Today’s post will be short and sweet because the word I’ve picked for today is a fairly simple one. I found it on Mentalfloss, and I truly believe that we’ve all known (or been) one of these in our lifetimes. Without … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday: Fribbler

This week’s unusual word comes straight from our friends at Oxford Dictionary. Who knew that the dictionary was a good place to find unusual words? 😉 Today’s exciting word is: Deterge Deterge (de|terge) is defined as “to cleanse thoroughly.” Vocabulary.com defines … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday: Deterge

Since it’s October, and I’ve been doing some Halloween-themed posts lately, I feel like today’s word will fit right in! It’s another one I found on Unused Words, and it’s really quite splendid! That word is: Phenakism  Phenakism (pronounced FEE-nah-KIZZ-m) is defined … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday: Phenakism

Today’s word represents something that we all need a little more of in our busy lives. It comes from Unused Words, a pretty neat website with a ton of information about words we no longer use. Definitely a good resource for … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday: Ataraxia

Today’s word is one that is pretty silly, but it has an interesting history behind it. That word is: Fopdoodle I found this word on Huffington Post, and the article in question defines it as “an insignificant fellow.” The Free Dictionary further … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday: Fopdoodle

I seriously thought that Wednesday was Thursday, so I got my posts a little mixed up this week, but no worries! I have a great word for you this week that should make up for any clerical error. That word … Continue reading Wordy Thursday: Tittynope

Today’s word stemmed from an argument my husband and I had a few days ago. He thought this word meant one thing, and I thought it meant another, so we looked it up. Ultimately, he was right, which are words … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday: Misanthrope

Today’s interesting word comes from The Project Twins and represents a feeling that we’ve all experienced at one time or another. The word is: Yonderly The Project Twins define Yonderly as “Mentally or emotionally distant; absent-minded.”  Collins Dictionary defines it as being aloof, … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday: Yonderly

This week’s unusual word is one that’s not really used in writing, but rather describes how a word is made. The word is: Abecedism According to the Phrontistery, Abecedism is a “word created from the initials of words in a … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday: Abecedism