Word of the day - NIGGARD

The word today is Niggard

Niggard is a noun and DOES mean the following:

- A miserly, greedy person who stints and supplies sparingly.

- A false bottom on a fire grate, to save fuel and yet impress guests.

A niggard is NOT a ni***r

The word niggard is from the Middle-Ages and long predates nigger.

To be niggardly is to be acting like a niggard.

To be accused of being niggardly is not good, for any race/colour.

If someone is called a niggard they are NOT being called a nigger.

Finally, this is a word nearly extinct for lack of use and racial overtones.

If you need more start here or here.

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Word of the day - CURMUDGEON

The word today is Curmudgeon

Curmudgeon is a noun and means the following:

- An ill-tempered person full of resentment or stubborn ideas.

- An avaricious and miserly person often churlish in behaviour.

You are all humbug

For some reason nearly always associated with men, but women can be.

To be a Curmudgeon is not a flattering (aka skin-flint-misery).

If you need more start here or here.

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Word of the day - FRIPPERY

The word today is Frippery 

Frippery is a noun and from my research means the following:

- Something showy, trivial and not essential.

- Pretentious and indulgent show of excess or finery.

- Looking impressive but useless.

You exhibit Frippery by weaving things in your hair (Mr Richards).

A feather boa and a fur covered wallet are fripperies.

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Word of the day - FENDERSMITH

The word today is Fendersmith

Fendersmith is a noun (I think) and means the following:

- A designated role in (affluent) families, responsible for domestic fires.

- A Fendersmith sustains domestic fires, fireplaces and accoutrements'.

A word identifying a role nearly defunct and slowly drifting into disuse.

Only royalty or extremely rich families now employ Fendersmiths.

To be a Fendersmith is a responsible role heading for extinction.

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As a frivolous aside The Doors want you to light my fire.

Word of the day - LICKSPITTLE

The word today is Lickspittle 

Lickspittle is a noun and from my research means the following:

- A person who gives empty flattery for purely personal gain.

- A person deferring to others for self-serving reasons and favour.

To be called a lickspittle is a derogatory reference to your character. 

To be a lickspittle you may also be a toady, sycophant or arse-licker.

Politics is a natural habitat and breeding ground of lickspittles

If you need more start here.

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A MOTHER SO COLD

Though I did not write the following poem I wish I had, for I admire its ability to express an obvious anger without any incitement to violence. Author PAUL ENGLAND is slowly documenting what we take to be his life’s experiences and I believe he deserves a wider audience.

A MOTHER SO COLD

Mother let me tell you

I don't give a fuck;

shit, I felt it too

when fathers place you took.

Am I a child you could not hold

you callous fucking cunt,

you call me cold!

shit, you've got some front.

For father told me this;

how ready you are to scold,

so excuse me all you people

if I am talking bold,

but mother said some shit

that went and touched my heart,

so I'll take her to my rhymes

and rip that bitch apart.

I'm crying while I write

‘cos this shit hurts to say

but I feel I have to write

‘cos the pain won't go away.

You see there is a line

but you crossed that long ago,

that day you got so selfish

and dad walked out the door.

So keep your love

and save it for another,

for what you've done to me:

you just can't be a mother.

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Word of the day - FEBRILE

The word today is Febrile 

Febrile is an adjective and from my research means the following:

- Feverish or having a high temperature, with irritability or distress.

- Overactive, too excited, or overwrought by emotion or imagination.

A person may be febrile if they are very sick.

A persons may be described as febrile if overly active/assertive.

To describe as person is febrile means they are being "over the top".

If you need more start here or here.

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Word of the day - MALLEABLE

The word today is Malleable 

Malleable is an adjective and from my research means the following:

- To be malleable is to be capable of being shaped or reformed.

- To be malleable a person exhibits flexibility or is easily influenced.

A person said to be malleable is being regarded as a soft touch.  

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Word of the day - PUNCTILIOUS

The word today is Punctilious 

Punctilious is an adjective and from my research means the following:

- To be very attentive to details of personal conduct.

- To be exact to the smallest of details in or regarding behaviour, etiquette and social intercourse.

A person said to be punctilious is one who sticks to the rules 

If you need more start here or here.

RHYMING WITH ORANGE

People tell me

there are no rhymes to orange.

So what about lozenge?

I challenge you to find your word that rhymes with orange.

You could start here.

