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December 2007
- helmet – Dmcdevit·t 06:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
- nasal – Dmcdevit·t 06:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
impart – Dmcdevit·t 06:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)- utterance – Dmcdevit·t 06:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
- simultaneously – Dmcdevit·t 06:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
- specifically – Dmcdevit·t 06:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
superlative – Dmcdevit·t 06:05, 31 December 2007 (UTC)- magus Mountainmage 02:16, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
- alarum Mountainmage 02:02, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
- wanderlust Mountainmage 01:50, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
- pugilist Mountainmage 01:50, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
desecrate Mountainmage 01:50, 29 December 2007 (UTC)WOTD Jan 5th -- 88.26.124.158 14:00, 23 January 2008 (UTC)- requiem Mountainmage 01:28, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
- drudge Mountainmage 01:24, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
- myrrh - Algrif 10:58, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
- cruft On IRC, Hippietrail pointed out that no other respectable dictionary acknowledges this as a word - despite it being prevalent longer than I've been alive. Never nonstandard nor slang, just a useful, immediately understood, common word. --Connel MacKenzie 23:04, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
- certiorari
Certorari —This unsigned comment was added by 198.151.35.6 (talk • contribs). I'm guessing this word was supposed to be certiorari RJFJR 14:57, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
- raconteur Berwyn 10:35, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
genuflect Berwyn 10:35, 22 December 2007 (UTC)- paucity Berwyn 10:35, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
dearth Berwyn 10:35, 22 December 2007 (UTC)rankle Berwyn 10:35, 22 December 2007 (UTC)- rambunctious Berwyn 10:35, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
- recalcitrant Berwyn 08:25, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
impecunious 75.22.180.118 17:55, 18 December 2007 (UTC) WOTD Jan 19th -- 88.26.124.158 14:00, 23 January 2008 (UTC)- desultory 68.214.29.101 22:37, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
- ultraviolence
- rapscallion - sewnmouthsecret 21:12, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
- Cupertino effect - Circeus 23:51, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
- megapenny. Dmcdevit·t 22:23, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
- fetter71.103.182.6 06:10, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
caterwaul - sewnmouthsecret 22:19, 11 December 2007 (UTC)- erstwhile - Dick Kimball 18:28, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
bastion - Dick Kimball 15:42, 11 December 2007 (UTC)- preprandial - Dick Kimball 15:04, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
- spoliation - Dick Kimball 13:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
- proletariat - Dick Kimball 13:01, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
- dogsbody - Dick Kimball 13:01, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
- mattoid - jourdy288 1:45, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
- squamous - Cynewulf 21:54, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
castigate - sewnmouthsecret 17:32, 10 December 2007 (UTC)- quagmire - Dick Kimball 15:33, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
kudo - Dick Kimball 14:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC)- counterproductive - Dick Kimball 14:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
- encomium - Dick Kimball 14:35, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
epiphany - Dick Kimball 14:35, 10 December 2007 (UTC)- truthiness - 64.8.152.220
- cocky
lackadaisical - Naveb Dickconcupiscent - Dick Kimball 15:40, 4 December 2007 (UTC)panacea - Dick Kimball 15:37, 4 December 2007 (UTC) was WOTD last month- swale - Dick Kimball 15:24, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
polyglot - Dick Kimball 15:24, 4 December 2007 (UTC) already suggested in October by anonymous posterbombast - sewnmouthsecret 20:16, 3 December 2007 (UTC)- adroit Dmcdevit·t 09:46, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
- besotted Dmcdevit·t 09:46, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
scoff Dmcdevit·t 09:46, 3 December 2007 (UTC)- arcane - casino321 09:28, 2December 2007 (UTC)
November 2007
prestidigitator - sewnmouthsecret 20:04, 30 November 2007 (UTC) prestidigitation was WOTD in June- on your horse, amigo - Ptcamn 01:51, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
jeremiad - sewnmouthsecret 20:17, 28 November 2007 (UTC)- ex animo - stoical iceman 12:27, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
- mugwump - sewnmouthsecret 16:33, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
teratoid - 208.255.229.66 17:55, 27 November 2007 (UTC)pervasive - Algrif 16:02, 27 November 2007 (UTC)- turmoil - Algrif 16:02, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis121.6.209.77 14:26, 27 November 2007 (UTC) Already disallowed. See below. Algrif 16:07, 27 November 2007 (UTC) - hitsubishi 82.19.3.188 17:52, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
contraption 82.19.3.188 17:52, 25 November 2007 (UTC)- Great Firewall of China - Ptcamn 20:35, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
- philistine - sewnmouthsecret 15:54, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
- skulduggery - sewnmouthsecret 22:11, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
- shenanigan - sewnmouthsecret 22:11, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
