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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#WeirdWordWednesday

It‘s been too hot to do anything except lounge today! ☀️

@CBee

Gissy Ahhhh….with a book 📕 2d

Sace Excellent word! 2d

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

I know I‘ve done an interesting color words post before, but I just LOVE unique words for colors. Here are a few, and here‘s an article to read: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/59328/19-colors-youve-probably-never-heard
Who knew “puke” and “xanadu” were colors? #weirdwords #weirdwordswednesday

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib (edited) 3d

BookmarkTavern Xanadu is a color?!?!?!? 3d

BookmarkTavern Oh that‘s really pretty! 💚 3d

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CBee @BookmarkTavern I‘m still laughing at “drunk tank pink” 😂😂 3d

Megabooks My dad always liked the word chartreuse for colors! 3d

BookmarkTavern Xanadu is used as a training address in the post office, so I‘m going to be giggling about it for a while. 😂 3d

CBee @BookmarkTavern omg that‘s awesome 😂😂👏🏻👏🏻 3d

CBee @Megabooks I love that one too! 3d

Butterfinger I have had a Cyan and a Magenta as students' names and thought that was some pretty cool parents. They have both graduated. 3d

CBee @Butterfinger oh definitely! I love that ♥️ 3d

AnnCrystal 🤩🥀💝. 2d

peanutnine I love fun color names!! I always wanted to name crayons growing up 😂 2d

CBee @peanutnine same! I still do! 😂 2d

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Look at my roses! ❤️🌹❤️

#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords @CBee

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1w

kspenmoll Amazing color! 😘 1w

CBee Those are gorgeous! I love the color! 1w

AnnCrystal 🤩 Beautiful 😍🌹💖🌹💖🌹...they glow 🤩. 1w

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Sorry, friends, for not keeping up with this as well recently!
Here‘s an article: https://science.nasa.gov/biological-physical/what-is-lunar-regolith/ #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib (edited) 1w

BookmarkTavern Oh that‘s cool! I love science words! 1w

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday
@CBee

This one seems relevant nowadays for some reason.

CatLass007 Great word! I do love #WeirdWordWednesdays! 3w

dabbe @CatLass007 😍🤩😍 3w

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

I‘ve known a handful of harridans 😂😬😅 #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib (edited) 3w

AmyG Don‘t we all. 3w

dabbe I think a few of my students thought I was this, but they probably used an easier swear word instead. 😅 3w

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CBee @dabbe oh please! I could never think of you as bossy or belligerent. If you were strict, it‘s because you wanted to push them to do their best! Would‘ve loved to see you in action 😁 3w

dabbe @CBee You are too kind! I definitely was a pusher--in all the best ways, of course! 😘 3w

vivastory 😂😂😂😂 3w

Megabooks Idk. This might be #goals for me??? 3w

CBee @Megabooks 😂😂😂 I don‘t know that I‘d necessarily blame you! 3w

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

I‘ve been spending the day working on a new novel idea, and it‘s my first time writing without any kind of outline.

It is both terrifying and exhilarating. 😂

#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords @CBee

Ruthiella Good luck! 🍀 1mo

julesG It does sound more eloquent than 'pantser' 😉 1mo

AnnCrystal It's Exhilarating! 👏🏼😉👌🏼 You got this 📝💝.. 1mo

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CBee How exciting!! You can do it 🙌🏻 1mo

CatLass007 Awesome! I didn‘t know you are a novelist. Have you written anything in which I might be interested? You have to remember that I‘m interested in reading every genre. Also, I agree with @julesG, it does sound more eloquent than “pantster.” Thanks for the tag! 1mo

BookmarkTavern @CatLass007 This one‘s a cozy mystery! And nothing published as of yet! But I‘m hoping to have something by the end of the year to start querying. We‘ll see how that goes! 🤞🏻 1mo

CatLass007 Excellent! I love cozies. Does it have a theme? Cats, dogs, book club, baking, crafting, etc.? Or do you know yet? 1mo

