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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Sat Jul 16 2022 11:58am

Etymology of the day from Susie Dent today:
Etymology of the day: ‘umbrage’ is from the Latin ‘umbra’, ‘shade’. To ‘umbrage’ someone was to throw shade at them, and to ‘take umbrage’ is to be resentful about it or feel overshadowed. ‘Umbrage’ is a sibling of ‘umbrella’, originally a parasol to shade you from the sun.
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Thu Aug 18 2022 7:02pm

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the day is a reminder of 'ipsedixitism' (18th century): the assertion that something is 'fact' based on one person's opinion.
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Post by Sarah » Thu Aug 25 2022 4:57pm

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the day is 'lollpoop' (18th century): a lazy, ineffectual individual who always gets to a task just as someone else has finished it.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... 3p6P4P80rw
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Fri Sep 09 2022 12:34pm

Word of the morning from Susie Dent today:
Word of the morning is ‘thole’ (14th century): tolerance and forbearance, as towards other people’s feelings and points of view.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... WkiFv8_0pA

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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by macliam » Fri Sep 09 2022 12:53pm

Sarah wrote:
Fri Sep 09 2022 12:34pm
Word of the morning from Susie Dent today:
Word of the morning is ‘thole’ (14th century): tolerance and forbearance, as towards other people’s feelings and points of view.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... WkiFv8_0pA
Still used in Ireland, as a way to say "put up with"..... as in "thole awhile and you'll see"

It's also the word for the pins in the side of a rowing boat to give purchase to the oars (in a similar way to a rowlock).... and for the "handle"pins that stick out at right-angles from the shaft of a scythe.
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Fri Sep 30 2022 4:03pm

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
A reminder that an ‘empleomaniac’ is someone desperate to hold on to power, no matter what the cost.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... g1xZ6SCt5A

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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Fri Oct 14 2022 1:24pm

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the day is 'rantum-scantum' (17th century): reckless, disorderly, and chaotic.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... bCTQRz0xBg
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by macliam » Fri Oct 14 2022 1:30pm

Sarah wrote:
Fri Oct 14 2022 1:24pm
Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the day is 'rantum-scantum' (17th century): reckless, disorderly, and chaotic.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... bCTQRz0xBg
A new nickname for Truss?
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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Chadwick » Fri Oct 14 2022 3:29pm

macliam wrote:
Fri Oct 14 2022 1:30pm
Sarah wrote:
Fri Oct 14 2022 1:24pm
Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the day is 'rantum-scantum' (17th century): reckless, disorderly, and chaotic.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... bCTQRz0xBg
A new nickname for Truss?
I doubt there'll be time for it to catch on.

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Re: Word of the day strikes back

Post by Sarah » Thu Dec 01 2022 2:51pm

Word of the day from Susie Dent today:
Word of the day is 'growlery' (1853, from Charles Dickens): a place you retreat to for the purposes of growling, muttering, and letting off steam.
https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1 ... mEmDXfBbmw
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