cachinnation - sewnmouthsecret 18:18, 21 November 2007 (UTC) cachinnate already was WOTD- kiteful --Etymologist 15:47, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
discombobulate 203.118.182.7 06:28, 21 November 2007 (UTC) already was WOTD- sturm and drang - sewnmouthsecret 20:33, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
tinpot - ]- noblesse oblige - ]
- Götterdämmerung - ]
dyspeptic - ]- borborygmus -205.149.71.236 20:01, 20 November 2007 (UTC)]]
- atavism - ]
juxtaposition - Algrif 13:53, 19 November 2007 (UTC) juxtapose already was WOTD- summat - Ptcamn 13:37, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
- malarkey - sewnmouthsecret 16:16, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
ludicrous - Dick Kimball 14:03, 16 November 2007 (UTC)ambivalent - 71.138.137.102 14:03, 16 November 2007 (UTC)- avocation - Dick Kimball 13:58, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
- ecru - Dick Kimball 13:55, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
- debacle - Dick Kimball 13:51, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
egregious - Dick Kimball 13:48, 16 November 2007 (UTC) already was WOTD- totem - sewnmouthsecret 21:29, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
redolence - Berwyn 09:15, 15 November 2007 (UTC)vaunted - Berwyn 09:11, 15 November 2007 (UTC) vaunt was WOTD- calvity Widsith 15:10, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
ecdysiast Widsith 15:10, 14 November 2007 (UTC)- robust - Algrif 14:37, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
- scrooge - Algrif 14:29, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
rostrum sewnmouthsecret 17:56, 13 November 2007 (UTC)malodorous - Berwyn 16:50, 13 November 2007 (UTC)- infraction. Dmcdevit·t 10:28, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
- highbrow. Dmcdevit·t 10:28, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
- magnum opus. Dmcdevit·t 10:28, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
dumbledore sewnmouthsecret 22:03, 12 November 2007 (UTC)- dere sewnmouthsecret 18:34, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
- raring sewnmouthsecret 15:17, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
- pentacle. Dmcdevit·t 09:20, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
intercalary. Dmcdevit·t 09:20, 10 November 2007 (UTC)- tiding sewnmouthsecret 19:04, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
- bon mot - Berwyn 12:12, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
- bonhomie - Berwyn 12:09, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
fatuous 71.140.200.172 01:45, 9 November 2007 (UTC) fatuously was WOTDabhor 208.22.248.4 18:43, 8 November 2007 (UTC)synchronicity sewnmouthsecret 20:56, 6 November 2007 (UTC) synchronize already was WOTD
- (deprecated template usage) Synchronicity is a bit different from (deprecated template usage) synchronize; you can know the latter without knowing the former. I think it's a worthwhile WOTD. *shrug* —RuakhTALK 19:48, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
ubiquitous - everywhere at once, omnipresent Jedibob5 22:17, 5 November 2007 (UTC) already was WOTD- somnambulist sewnmouthsecret 21:57, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
contretemps - Algrif 13:34, 5 November 2007 (UTC)swan song - Berwyn 11:00, 5 November 2007 (UTC) already was WOTDdefenestrate already was WOTDpneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Special:Contributions/68.2.110.181 3:54 4 November 2007 (UTC) not eligible --EncycloPetey 12:49, 5 November 2007 (UTC)bailiwick --24.96.151.45 01:39, 5 November 2007 (UTC) 19:39, 4 November 2007 (UTC)- xylograph 75.117.66.228 15:54, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
discombobulated 84.13.59.88 20:51, 4 November 2007 (UTC) discombobulate already was WOTD- quibbly Ptcamn 17:03, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
- equine Special:Contributions/131.191.71.202 23:02, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
- eerie Special:Contributions/131.191.71.202 23:00, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
- dressage Dick Kimball 20:32, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
- withers Dick Kimball 20:32, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
- fetlock Dick Kimball 20:32, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
ostler Dick Kimball 20:32, 2 November 2007 (UTC)- yclept Dick Kimball 19:35, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
concupiscence Dick Kimball 19:33, 2 November 2007 (UTC) concupiscent was WOTD 13 Febperspicacity/perspicacious Dick Kimball 19:33, 2 November 2007 (UTC)polymath Dick Kimball 18:30, 2 November 2007 (UTC)- synergy Dick Kimball 18:30, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
quidnunc Dick Kimball 18:30, 2 November 2007 (UTC)dichotomy 90.196.253.98 (talk) 23:01, 1 November 2007 (UTC)reiterate RJFJR 19:01, 1 November 2007 (UTC)- retort Algrif 18:58, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
- obituary
- indignant --74.196.182.127 23:09, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
October 2007
thaumaturgy 212.23.3.155 12:07, 31 October 2007 (UTC) already was WOTD- othergates sewnmouthsecret 18:07, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
- mythopoeic sewnmouthsecret 16:53, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
- jentacular sewnmouthsecret 14:36, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
fractious --Connel MacKenzie 01:18, 28 October 2007 (UTC) Already nominated August. Algrif 13:47, 5 November 2007 (UTC)- hepped up on goofballs --Ptcamn 14:27, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
- I thought we were supposed to stick to words here... --Connel MacKenzie 01:18, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