BookmarkTavern @CatLass007 my amateur sleuth has inherited an old train diner car and is restoring it as an old fashioned diner! 1mo

CatLass007 Cool!! I definitely would patronize the diner. (edited) 1mo

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

My #weirdwordwednesday pick! I remember discovering this word during a word game - maybe Words With Friends or similar - and always thought it was a bit silly sounding. This little googol mascot guy should have googly eyes, I think 😂 #weirdwords

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib (edited) 1mo

CatLass007 Another great word! I was listening to Death Comes To Pemberley and decided to look up a word instead of just figuring out what it meant from its context. I actually should have stuck to my habit with this particular word because it was very difficult to find a real definition or even a picture. What on earth did the word jives mean in 1803? 1mo

BookmarkTavern I heard the word googolplex (10 raised to the power of a googol) first when I was in school, and that‘s how I learned about googol. 😄 1mo

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CBee @CatLass007 jives? In 1803? Hmm. I have no idea 😂😂 1mo

CBee @BookmarkTavern I should have included googolplex! 1mo

CatLass007 I‘ve heard of gewgaws but not googols. “Jives around the prisoner‘s wrists,” was the quote in the book. Shackles. 1mo

CBee @CatLass007 gotcha. What are gewgaws? 1mo

CatLass007 Gewgaws are what I would call “thingies.” I‘ve never actually looked up the definition. As usual. 1mo

CBee @CatLass007 I looked it up 😂 Couldn‘t resist. “Gewgaws:
a showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless.” 1mo

CatLass007 Okay, so I was wrong. Thingies are useful. 1mo

CBee @CatLass007 I agree! Thingies are very useful, especially when you don‘t know what something is called. “That thingie over there” and such 😂 1mo

CatLass007 Exactly!! 1mo

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Sometimes, you just gotta buckle down and do the work. 💙

#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords @CBee

CBee Oof. But the work can be so hard 😬🫩 1mo

BookmarkTavern @CBee Yes, but the results are so very often worth it! 💕 1mo

CBee @BookmarkTavern this is true ♥️ 1mo

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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

This word came up in my last read (Saltwater 🙌🏻🙌🏻). It would be so fun to ride one of these! 😊
Here‘s an article about some well-known funiculars around the world: https://www.treehugger.com/fabulous-funiculars-from-around-the-globe-4863745

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib (edited) 1mo

RaeLovesToRead I've been on funiculars! There was a small one in Scarborough. The biggest I've been on (I think) was Lake Como. Do you have them in the US? 1mo

RaeLovesToRead Ok the ones in the article are enormous! I've not been on one that big!!!!! 1mo

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CBee @RaeLovesToRead we do! Not sure how many, but there‘s one a couple hours from me that I might have to check out! 1mo

TheBookHippie I‘ve been on a few and I‘ve been on the Lookout Mountain one, seen the LA one. There‘s one at our zoo it‘s a riot ! 1mo

peanutnine A funicular was mentioned in my last read as well! What are the odds! These seem so cool, I want to ride one! 1mo

ImperfectCJ The article missed this one, which is the one that taught me the word. (Until then, I just called them all trams, which is clearly wrong.): https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/funiculaire-du-vieux-quebec 1mo

Bookwormjillk I rode one in Pittsburgh. Kind of fun and scary at the same time. 1mo

CBee @TheBookHippie if you ever ever ever get back down to Chattanooga, you better let me know. I‘m like two hours from there! 1mo

CBee @peanutnine small world! I sort of thought it sounded like a body part - like part of the spine or something 😆 1mo

CBee @ImperfectCJ oooo how cool! 1mo

CBee @Bookwormjillk I want to visit the one on Lookout Mountain now. 1mo

Bookwormjillk @CBee I bet that's pretty! 1mo

CBee @Bookwormjillk it‘s lovely up there! 1mo

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