEH-bish] (n.) - A pitifully ineffectual, timid, or submissive person. - A wimp; milquetoast. Used in a Sentence: “Don’t invite Ned, he’s a nebbish so the zipline and paintball extravaganza will be totally wasted on him.”
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From Middle English “crosier” (staff-bearer) from Old French “crocier” / “croisier” from Medieval Latin “crociarius” (cross bearer) from “crocia” (cross). This word has been erroneously applied to the actual staff itself since 1733.
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Crozier [KROH-zher] (n.) - A ceremonial staff representing a shepherd's crook, carried by a bishop or an abbot on solemn occasions. Used in a sentence: “I’m conflicted about tithing when I know that solid gold crozier is worth enough to feed and clothe an entire homeless shelter for over a year.”
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"Flibbertigibbet - Impish Gossipmonger - Flighty & Silly" - amzn.to/3ehGEm1
We all know at least one! Heck, we just might BE one! A beautiful gift idea for that gossipy and chatty friend who loves musicals!
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Middle English from Anglo-Norman French “hapertas” perhaps the name of a fabric, of unknown origin. Originally denoted a dealer of household goods.
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Haberdasher [HAB-ur-dash-ur] (n.) - A dealer in men’s clothing or a dealer in goods for dressmaking and sewing. Used in a sentence: “T’is time once again for me to pay a visit to the haberdasher; I can scarcely be seen in public without attracting scandal.”
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My Housekeeping Style Is Best Described As Scurryfunge!
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The scurryfunge, that last-minute cleaning frenzy before company arrives. The perfect attire if housekeeping doesn't become a priority until people are on the way!
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Used in a sentence: “Well it’s a lovely Airbnb location, but the open machicolation does make it a tad drafty, not to mention it’s a bit of a tripping hazard.”
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Machicolation [muh-CHIK-uh-LAY-shun] (n.) - An opening in the outer wall of castles that allowed for defense against attackers by dropping rocks, molten lead, fire, hot oil, sharp pokie bits, rabid vermin, etc. down on their naughty little heads.
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-A person, esp. an elected official, who treats others badly and cannot be trusted. From Anglo-French “escoundre” from Old French “escondre” (to abscond) from Vulgar Latin “scondere” from Classical Latin “abscondere” (abscond)
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Scoundrel [SKOWN-druhl] (n.) -A villainous, dishonest, wicked or mischievous person; a worthless rascal. Used in a sentence: “You sir, are an unscrupulous scoundrel with all the charm and appeal of a rabid badger with gangrenous hemorrhoids.”
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Huzzah! It is the 12th anniversary of Grandiloquent Word of the Day! A tremendous shout of "GRAMERCY!" to all of you wonderful fans of fanciful and outré vocabulary! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!
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Gnathic [NATH-ik] (adj.) - Of, or relating to the jaw; mandibular. From Greek “gnathos” (jaw) Used in a sentence: “It was her uncanny talent for gnathic subluxation in combination with a nonexistent pharyngeal reflex that secured her victory at the frankfurter ingurgitation tournament.”
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From "brachy" (short) from Latinized comb. form of Greek “brakhys” (short) + "cephalic" (pertaining to the head) from Latin “cephalicus” from Greek “kephalikos” (pertaining to the head)
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Brachycephalic [brak-ee-suh-FAL-ik] (adj.) - Having a relatively broad, short skull, about 80 percent as wide as they are long. Used in a sentence: "My Himalayan cat is so brachycephalic that I named him ‘smooshie' because his face looks like it’s smooshed up against a window.”
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- A machine that performs a function or functions according to predetermined coded instructions, especially one capable of a range of programmed responses to different circumstances; a robot. From Latin via Greek “automatos” (acting of itself) from “autos” (self) First Known Use: 1611
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Automaton [uh-TOM-uh-ton] (n.) - A moving mechanical device made in imitation of a person or animal. Used in a sentence: "I simply refuse to be another automaton for those Orwellian corporate overlords; now get out of my room, Mother!”
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