- I don't think so; the "Variety" section above says that "we also need good idioms". —RuakhTALK 02:10, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
- Exactly. GOOD idioms. Aren't they also supposed to be suitable for use in schools etc.? Algrif 13:51, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
- rancor/rancour —RuakhTALK 04:12, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
- pismire sewnmouthsecret 20:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
- emmet sewnmouthsecret 20:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
jackassery - Conduct consistent with a jackass.71.74.196.111 10:33, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
- No vulgarities, right? --Connel MacKenzie 01:18, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
- catalyst. Dmcdevit·t 08:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
palanquin Dmcdevit·t 08:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC) already was WOTD- pundit. Dmcdevit·t 08:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
- dinghy. Dmcdevit·t 08:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
hogan. Dmcdevit·t 08:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)- crass. Dmcdevit·t 08:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
candor. Dmcdevit·t 08:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: It is one of the longest and well known words in the English language and can be used to say someone is fantastic.]]82.3.215.138 19:14, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- crotchety sewnmouthsecret 17:57, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
cwm Algrif 13:11, 25 October 2007 (UTC) already nominated last month. RJFJR 13:44, 25 October 2007 (UTC)panache Algrif 13:10, 25 October 2007 (UTC)- doom 80.200.214.213 15:58, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
ensconce 194.80.21.10 14:00, 19 October 2007 (UTC) already was WOTD- extricate 194.80.21.10 13:58, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
- peers
xeriscape sewnmouthsecret 21:16, 18 October 2007 (UTC)- coppice sewnmouthsecret 18:49, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- double-entendre -- Yum, innuendo. Circeus 02:54, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
- framis --Connel MacKenzie 23:14, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
- vincible sewnmouthsecret 20:14, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
- illywhacker sewnmouthsecret 19:42, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
quixotic Toribird 18:54, 17 October 2007 (UTC)Toribird Already was WOTD- cynology sewnmouthsecret 18:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
- sirtuin --Connel MacKenzie 14:47, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
affectation 82.7.69.186 11:35, 13 October 2007 (UTC)tmesis 82.31.135.109 19:38, 12 October 2007 (UTC)crwth sewnmouthsecret 19:51, 12 October 2007 (UTC)- macabre sewnmouthsecret 18:19, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- also,
floccinaucinihilipilification, although long, has not been featured and is a very interesting word IMHO. RobbieG 15:55, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- But when was the last time you used it in conversation? And did you have to define it? RJFJR 12:49, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
- Point taken, but then again, I can't think of the last time I used the words profligate, obdurate or bring owls to Athens in conversation, and I'm sure there are people who wouldn't know what I meant when I did. I thought the great thing about WOTD was that it encouraged the use of interesting words people might not know. RobbieG 14:06, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
- But the examples you've cited (all past WOTDs) are words that you can run across in works of English literature or might encounter during the normal course of events, even if infrequently. I have yet to ever see an author use floccinaucinihilipilification for anything, but have run into the word obdurate on several occasions. Your nomination thus fails the criterion above of exotic usefulness. --EncycloPetey 16:12, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
- aberrant, nonplus,
irony, blindfold. RobbieG 15:51, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
gloaming sewnmouthsecret 03:40, 12 October 2007 (UTC) Already was WOTDcrepuscule sewnmouthsecret 03:40, 12 October 2007 (UTC) crepuscular was WOTD- skew --71.114.67.70 23:17, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
skedaddle sewnmouthsecret 17:34, 11 October 2007 (UTC)- command --71.114.91.171 21:03, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
pedagogic Very hard to believe this hasn't been WOTD yet. --Connel MacKenzie 17:30, 10 October 2007 (UTC)- numpty sewnmouthsecret 21:14, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
- I don't think that passes the "no offensive" rule. --Connel MacKenzie 17:31, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
- corollary
- revolute Circeus 05:08, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
steerageway So that's the word for it. --Connel MacKenzie 19:23, 7 October 2007 (UTC)defenestrate 195.112.48.128 12:24, 7 October 2007 (UTC)Already was WOTD- swashbuckling 195.112.48.128 12:17, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
bibulous 195.112.48.128 12:10, 7 October 2007 (UTC) bibulously was WOTDapocryphal 99.224.199.124 04:06, 7 October 2007 (UTC) Is already a WOTD for this monthlambent 75.80.250.124 22:32, 6 October 2007 (UTC)hinder 203.167.166.91 23:25, 5 October 2007 (UTC)polysemous RJFJR 16:14, 5 October 2007 (UTC)- denouement
didgeridoo sewnmouthsecret 21:13, 3 October 2007 (UTC)- forlese sewnmouthsecret 20:03, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
- merrythought sewnmouthsecret 20:26, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
