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Thanks to the lovely book, Mythos, and to the even lovelier Stephen Fry for writing it, this is my #weirdwords pick for today! Link to the mythological origin/story: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia)
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First snow of the season! And I‘m so glad today is the start of my weekend so I can stay inside, make chocolate chip cookies, and read my books. 💖

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A fun one to say, too: [per-uh-pi-TEE-uh]

I was fine putting marginalia in my textbooks, and maybe literature I was reading for school, but now? It‘s hard for me to write in books (maybe that‘s why #LPMBC wasn‘t my cup of tea 😂)! Anyway, such a pretty word, hope you all enjoy! Here‘s an article about weird medieval marginalia: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-marginalia-books-doodles

Here‘s a fun spooky word for Halloween tomorrow! Also, I have never felt less inspired to take a walk in the woods.

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Apologies for not posting on #weirdwordwednesday recently (life ugh). Today‘s word: synesthesia 😊Here‘s the Wiki - enjoy: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia
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The tree in front of my house had some gorgeous red leaves on it this morning when I woke up. I *may* have done a little happy dance on the porch. #WeirdWords

Here‘s a climate related word for #weirdwordwednesday 😊 Thanks to the hubster for introducing me to this one (total weather geek 🤓)! Here‘s an article: https://opensnow.com/news/post/albedo-explained #weirdwords

I‘m at my state‘s Shakespearean festival for my birthday week! And I just had to pick a theater word for #WeirdWordWednesday !

Featuring my own photograph! #WeirdWords @CBee

Jesus Christ on toast, faces in clouds, the list goes on and on! And of course, thanks to Bones (still binging and loving), I now know there is a word for this phenomenon 🤓 #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

Apparently, it‘s also the molecule responsible for the earthy taste of beetroots, but I care much less about that. 😂

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Here‘s a cool article about these: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2016/09/palimpsests-the-art-of-medieval... #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

Y‘all, I haven‘t written in six months, and today I wrote 4,000 words for a new project. I feel so happy I might cry.

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All birds deserve a fancy word for the beauty they create! 🪺

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Saw this on instagram the other day. This word definitely describes me 📖🛌🏼😁

Color me amazed, again, that there seems to be a word for EVERYTHING! And if you love clouds (and finding shapes in them), there is an awesome account on IG called (@) thedailycloud ☁️⛅️🌧️ #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

Okay #weirdwords nerds, this is interesting! I‘ve been saying a few of these wrong - but the fact that some people say “from the gecko” makes me giggle 😂 Check it out: Bad News: You've Been Saying These 18 Words And Phrases Wrong For Your Entire Life https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewziegler/malapropism-eggcorn-words-phrases

Love this word so much! Every time I look at NASA‘s new photographs, I hold my breath. Everything is so vast and unknowable, and I am a small part of that. 💖

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I don't think I could say this ten times fast. 🤣

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These words have absolutely nothing in common except, they‘re weird 😂 Plus, apparently “emunction” is now obsolete (despite describing my behavior today due to allergies 🤧). Posting two completely unrelated weird words is indicative of my mindset - allll over the place today 😂😂🤪🤪 #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

From now on, I will no longer be using the term hashtag. It will be octothorpe from now on. 😉😏

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There should be an Instagram for nephograms. 🩵☁️💙

I‘ve known this word for years, but I hadn‘t seen it in print for awhile until recently. I love that this statue came up when I googled it! #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday #facepalm

I love Gaelic. And I‘d love to be part of a cèilidh - just the music would be worth it ♥️♥️ #weirdwords #weirdwordswednesday

It‘s finally started cooling off enough that I got to do some reading outside today! It was so lovely!

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Found this as I was scrolling through The Oatmeal's website. Another fun one to say out loud ... for obvious reasons. 😀

I always thought this word was super cool and fun to say 😄 #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

Finally home from the cruise, and I immediately want to be back on a ship. 😅

I spent so much time on the top deck and on my little veranda looking at the stars.

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I am SO late to this party, but I‘ve gotten a bit hooked on the show Bones 🦴 😊 I had to share these two words because there was this whole argument between Bones and Booth about them - especially “eschew” (which I‘ve always considered an interesting word anyway) 😂😂 #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

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Another fun one to say and one that sounds exactly like what it means! 😂

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Love this one. 🩶🖤🩶 Plus, I'm now hungry.

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This word came up in a fantasy book I'm reading and at first I thought it might be made up. No sir! I went down a wikihole on this one! So fascinating! The oldest and most basic version of a semaphore is smoke signals 🔥
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I don‘t have a word from my reading today, but I happened across this one. I love that there‘s a word for when you just can‘t think of the right word, although you absolutely know it. It happens to me too often.

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I was going to try to demonstrate how to say this, but it looked funny. Google has the pronunciation 😁 Cool link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/caesura #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

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So, is anyone beeking today? Not me. I'm AC'ing it as it's currently 108ºF with 33% humidity. 🔥

One of my most favorite new to me words, from my most recent read (You Be Mother). Mostly used in the book to mean a nap (which sounds SO NICE right now). Enjoy! #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

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I'm feeling pretty otiose after the dog walk today. 104ºF, 37% humidity. 😳

My oldest kiddo asked if “series” had a singular form - it doesn‘t! Neither does “species” or “feces” (since I‘m rhyming 😅😂). More examples: scissors, jeans, binoculars, glasses/spectacles 👓😁 (and many more)!
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I think I would go crazy living in the marmoral room in the pic above. 🤪

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My partner and I were discussing the feeling of a Reese's cup when you bite into/break it after it's been in the fridge. I said it felt crisp but he said firm. But neither felt like the right descriptive. After some deep googling he found the word frangible, which we both agreed fit best. It "implies susceptibility to being broken without implying weakness or delicacy."
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@AllDebooks has me thinking about clouds ☁️ today! Not necessarily “weird” words, but interesting and lovely 😊 What‘s the coolest cloud you‘ve seen? #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

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I had to pause the audiobook and look up the spelling of this one 👀 It's pretty fun to say though 😀

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Found this one in Samuel Johnson's dictionary; his definitions and words can be quite hilarious and/or interesting.

In Blacktop Wasteland, Bug apparently has an eidetic memory. I‘d probably go crazy seeing images in this way, which is further proven by my eyes going all crossy looking at some of the eidetic memory tests. I mean, I think I need an Advil 😂😂😂 #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords