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Merriam-Webster's Vest Pocket Dictionary

Girls only want one thing and it's disgusting.

Dats a whole new sentence.

‘Waffle’ the noun and ‘waffle’ the verb are not etymologically related.

The noun is related to the Old English ‘wefan,’ which means “to weave.”

The verb is related to the English ‘woff,’ which means “to yelp.”

FWIW: we never waffle on eating waffles.

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Not to pile on, but every 'c' in 'Pacific Ocean' is pronounced differently.

The Words of the Week - Aug. 1 Dictionary lookups from weather, politics, and advertising

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eugenics
derecho
persona non grata
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DEFCON refers to any one of five levels of readiness used by the U.S. military.

The word is a blend of 'defense' & 'condition.'

DEFCON 5 is used for the lowest perceived threat, and DEFCON 1 for the highest.

It's the iconic Natalie Maines.

Flammable vs. Inflammable Both words mean the same thing, but one of them is bound to confuse most people.

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'Flammable' and 'inflammable' both describe something that ignites easily and burns quickly.

The ‘in-’ in ‘inflammable’ means “to cause to be,” as in the words ‘indent’ and ‘indebted.’

There's your trouble.

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The Latin ‘statim’ means “immediately” or “without delay.”

This is why doctors say ‘stat!’

Prepone An Indian English word which means 'to move to an earlier time'

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Official Superman poster highlighting new digital release date set for mid-August 2025, ahead of schedule by using the word 'preponed'

'Prepone' dates back to the early 1500s and originally meant “to place in front of, to set before.”

Now, it is primarily used in Indian English to mean the opposite of 'postpone.'

tsu = harbor

nami = wave

tsunami = harbor wave

Merriam-Webster Thesaurus for 'shining.' The only words visible are 'shining,' 'shimmering,' 'splendid'

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7 Good Stories That Just Aren't True No, that's not where that word comes from

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Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Does 'Posh' Really Come From Ocean Travel? It's a great story. But that doesn't make it true.

Yes.
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If you’ve ever heard that

- The F-Word is an acronym for “Fornication Under Consent of the King”
- The Sh-Word is an acronym for “Ship High in Transit”
- Any other older word being an acronym

It’s untrue.

Acronyms are, by and large, a 20th-century phenomenon.

Ok.

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The Words of the Week - July 25 Dictionary lookups from politics, professional wrestling, and music

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seditious
heel
recess
Sabbath
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We know a lot is going on right now, but we just realized that:

cabinet/board/panel  = things made of wood

cabinet/board/panel = terms for organizations

Adults may commit adultery, but the words are not related.

‘Adult’ comes from a word meaning “to grow.”

‘Adultery’ comes from a word meaning “to defile.”

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'Overmorrow' refers to "the day after tomorrow," but it has really only been used as an adjective/adverb, and also hasn't had much usage since the 16th century.

The Oxford comma (also known as the ‘serial comma’) is the comma that separates the second to last item in a list from a final item that is introduced by ‘and’ or ‘or.’

It is optional...but be aware that not using the serial comma can result in some ambiguity.