- polyonymous sewnmouthsecret 20:11, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
rhabdomancy (204.155.226.2 12:20, 2 October 2007 (UTC))- polyglot 86.135.94.4 06:12, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
- astonishment --KnowItSome 01:49, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
- pixel --KnowItSome 01:45, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
typecast --EncycloPetey 01:52, 1 October 2007 (UTC)- writhe --EncycloPetey 01:52, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
a frog in one's throat --EncycloPetey 01:52, 1 October 2007 (UTC)- busy as a bee --EncycloPetey 01:52, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
September 2007
- despondency - Circeus 20:34, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
- persnickety —RuakhTALK 16:15, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
perspicacious —RuakhTALK 16:15, 30 September 2007 (UTC)inevitably very fun word to say --11Kirby11 00:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)- pithy --11Kirby11 00:39, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
pettifogger sewnmouthsecret 21:29, 25 September 2007 (UTC)- cwm sewnmouthsecret 13:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
incunabulum - Circeus 03:20, 25 September 2007 (UTC)- Schadenfreude - Berwyn 10:01, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
palimpsest Dvortygirl 05:38, 22 September 2007 (UTC)- smarmy RJFJR 12:58, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
- flaunching (user clope5896) (user talk clope5896) 8:38, 20 september 2007(utc)
- unction Dmcdevit·t 05:41, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
autological (Thank you Wytukaze.) --Connel MacKenzie 20:08, 18 September 2007 (UTC)prehensile --Connel MacKenzie 18:17, 18 September 2007 (UTC)- burgeoning 85.118.9.56 14:04, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
hello — This unsigned comment was added by 60.241.206.207 (talk).- redintegration --Connel MacKenzie 18:24, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- bandeau. Dmcdevit·t 07:34, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
browbeat. Dmcdevit·t 07:34, 15 September 2007 (UTC)- aforethought. Dmcdevit·t 07:34, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
- bus kanaka --Ptcamn 06:21, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
oblation Very useful word --84.70.209.237 17:38, 12 September 2007 (UTC)- time Who would guess that many definitions? Or time#Derived terms! --Connel MacKenzie 22:09, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
epenthesis --Connel MacKenzie 15:47, 5 September 2007 (UTC)- aphetic --Connel MacKenzie 06:12, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
- bamboozle this is a great word — This unsigned comment was added by 75.189.86.207 (talk) at 17:28, 2 September 2007 (UTC).
- anacoluthic Probably shouldn't be a red link when it becomes WOTD though. --Connel MacKenzie 20:08, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
- abyssopelagic Might not be too useful, but certainly exotic. --Connel MacKenzie 20:04, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
August 2007
nickel-and-dime Satheeshpadmanabhan 04:06, 31 August 2007 (UTC)monotonous (for the WT:TR question) --Connel MacKenzie 22:54, 30 August 2007 (UTC)- erinaceous see Wiktionary talk:Main Page#Etmyology . --Connel MacKenzie 22:39, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
refute, mostly because half our editors seem to misuse it! :-) —RuakhTALK 22:02, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- Erm, the usage note usually doesn't fit in, to become part of the WOTD thing, so it might be doing more harm than good. :-) --Connel MacKenzie 22:39, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- neurological — This unsigned comment was added by 121.222.25.32 (talk) at 09:37, 30 August 2007.
laconic - 82.7.69.186 21:41, 29 August 2007 (UTC)- obnoxious — This unsigned comment was added by 82.148.97.69 (talk) at 13:42, 29 August 2007 (UTC).
nepotism -- Sushant172 09:21, 29 August 2007 (UTC)- empennage --Connel MacKenzie 05:01, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
- caudal --Connel MacKenzie 20:46, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
kick the bucket - Berwyn 20:20, 28 August 2007 (UTC)vouchsafe - Berwyn 20:15, 28 August 2007 (UTC)- ineffable - Berwyn 20:15, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
contumacious — This unsigned comment was added by 58.174.250.194 (talk) at 12:07, 28 August 2007 (UTC).- fractious Algrif 16:11, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
- callipygian or callipygous, one of my favorite words, and I've used it surprisingly often --BiT 05:40, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
- claustrophobia — This unsigned comment was added by 71.197.141.227 (talk) at 06:10, 22 August 2007 (UTC).
- I thought we were supposed to avoid "phobias" for WOTD. For summertime, with occasionally dramatic thunder and lightning storms, wouldn't brontophobia be better? --Connel MacKenzie 16:47, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
- I'd support a general policy of avoiding -phobias words, given people's strange love of making up new ones and creating long and pointless lists of them, but I'd support an exception for one like "claustrophobia" that's a fairly common word. —RuakhTALK 19:13, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
- The applicable general principle is "variety". One -phobia per year is my maximum, and preferrably less often. --EncycloPetey 19:22, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
- Makes sense. :-) —RuakhTALK 21:14, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
salubrious 165.155.110.4 20:14, 22 August 2007 (UTC)Phoenixdude- sanguinary — This unsigned comment was added by 58.174.250.194 (talk) at 09:10, 22 August 2007 (UTC).
- nincompoop220.255.246.124 04:47, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
- frontier220.255.246.124 04:46, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
- omniscience — This unsigned comment was added by 81.99.151.97 (talk) at 18:44, 15 August 2007 (UTC).
- dullard - 82.198.136.241 12:43, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
beat around the bush220.255.240.183 13:31, 14 August 2007 (UTC)- Rogue
asinine — This unsigned comment was added by 74.101.243.163 (talk) at 02:32, 14 August 2007 (UTC).vignette — This unsigned comment was added by 59.92.149.59 (talk) at 15:40, 13 August 2007 (UTC).- naff - Berwyn 07:12, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
profligate - Berwyn 07:08, 13 August 2007 (UTC)- sternutatory --Connel MacKenzie 21:14, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
perspicacious - Berwyn 06:57, 10 August 2007 (UTC)- prescient - Berwyn 06:56, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
- salutiferous B9 hummingbird hovering 06:20, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
- valiant — This unsigned comment was added by 203.112.80.139 (talk) at 04:20, 10 August 2007 (UTC).
haggard Old --User: Mark Pedrotti USApecker US, mildly vulgar the penis; UK the mouth. --Connel MacKenzie 19:47, 8 August 2007 (UTC) Learn something new every day!
- That is indeed surprising, but I thought we couldn't have that sort of word on the main page? —RuakhTALK 21:10, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
- Excellent point. Stricken. (Still, very surprising that it has a non-vulgar sense.) --Connel MacKenzie 21:14, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
- I believe it comes from mouth = beak, to peck hence pecker -- Algrif 10:34, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
- plenipotentiary - Berwyn 12:52, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
peripatetic - Berwyn 12:44, 6 August 2007 (UTC)carry the message to Garcia —msh210 14:34, 2 August 2007 (UTC)- infundibular —msh210 14:34, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
- nudiustertian —msh210 14:34, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
- impervious User:Michaelrythms 05:24, 1 August, 2007 (Nigeria) ----
precocious User:Michaelrythms 05:24, 1 August, 2007 (Nigeria) ----accentuate User:Michaelrythms 05:24, 1 August, 2007 (Nigeria) ----- necklace User:Michaelrythms 05:24, 1 August, 2007 (Nigeria) ----
great unwashed Pingku 05:27, 1 August 2007 (UTC)voracious--Tvjayaraman 01:09, 1 August 2007 (UTC)Already was WOTD. --EncycloPetey 19:42, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
July 2007
- empire 22:09, 31 July 2007 (UTC)DN
oneiric — This unsigned comment was added by 208.205.82.65 (talk) at 18:59, 31 July 2007 (UTC).- perfidy RJFJR 13:28, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
- amnesiac 22:09, 30 July 2007 (UTC)DN
- colloquy
- haberdashery (was missing the first r RJFJR 18:56, 28 July 2007 (UTC))
- conch 22:09, 27 July 2007 (UTC)DN
- junction 22:09, 27 July 2007 (UTC)DN
acquiesce 22:09, 27 July 2007 (UTC)DNpredilection Achooski 23:12, 25 July 2007 (BST/GMT)- grok - --WarTech 12:38, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
moribund - Berwyn 06:52, 25 July 2007 (UTC)- melancholy — This unsigned comment was added by 82.39.249.29 (talk) at 17:47, 22 July 2007 (UTC).
- devoid Psychopathic J 12:10 22 July 2007 (GMT)
vituperative - Berwyn 06:51, 31 July 2007 (UTC) 15:34, 20 July 2007 (UTC)- apostle 22:09, 19 July 2007 (UTC)DN
humble 22:09, 19 July 2007 (UTC)DN- conjunction 22:09, 19 July 2007 (UTC)DN
- slap 22:09, 19 July 2007 (UTC)DN
- dong 22:09, 19 July 2007 (UTC)DN
- raison d’être - The claimed reason for the existence of something or someone; the purpose of something or someone. Cejacques 1:21, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
taciturn - Berwyn 07:01, 18 July 2007 (UTC)- terse - Berwyn 06:59, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
- demeanor The outward way in which a person behaves, especially towards others. - Ravin
tintinnabulation The ringing of bells - Lindsay- bombination The buzzing sound made with one's lips to imitate the sound of a bee. --Connel MacKenzie 06:36, 14 July 2007 (UTC) From Special:Brokenredirects.
