Litsy

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Cool word but can we not use the White House in the example sentence? #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @sace @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib @jen_the_scribe @CindyMyLifeIsLit 1d

BookmarkTavern Oof, yeah, so many other examples we could use! 1d

Deblovestoread For some reason this word makes me think of Bedknobs and Broomsticks. I think it‘s in one of her spells. Much nicer vision. 😂 (edited) 1d

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CBee @Deblovestoread I‘ve not seen that! 24h

dabbe Agree! 🎯♥️🎯 24h

IuliaC Synonym with 'apotheosis' 😊 22h

CBee @IuliaC ooo! Also a great word (yes, I had to look it up 😂). 15h

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dabbe

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords @CBee
#allusions

Anyone doing a white elephant gift exchange this year? 🤣

SamAnne Love this! Thanks for the share. 1d

dabbe @SamAnne YW! I adore learning allusions. 🤎🍁♥️ 1d

lil1inblue Well, I learned something new today! I never knew where this phrase came from, only what it meant! 💫 🌟 💫 1d

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dabbe @lil1inblue That's why I love this allusion book I have. I'm even more interested in the background of the term than the allusion itself! Five gold ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for you! 1d

AnnCrystal Wow, never knew this! How fascinating! Weirdly cool 🆒💝. 1d

dabbe @AnnCrystal Me either! 🧡🍁🤎 1d

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Amiable

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Just saw this word in a book and had to look it up — it‘s lovely! And timely for #weirdwordwednesday

#WWW

CBee

TheBookHippie So lovely! 1d

lil1inblue I love this word! And I love the warm feeling of apricity! 💛😍 💛 1d

AnnCrystal 😍👍🏼💝💝💝. 1d

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MidnightBookGirl ☀ ❄ Love this! 1d

dabbe Such a pretty one visually and to say out loud! ♥️🍁🧡 1d

Soubhiville Great word! And new to me, thanks! 1d

Daisey Lovely word! 1d

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CBee

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Also genuine, true blue, the real deal, and so on. I feel like it could describe the fab new governors, the new NYC mayor, the folks who flipped the script all over the country. Well done 🩵 🌊 💙 #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

AnnCrystal
✊🏼🥳✊🏼💃💙🌊💙. 1w

Amiable Ooh, I think this is a German word, right? I recognize it ! 1w

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Kerrbearlib Cool word! 1w

julesG @Amiable it is. For real, or as we say in German: "(in) echt!" 1w

dabbe 💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊 1w

BookmarkTavern I‘ve been so excited looking at all the blue! 🩵🩵🩵 1w

CBee @Amiable I read someone described as an “echt mensch” recently. Which is a huge compliment 😁 1w

CatLass007 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 Great word! I‘ve never heard the word before. I‘m so glad @Amiable and @julesG pointed out that its origins are German. And thank you @CBee for adding to our vocabularies every week! 1w

CBee @CatLass007 you‘re very welcome ☺️ 1w

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Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs: And Other Fascinating Facts About the English Language | Katherine Barber

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This was a fun read by the former editor-in-chief of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary. The book is structured as a year in reading, with a selection of topics that fit each season. It's a great book to pick up and put down, which is how I read it (although sometimes it was hard to resist “oh just one more set of words“).

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CindyMyLifeIsLit

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

I don‘t know if anyone has stumbled across this one before, but I just love irony! 😂
#WeirdWordWednesday #WeirdWords

CBee

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 3w

CBee I‘ve seen this one and find it hilarious 😂 3w

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dabbe

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords @CBee
#allusions

I have felt like Damocles since January. 🗡️

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Amiable

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

This could also qualify for my #MondayMood, which —frankly—is becoming my mood every day of the week

#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

CBee

TheBookHippie 💯💯💯💯 3w

Deblovestoread Oof, I am right there with you 💯 3w

AmyG Ha! 3w

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CBee Yep 🫣 3w

lil1inblue I heard facebook was a synonym for enshittification. 😂 3w

Amiable @lil1inblue I think this word was invented specifically for Facebook! Well, and also Twitter. Or whatever the South African Nazi calls it now. 😖 3w

kspenmoll Perfect! 3w

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CBee

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Apparently this is the longest word for “pretty” or “beautiful.” That‘s a whole lotta syllables 😂🤪 #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

CBee Tagging some pulchritudinous people 💚 @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @sace @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib @jen_the_scribe @CindyMyLifeIsLit 3w

CatLass007 😂😂😂 3w

Cuilin Oh my, memories!! I learned this word from watching Caillou when my girls were little. 🤦‍♀️ 3w

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Amiable Oh, I‘ve loved this word since I first heard it. This and “mellifluous.” They both sound so lovely. 🥰 3w

CBee @Cuilin oh goodness - Caillou 😂 I must admit I found that series so annoying 🫣😂 3w

CBee @Amiable yesss, I love mellifluous too! 3w

dabbe When you say this one out loud, it does NOT sound beautiful; it's sounds like someone's willed with something putrid! 😂 Fab word. 😍 3w

Cuilin @CBee oh it‘s shockingly bad. He was so whiny. 3w

willaful @Cuilin I learned it from Woody Harrelson singing on SNL. “Pretty lady, foxy lady, attractive lady, pulchritudinous lady...“ 3w

BookmarkTavern What a great word! 3w

Cuilin @willaful 🤣🤣 3w

CBee @Cuilin solidarity 😂😂 3w

CBee @willaful oh man, I might have to look that up - surely there‘s a clip somewhere 👏🏻 3w

willaful @CBee I think I found it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMo2uKxjMSQ 3w

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BookmarkTavern

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

A Locked Tomb read through podcast used this word on the episode I listened to yesterday, and I knew I needed to post it today. Such a good October word.

#WeirdWordWednesday @CBee

CatLass007 Wow! 1mo

KT1432 I like it! I‘m going to try to use this more lol 1mo

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