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Deblovestoread
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#WeirdWordWednesday

I saw a IG reel posted by Cory Booker of a woman sharing the definition of trumpery. And sure enough it‘s right there in my Miriam-Webster dictionary. Sometimes the universe gets it right.

@CBee

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL27UaMPpAV/?igsh=b2xiZDZieGd0NHlw. Edited to attach the reel so all can enjoy!

DGRachel Wasn‘t it from Auntie Bev? She lives in the Raleigh/Durham area of NC. I adore her and she‘s worth following on IG in her own right. 1mo
Trashcanman Whats a good word for the people who believe his bullshit? Suckers, idiots, delusional, racists, bigots? We need a new word that encapsulates all of those into one. 1mo
Deblovestoread @DGRachel Yes! I loved her reel and will follow her. @Trashcanman Totally agree! 1mo
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TheBookHippie Loved this so much!! 1mo
Aims42 lol! I love this 🤣👍 Facts!! 1mo
AmyG @Trashcanman We do need a word. Where to even begin? 1mo
Chrissyreadit @Sace brilliant! @Trashcanman I believe “cult member” can also be a descriptor but it‘s not as viscous as they are. @Deblovestoread I saw this too and loved it so much! @DGRachel I keep adding people to follow- and am so glad to discover these brilliant people ❤️ 1mo
Trashcanman @Sace Thank you. But I think that his supporters are much more than just idiots. A lot are. But you can be an idiot and not be a racist, bigoted, heartless, POS. Just calling them an idiot is too kind. 1mo
Sace @Trashcanman true. 1mo
dabbe So frickin‘ true. 🩵🎯🩵 1mo
Amiable It‘s like a nightmare—I keep pinching myself to wake up but unfortunately we‘re already awake. 😖 1mo
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peanutnine
Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean
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#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee
Mellifluous is also a pleasant word to say! I love that the Latin translates almost literally to 'flows like honey' 🍯

TheSpineView Like!! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
TheBookHippie Love!!! 4mo
CBee I love this word 😊 4mo
Deblovestoread 💙💙💙 4mo
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Deblovestoread
Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean
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Pronounced TUR-Shuh in Irish or TOOR-shuh in Scottish I think many of us are experiencing this in a deep way.

The antidote is to find joy, gratitude, etc.

My daughter sent me this link today and it was the perfect antidote. President Obama telling the story of one woman‘s voice energizing him, a room and a movement. Fire it up! Ready to go!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIfNLskTgQB/?igsh=ZGIxYWg0Nnp6YWc2

#WeirdWordWednesday

@CBee

Deblovestoread Shout out to Edith Childs who was the woman who started it! 4mo
TheBookHippie My grandson 11 asked me what to yell so people would yell back - So he hollered at the top of his voice “ TELL ME WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE” in a crowd of 3000 plus people the 200 closest to us replied “THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE.” A lady who was 92 in a wheelchair later stopped us to say she now had hope, because it was a child‘s voice and adults answered him. Yes I cried. I was a puddle. 4mo
Deblovestoread @TheBookHippie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 4mo
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BookmarkTavern Oh this is a good word! I‘m saving it immediately. 💖💖💖 4mo
Graciouswarriorlibrarian I saw this and screenshot it. 4mo
AmyG So many of us feel this. 4mo
CBee I feel this so much. And I remember that part in his book about Edith! Fire it up! Ready to go 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4mo
CBee @TheBookHippie that is AWESOME 4mo
dabbe @TheBookHippie 🩵💙🩵 I'm not crying, you're crying! 4mo
dabbe What a W🤩WZA word: one that is much needed. 🩵💙🩵 4mo
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readingjedi
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Pickpick

Highly recommended for the enthusiastic armchair linguist like myself. This is an absolutely fascinating read. And the bibliography is huge!!! The in depth, impeccably referenced research is presented as coming together pieces of a jigsaw, each area of discovery added to the bigger picture. Complex ideas are explained in an accessible & entertaining manner & the whole thing is just so mind-blowingly interesting/intriguing/staggering 🤯🤯🤯

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GingerAntics
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This is an incredibly valid and important point!
#CeceliaWatson #Semicolon #language #politics #SWE #StandardEnglish #dialect

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readingjedi
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Starting this one today. It was a gift from my husband for International Women's Day. And a nice, fresh bookmark as well.

shanaqui I have this one! Very curious to get round to it; interested to hear what you think. 5mo
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dabbe
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#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords
@CBee

Probably #ldf's fallacy that he is best at is the ad hominem attack. The background picture in the image above is every attack #ldf has said against a person or a group. A picture literally is worth a thousand+ words ... and is horrifying.
To scroll through the ENTIRE list (just up until 2021! 😱), go here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/19/upshot/trump-complete-insult-list...

TheBookHippie LDF 😵‍💫 6mo
AnnCrystal 🥺😳🤬😢 what is that teaching about bullying... 6mo
Susanita Mind boggling! 6mo
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dabbe @TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal @Susanita If he has a presidential library, I hope it's every single one of his evil/hateful/stupid/____ tweets. That's all it should be. Walls and walls of tweets that say more than could ever possibly be said. 6mo
TheBookHippie @dabbe I hope it lists everyone gleefully supporting him. 6mo
CBee Holy wow. I‘ll pass on reading the list but, I can imagine how long and awful it must be 😳🤯🙁 6mo
MemoirsForMe 😳😳🤯🤯😱😱 6mo
dabbe @TheBookHippie 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 6mo
dabbe @MemoirsForMe IKR?🤯 6mo
dabbe @CBee You'd be right! 🤯 6mo
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Read-n-Bloom
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Such a fun word to say, but weird too 😂

#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords

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TheSpineView
More Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean, Danny Shanahan
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#WeirdWordWednesday @Cbee

Getting back into my weird word list. This one is another word I happened upon while reading. Love weird, wonderful and new to me words.

dabbe Same here. 🩶🩵🩶 7mo
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CatLass007
More Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean, Danny Shanahan
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CBee Very cool! 12mo
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