Word of the day - PEDANTIC

The word today is Pedantic 

Pedantic is an adjective and from my research means the following:

- To voice a narrow viewpoint, often trivial, for adherence to "rules".

- A desire to focus on or to be overly concerned with points of order.

- In modern parlance: to cross every T and dot every I is pedantic.

A person said to be pedantic is being spoken of with distain. 

You are known as a pedant if your behaviour is pedantic.

Pedantic people may be "clever clogs", "smart-arses" or "busy-bodies".

If you need more start here.

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Word of the day - SUPERCILIOUS

The word today is Supercilious 

Supercilious is an adjective and from my research means the following:

- To feel or show a haughty distain or indifference to others.

- To be overbearing because of unwarranted or excessive pride.

- To be snide or dictatorial because of excessive feelings of entitlement.

A person said to be supercilious is being spoken of with distain.

You may be said to be talking superciliously

Someone may have a personality prone to superciliousness.

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Word of the day - DUPLICITUS

The word today is Duplicitous 

Duplicitous is an adjective and from my research means the following:

- To be deceptive or misleading in ones actions or speech.

- To use doublespeak or be "two-faced" to confuse or mislead others.

- The deceiving of others, sometimes with the help of  a third-party.

Speaking of others with derogatory words is being duplicitous.

You are said to be duplicit if engaged in an act of duplicity.

A personality prone to duplicity is said to be duplicitous.

To be in politics you have to be good at duplicity!

If you need more start here.

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Word of the day - SAPPHIC

The word today is Sapphic 

Sapphic is a word whose meaning is currently undergoing a metamorphosis, similar to the word gay (frivolity and light hearted fun) that came to be a collective meaning for the homosexual lifestyles of many sections of many societies. GAY has been expressed to me as "Good As You". 

Sapphic is becoming a collective term for things related to the love or adoration of women and womanhood; it's use is not exclusively in the hands of the LGBQT+ fraternity.

Sapphic is an adjective and from my research means the following:

- 4 line poetry in the style of ancient Greek female, Saffo, from Lesbos.

- Saffo wrote poems of passion for women. Such work is Sapphic.

Sapphic in modern times is acknowledged to mean the following:

- Relating to love or admiration of women, not necessarily sexual lesbianism.

- An umbrella term grouping individuals who cannot or do not practice binary sex(uality).

Are we being sapphic?

A person, organisation, belief system, object, or media promoting women, sometimes in a sexual way, is said to be Sapphic.

This entry confused me (65 year old straight/binary male), but start your exploration with a few starters: This or this, or this and this.

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Word of the day - SANCTIMONY

The word today is Sanctimony 

Sanctimony is a noun and from my research means the following:

- Righteousness accompanied by an unwarranted attitude of moral or social superiority.

- Doing hypocritical and laboured acts of goodness, often with smugness.

- Having an appearance of devoutness and scrupulous moral austerity.

A judgement of sanctimony on you means you are sanctimonious.

To be accused of sanctimony or being sanctimonious is not good.

There is an index of words of the day.

Word of the day - PUSILLANIMOUS

The word today is Pusillanimous 

Pusillanimous is an adjective and from my research means the following:

- To lack courage and possibly be a coward.

- Said to be bereft of conviction and driven by contemptible timidity.

- Unable to propose action or exhibit decision making for fear of harm.

Don't ask me - I am pusillanimous

A person said to be pusillanimous is being spoken of with distain.

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Word of the day - ONOMATOPOEIA

The word today is Onomatopoeia 

Onomatopoeia is a noun and from my research means the following:

- The naming of anything such that its vocalisation/sound is similar to that it describes or represents.

- Words are said to exhibit Onomatopoeia when they sound like what they mean.

This is a word little used by anyone, but for more info ...

Here are a few more words more words that are exhibit Onomatopoeia.

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Word of the day - MELANCHOLY

The word today is Melancholy 

Melancholy is a noun and from my research means the following:

- Sadness or depressed spirit often with a sense of gloom or foreboding.

- Pensive contemplation of something, sometimes wistful or desirous.

- An induced state of longing, often self-induced, tainted with self-pity. 

 

Your suffering of melancholy is melancholia.

Your character my be said to be melancholic.

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Word Of The Day - ENNUI

The word today is Ennui 

Ennui is a noun and from my research means the following:

- Listlessness / dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom.

- A painful or wearisome state of mind due to the want of any object of interest, or to enforced attention to something destitute of interest; the condition of being bored, with tedium.

- A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from want of interest.

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