- Darwinism -
- incredulity - Berwyn 12:05, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
- flummoxed - Algrif 10:45, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
- paparazzi —RuakhTALK 19:21, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
pulchritude - Algrif 11:48, 12 July 2007 (UTC)vituperative - Berwyn 08:33, 12 July 2007 (UTC)- pi--71.177.17.18 18:41, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
antidisestablishmentarianism --71.177.17.18 18:36, 11 July 2007 (UTC)- edifying Algrif 17:20, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
abstemious - Berwyn 11:38, 11 July 2007 (UTC) abstemiously was WOTD- alienist - Snoito 10:57, 11 July 2007 (UTC)]]
- parsimonious - Berwyn 07:20, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
- squalid - Berwyn 07:16, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
turgid - Berwyn 07:09, 11 July 2007 (UTC)obfucate If this is a typo for obfuscate, then it was WOTD just a few days ago. --EncycloPetey 19:30, 10 July 2007 (UTC) - godforsaken. Dmcdevit·t 14:15, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
ombudsman. Dmcdevit·t 14:15, 10 July 2007 (UTC)lionize —RuakhTALK 00:47, 10 July 2007 (UTC)- termagant - gnew18 23:47, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
grandiloquent - Berwyn 21:47, 9 July 2007 (UTC)spurious - Berwyn 17:11, 9 July 2007 (UTC)- stare decisis user:Emarvelly (changed to common spelling RJFJR 15:50, 9 July 2007 (UTC))
- nanny state - Berwyn 10:10, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
prurient - Berwyn 09:10, 6 July 2007 (UTC)facetious — This unsigned comment was added by Grace88 (talk • contribs) at 21:45, 5 July 2007 (UTC). facetiously was WOTD- concomitant
gravitas - Berwyn 14:13, 5 July 2007 (UTC)- glibness - Berwyn 13:42, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
extraneous - Berwyn 13:40, 5 July 2007 (UTC)blithely - Berwyn 12:34, 5 July 2007 (UTC)- Bell
- mollywhop - DaniMarie10151 11:42, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
- fecund - Berwyn 11:12, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
- bodger - Berwyn 11:07, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
- polyorchidism - Berwyn 11:05, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
tmesis - Berwyn 11:01, 2 July 2007 (UTC)- ripsnorter - Berwyn 09:19, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
- scurrilous - Berwyn 09:19, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
June 2007
- gusli --Connel MacKenzie 23:27, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
take by storm --Ptcamn 03:36, 30 June 2007 (UTC)turquoise Dmcdevit·t 03:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)horde Dmcdevit·t 03:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)kismet Dmcdevit·t 03:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)- superlative Dmcdevit·t 03:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
- candidate Dmcdevit·t 03:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
- canon Dmcdevit·t 03:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
reify Dmcdevit·t 03:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)- pinnacle Dmcdevit·t 03:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
apotheosis Dmcdevit·t 03:24, 30 June 2007 (UTC)- indicative
- characteristic
sentience - refers to possession of sensory organs — This unsigned comment was added by 82.39.249.29 (talk) at 15:09, 29 June 2007 (UTC).- intension - refers to the set of all possible things a word or phrase could describe — This unsigned comment was added by 82.39.249.29 (talk) at 15:09, 29 June 2007 (UTC).
connotation - a subjective cultural and/or emotional coloration — This unsigned comment was added by 82.39.249.29 (talk) at 15:09, 29 June 2007 (UTC). connote was WOTDsemiology - the study of signs and symbols — This unsigned comment was added by 82.39.249.29 (talk) at 15:09, 29 June 2007 (UTC).synopsis - a summary given in brief terms that covers the major points of a subject matter — This unsigned comment was added by 82.39.249.29 (talk) at 15:05, 29 June 2007 (UTC).insinuate -- To creep into something, eg the EU insinuated into British politics. (anonymous user)deify —RuakhTALK 23:31, 28 June 2007 (UTC)foible 71.233.84.173 22:56, 28 June 2007 (UTC)- et al 66.249.57.127 02:14, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
cloister Dmcdevit·t 21:51, 26 June 2007 (UTC)autochthonous Dmcdevit·t 21:51, 26 June 2007 (UTC)panacea Dmcdevit·t 21:51, 26 June 2007 (UTC)- imperative Dmcdevit·t 21:51, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
- axiom Dmcdevit·t 21:51, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
fiasco Dmcdevit·t 21:51, 26 June 2007 (UTC)thaumaturge --Connel MacKenzie 17:51, 26 June 2007 (UTC) thaumaturgy was WOTD- fulvous --Connel MacKenzie 21:12, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
- oaf — This unsigned comment was added by 217.206.230.2 (talk) at 09:09, 25 June 2007 (UTC).
