Word Of The Day

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Mondegreen.

 

[dodgeman]

Voluntold. When your wife volunteers you for something.

 

[sc00ter]

I loved the Sniglet section on HBOs Not Necessarily The News! Kawashocky was when you think there's an empty parking space only to find a motorcycle in it!

 

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Propinquity
1.
formal
the state of being close to someone or something; proximity.
"he kept his distance as though afraid propinquity might lead him into temptation"

2. technical
close kinship

 

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conterminous

 

[BlackHand]

conterminous

Interesting. What we typically call the contiguous 48 US states are really the conterminous 48 states.

In fact, one could argue that the range of definitions of conterminous and coterminous are coterminous.

 

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Refulgent

 

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Spandrel

 

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Interregnum

 

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Obtundation
"Obtundation is mild to moderate alertness reduction with decreased interest in the environment and slower than normal reactivity to stimulation"

 

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so·lan·der
/səˈlandər/

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noun
noun: solander; plural noun: solanders; noun: solander box; plural noun: solander boxes

1. a protective box made in the form of a book, for holding such items as botanical specimens, maps, and color plates.

 

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Tribology

 

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Punctilious

 

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Whigmaleerie
Any fantastical ornament; a trinket; a knickknack; also, a whim or crotchet. Also used attributively.

 

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forfend​

[ fawr-fend ] SHOW IPA

verb (used with object)
to defend, secure, or protect.

 

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Philtrum
Vertical groove in the middle area of the upper lip

 

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derealization​

noun​

1. a feeling that one's surroundings are not real, especially as a symptom of mental disturbance.

 

[Slaphappygamer]

Thyping- the act of typing with your thumbs.

 

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I had to look that up, never heard it before. There is some disagreement online about that word:

Verb. To think and type simultaneously. The status of being a coinciding behavior where one can type at the rate at which one thinks.
My typing is really poor lately, in fact slower than usual; whenever I instant message someone, I cannot thype.
by touristamateur September 22, 2009

 

[Slaphappygamer]

Lol. I don’t know there was history. I thought I made that word up.