Word of the Day - November 15

Twas' Science Fiction!

apocrypha \uh-POK-ruh-fuh\ , noun;
1. Various religious writings of uncertain origin regarded by some as inspired, but rejected by most authorities.
2. A group of 14 books, not considered canonical, included in the Septuagint and the Vulgate as part of the Old Testament, but usually omitted from Protestant editions of the Bible.
3. Writings, statements, etc., of doubtful authorship or authenticity.

Word of the Day - November 14

This happens to people who read...I have never had this happen to me.

fascicle \FAS-i-kuhl\ , noun;
1. A section of a book or set of books published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
2. A small bundle, tight cluster, or the like.
3. Botany. A close cluster, as of flowers or leaves.
4. Anatomy. A small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers.

Word of the Day - November 13

Football is the only real sport in which a guy will paint his bare chest in the middle of a bitter winter. No ones doing that for baseball or basketball, thats for sure.

lyard \LAHY-erd\ , adjective;
1. Streaked or spotted with gray or white.

Word of the Day - November 12

I love when I can get both definitions into one single gag. That happens here.

rankle \RANG-kuhl\ , verb;
1. To cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in.
2. To continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.

Word of the Day - November 11

I had a Snoopy dragging Linus moment here.

zeal \zeel\ , noun;
1. Fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.

Word of the Day - November 10

I like this cartoon though I think it's a dumb pun.

pansophy \PAN-suh-fee\ , noun;
1. Universal wisdom or knowledge.

Word of the Day - November 9

A man's perfect day.

kef \keyf\ , noun;
1. A state of drowsy contentment
2. Also, keef. a substance, especially a smoking preparation of hemp leaves, used to produce this state.

Word of the Day - November 8

Vote about something people really care about and you'll get a turn out. Especially from the young people.

plebiscite \PLEB-uh-sahyt\ , noun;
1. A direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question.
2. The vote by which the people of a political unit determine autonomy or affiliation with another country.

Word of the Day - November 7

Baby juggling and babies almost walking into the street... What was with me this week?!

canny \KAN-ee\ , adjective;
1. Careful; cautious; prudent.
2. Astute; shrewd; knowing; sagacious.
3. Skilled; expert.
4. Frugal; thrifty.
5. Scot. A. Safe to deal with, invest in, or work at (usually used with a negative). B. Gentle; careful; steady. C. Snug; cozy; comfortable. D. Pleasing; attractive. E. Archaic. Having supernatural or occult powers.
adverb:
1. In a canny manner.
2. Scot. Carefully; cautiously.

Word of the Day - November 6

Feast for all wildlife!

junket \JUHNG-kit\ , noun;
1. A trip, usually by an official or legislative committee, paid out of public funds and ostensibly to obtain information.
2. A sweet, custardlike food of flavored milk curdled with rennet.
3. A pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing.
verb:
1. To go on a junket.
2. To entertain; feast; regale.

Word of the Day - November 5

Uh...yeah...sure, it's love.

quean \kween\ , noun;
1. An overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy.
2. A prostitute.
3. British Dialect. A girl or young woman, especially a robust one.

Word of the Day - November 4

To adhere the definition, he gets the baby.

prehensible \pri-HEN-suh-buhl\ , adjective;
1. Able to be seized or grasped.

Word of the Day - November 3

"None of that book learnin' here, sonnie boy!"

obscurantism \uhb-SKYOORr-uhn-tiz-uhm\ , noun;
1. Opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
2. Deliberate obscurity or evasion of clarity.

Word of the Day - November 2

He couldn't get a sitter. What do you want from him?

metempirical \met-em-PIR-i-kuhl\ , adjective;
1. Beyond or outside the field of experience.
2. Of or pertaining to metempirics.

Word of the Day - November 1

He was sold on it until garlic came to the party.

aioli \ahy-OH-lee\ , noun;
1. A sauce made of oil and eggs, usually flavored with garlic, from the Provence region of France.

Word of the Day - October 31

Not only does he know one of them, he knows three! Weird.

nyctophobia \nik-tuh-FOH-bee-uh\ , noun;
1. An abnormal fear of night or darkness.

Word of the Day - October 30

I'm not trusted on top of cliffs. I'm not usually clumsy but I know I will be when I'm on top of a cliff.

thanatopsis \than-uh-TOP-sis\ , noun;
1. A view or contemplation of death.
2. A poem (1817) by William Cullen Bryant.

Word of the Day - October 29

Mommy ran away.

sepulchral \suh-PUHL-kruhl\ , adjective;
1. Proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal.
2. Of or pertaining to burial.
3. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a tomb.
4. Hollow and deep: sepulchral tones.

Word of the Day - October 28

Some people go crazy like this all the time. For others is a rarer occurrence. I hope I'm the latter.

berserk \ber-SURK\ , adjective;
1. Violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged.
noun:
1. Scandinavian legend. An ancient Norse warrior who fought with frenzied rage in battle, possibly induced by eating hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Word of the Day - October 27

Hell is one big dodgeball game.

perdition \per-DISH-uhn\ , noun;
1. A state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
2. The future state of the wicked.
3. Hell.
4. Utter destruction or ruin.
5. Obsolete. Loss.