- fiat —RuakhTALK 06:42, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
extirpate bd2412 T 02:47, 24 June 2007 (UTC)deleterious bd2412 T 02:45, 24 June 2007 (UTC)obdurate --Connel MacKenzie 02:25, 24 June 2007 (UTC)- emanation --Connel MacKenzie 04:41, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- demesne but nail down pronunciation first --Connel MacKenzie 16:23, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
ballast User:iezegrim 20 June 2007 (UTC)- it's no skin off my back MeOyie 19:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
- get one's nose out of joint MeOyie 19:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
- hard done by MeOyie 19:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
incipient MeOyie 19:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)- quandary MeOyie 19:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
conundrum MeOyie 19:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)- persnickety MeOyie 19:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
- aperture MeOyie 19:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
- halitosis MeOyie 19:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
- heteroscedasticity - the property of a series of random variables of not every variable having the same finite variance User:MeOyie
segue - to move smoothly from one state or subject to another MeOyie 19:16, 19 June 2007 (UTC)non sequitur - any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence User:MeOyieprocrustean - producing or designed to produce strict conformity by ruthless or arbitrary means; marked by arbitrary often ruthless disregard of individual differences or special circumstances User:MeOyiepandemonium-uproar or confusion- parvenue User:iezegrim 18 June 2007 (UTC)
retinue User:iezegrim 18 June 2007 (UTC)glib User:iezegrim 18 June 2007 (UTC)ephemeral User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)- transpire User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)
- apropos User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)
epigram User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)eponymous User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)- fop User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)
- sangfroid User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)
salubrious User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)churlish User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)laconic User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)calque User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)- milquetoast User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)
hubris User:iezegrim 17 June 2007 (UTC)- splindiferous Nicky Nouse 16 June 2007 (UTC)
ingenue --Connel MacKenzie 15:23, 16 June 2007 (UTC)- imperative RJFJR 14:43, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
- procrastinator-Someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
- confabulate - to speak easily, to chat. bd2412 T 09:07, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
frolic - noun and verb senses, all fun. bd2412 T 09:04, 13 June 2007 (UTC)palimpsest Dvortygirl 07:05, 13 June 2007 (UTC)repudiate Berwyn 09:06, 12 June 2007 (UTC)- brio Berwyn 09:06, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
- scuppernong User: ilikerad
- narg "not a real gentleman". Someone who talks shop outside of work. my personal favorite also User: ilikerad
- floccinaucinihilipilification User: ilikerad
absquatulate To suddenly leave without warningleitmotif = A dominant and recurring theme — This unsigned comment was added by Shikhaintouch (talk • contribs).surfeit -- excess; an excessive amount; excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking Pratikshya Borah 08:42, 11 June 2007 (UTC)refulgent -- Resplendent,Shining brightly and radiantly;as if giving of light or warmth. User:SherryMav 9 June 2007 already was WOTD. --EncycloPetey 15:18, 10 June 2007 (UTC)- precipitation -- (Weather) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). Subject666 8 June 2007
benthic --Connel MacKenzie 07:01, 7 June 2007 (UTC)- invective -- insulting or abusive speech Pratikshya 05:03, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
remonstrate -- to raise objections Pratikshya 05:00, 7 June 2007 (UTC)Featured word candidates- peccadillo -- A minor offense Pratikshya 04:55, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
conjecture -- A statement or idea which is unproven, but thought to be true. (anonymous user)orthogonal -- From math & software engineering, encompasses a powerful and applicable concept. Noogenesis 16:54, 2 June 2007 (UTC) already was WOTD. --EncycloPetey 15:18, 10 June 2007 (UTC)belie
May 2007
- jobsworth Algrif 12:42, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
eradicate -- 69.231.170.157 01:29, 31 May 2007 (UTC)- pejorative -- 74.100.217.151 17:53, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
antimacassar -- User:MovementLessRestricted- bloodguilt -- User:Geneva O'Brien
- ghoti --Connel MacKenzie 00:33, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
- Doesn't meet CFI :) Kappa 22:11, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
pertinaciously — Dmcdevit·t 06:51, 25 May 2007 (UTC)- Africana — Dmcdevit·t 06:51, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
- alma mater — Dmcdevit·t 06:51, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
imperious — Dmcdevit·t 06:51, 25 May 2007 (UTC)supple — Dmcdevit·t 06:51, 25 May 2007 (UTC)impugn — Dmcdevit·t 06:51, 25 May 2007 (UTC)agnostic- lascivious
- contranym --Connel MacKenzie 20:44, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
aleatory --Connel MacKenzie 14:20, 23 May 2007 (UTC)- omphaloskepsis walbz 12:15, 21 May 2007 (GMT)*omphaloskepsis walbz 12:15, 21 May 2007 (GMT)
- shilly-shally and
vacillate my last two entries for this month, I promise. Berwyn 13:58, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
phlegmatic Berwyn 13:53, 18 May 2007 (UTC)- pernicious Berwyn 13:53, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
- fractious and stroppy - the way I feel today. Berwyn 11:22, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
- connive Berwyn 11:10, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
invidious and insidious sound similar but very different meanings! Berwyn 11:04, 18 May 2007 (UTC)- niggardly Berwyn 10:59, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
- parsimonious Berwyn 10:59, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
temerity - Reckless boldness or stupid bravery. Berwyn 09:57, 18 May 2007 (UTC)serpentine - snake-like, sinuous; curving in alternate directions. Berwyn 09:54, 18 May 2007 (UTC)duplicitous - Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech. Berwyn 09:50, 18 May 2007 (UTC)- bungalow house with only one floor- Marisa Kurimbokus
- fnord - A word defined as having no definition. Mutante 14:56, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
- bon mot - A witty riposte in franglais - That's 3 nominations in one!! Berwyn 08:54, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
- lethal 22:51 16 May (GMT)John A
- mutual admiration society -- WikiPedant 15:52, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
malingerer - Robnash 10:25, 16 May 2007 (UTC)- faff - Berwyn 07:45, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
- slattern - Berwyn 07:26, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
- metaphysics -- WikiPedant 19:20, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
paradigm An example serving as a model or pattern. --65.93.213.19 23:05, 14 May 2007 (UTC)sinister inauspicious, ominous, unlucky 14:09 14 May 2007 (UTC) James Bell already was WOTD. --EncycloPetey 01:45, 15 May 2007 (UTC)- ethnology (the study of human cultures) Josellis 07:09, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
- omnipresence Josellis 07:09, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
ubiquity Josellis 07:09, 12 May 2007 (UTC)calliope- orthography
- chutzpah
- conglomerate - a rock consisting of individual stones that have become cemented together.
