WeirdWordWednesday

dabbe

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! 2w

dabbe @CatLass007 😍🤩😍 2w

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CBee

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) 2w

AmyG Don‘t we all. 2w

dabbe I think a few of my students thought I was this, but they probably used an easier swear word instead. 😅 2w

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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 😁 2w

dabbe @CBee You are too kind! I definitely was a pusher--in all the best ways, of course! 😘 2w

vivastory 😂😂😂😂 2w

Megabooks Idk. This might be #goals for me??? 2w

CBee @Megabooks 😂😂😂 I don‘t know that I‘d necessarily blame you! 2w

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TheSpineView

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#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee

Deipnosophist: a person skilled in table talk. In other words, knows how to make small talk.

CBee I am not good at small talk so I‘d be the opposite! 😁 Amazing word! 2w

TheSpineView @CBee 😊🌞🤩 2w

lil1inblue I am the complete opposite of this. What's the word for “person who becomes super awkward during small talk“? 😂 😂 😂 2w

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BookmarkTavern

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! 🍀 4w

julesG It does sound more eloquent than 'pantser' 😉 4w

AnnCrystal It's Exhilarating! 👏🏼😉👌🏼 You got this 📝💝.. 4w

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CBee How exciting!! You can do it 🙌🏻 4w

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! 4w

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! 🤞🏻 4w

CatLass007 Excellent! I love cozies. Does it have a theme? Cats, dogs, book club, baking, crafting, etc.? Or do you know yet? 4w

BookmarkTavern @CatLass007 my amateur sleuth has inherited an old train diner car and is restoring it as an old fashioned diner! 4w

CatLass007 Cool!! I definitely would patronize the diner. (edited) 4w

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dabbe

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#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords
@CBee

#allusions

This one is quite prevalent today with our current out-of-touch government. #oy

CBee Oy indeed 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 4w

Suet624 100% 4w

dabbe @CBee 🩵🎯🩵 4w

dabbe @Suet624 🩵🎯🩵 4w

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Daisey

Kristin Lavransdatter | Sigrid Undset

deracinate: (verb) uproot someone from their natural geographical, social, or cultural environment

An interesting word found as I was reading the introduction to the tagged book.

#WeirdWords #WeirdWordWednesday #KLBR

CBee

CBee Very interesting and not one I‘ve heard before! 4w

Suet624 Interesting! 4w

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TheSpineView

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Eleventh Edition | Merriam-Webster

#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee

Metanoia: a profound usually spiritual, transformation

dabbe 💙🩵💙 4w

TheSpineView @dabbe 👍 4w

CBee Ooo, good one! 4w

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TheSpineView @CBee Thanks! 4w

BookmarkTavern Love this one! 4w

TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern 👍 4w

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CBee

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

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? 4w

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. 😄 4w

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CBee @CatLass007 jives? In 1803? Hmm. I have no idea 😂😂 4w

CBee @BookmarkTavern I should have included googolplex! 4w

CatLass007 I‘ve heard of gewgaws but not googols. “Jives around the prisoner‘s wrists,” was the quote in the book. Shackles. 4w

CBee @CatLass007 gotcha. What are gewgaws? 4w

CatLass007 Gewgaws are what I would call “thingies.” I‘ve never actually looked up the definition. As usual. 4w

CBee @CatLass007 I looked it up 😂 Couldn‘t resist. “Gewgaws:
a showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless.” 4w

CatLass007 Okay, so I was wrong. Thingies are useful. 4w

CBee @CatLass007 I agree! Thingies are very useful, especially when you don‘t know what something is called. “That thingie over there” and such 😂 4w

CatLass007 Exactly!! 4w

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psalva

Laura | Vera Caspary

Waldo‘s narrative is intriguing, often full of vibrant vocabulary. “Scrofulous,” suitable for #weirdwordwednesday , means having a diseased appearance, and similarly “rachitic” refers to rickety geraniums. Interesting word choice. Revealing much?….

Reggie Um excuse me. You think you can just pop in with a weird word Wednesday like we haven‘t see you for months! lol, good to see you, Peter! lol 1mo

psalva @Reggie Haha I was trying to be sneaky… it‘s certainly been a minute. 1mo

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