- bloodguilt The state or fact of being responsible for, or guilty of, murder or bloodshed.207.118.78.68 23:53, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
garrulousobfuscateruddy Reddish or a mild British intensifier- stat Quickly (interesting use of an adverb)
- prurient - A great insult Berwyn 12:55, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
specious - Seemingly factual but actually misleading; deceptively attractive Berwyn 12:53, 8 May 2007 (UTC)- Axad (Slang) Tired, Exhausted. Deficient. Charleswilliamdavis
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious a very long word with no apparent meaning. Monkey Magic, May 7 2007 Nonce words are not selected for WOTD; see above. --EncycloPetey 03:42, 7 May 2007 (UTC)- assassinee a victim of an assassination. Monkey Magic May 7, 2007
ostrobogulous --Connel MacKenzie 04:25, 5 May 2007 (UTC) previously nominated, sry. --Connel MacKenzie 05:38, 5 May 2007 (UTC)- false cognate see false friend
- assiduous to work diligently or keenly. Rush Morris, May 3, 2007
thaumaturgy magic. Rush Morris, May 3, 2007absquatulate to break camp or flee. Rush Morris, May 3, 2007- eleventeen unreachable number between eleven and thirteen that is not twelve
Pyrrhic victory Phrase to decribe a victory with a devastating cost to the victor. etymology: Pyrrhos of Epiros, a mollosian king said after campaigning against the Romans in southern Italy, "one more such victory would utterly undo me". Nobody., 3 May 2007- pheochromocytosis: A benign tumor on the adrenal gland releasing random amounts of adrenaline at random times.
meretricious -alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry. ]- pejorative We need more honest words such as this during our day to day speech. Derek 02 May 2007
- supernumerary More than the usual or necessary amount. Dave L., 1 May 2007
vivacious Lively, energeticdiaphanous Thin, tenuous; almost see-through
April 2007
- oaf - A gormless, mass of being.
- randominity
- raisins
- ruddle — Beobach972 22:37, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
- flummox To flummox: To confuse, fluster, or flabbergast. Deep Hurting 10:06, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
viviooaf- implicit 1.implied indirectly without being directly expressed 2.contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown 3.having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional Berwyn 11:35, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
- parochial 1. Of or relating to a parish 2. Narrowly restricted or elementary in scope or outlook Berwyn 10:26, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
- sarcasm-A form of humor that is marked by mocking with irony, typically with vocal over-emphasis via tone or volume Frozen Mists 20:00, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
- meretricious - 1. Of or relating to prostitutes. 2.tastelessly gaudy 3. specious or deceptive Berwyn 09:56, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
sylph --Connel MacKenzie 06:45, 24 April 2007 (UTC)lambast - To beat with a cane, to flog, to censure severely or angrily Berwyn 16:26, 20 April 2007 (UTC)- liberty, prolix, broadband, paraffin, kirlian, raison d'être, and subapostolic are all quite good words. RobbieG 15:41, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
onomatopoeia - The property of a word of sounding like what it represents, such as 'beep' or 'moo'. 70.110.18.64 10:46, 20 April 2007 (UTC)besmirch - To damage someones reputation, to make dirty or to soil Berwyn 08:16, 19 April 2007 (UTC)accinge - To gird oneself and prepare for action Berwyn 08:12, 19 April 2007 (UTC)- pyknic - A short, thickset person characterised by thick neck, large abdomen and relatively short limbs Berwyn 08:03, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
prestidigitation - A sleight of hand, as in a magic trick Berwyn 07:38, 19 April 2007 (UTC)- louche - Of questionable taste or morality - decadent Berwyn 07:29, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
- nailbat - A baseball bat with a nail in it. --Ptcamn 06:08, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
- affectation - Artificial behavior meant to impress others. Alyssa, April 17, 2007
mendacious To be untruthful, liar. deliberatly untrue. Jrtak 12:54 April 16, 2007superfluous In excess of what is needed. Joey 24:49, 16 April 2007heartfelt Language Lover 23:06, 14 April 2007 (UTC)- innocuous - Innocent or harmless. Yue Chen Hou, April 12, 2007
ditto - The same as stated before. A symbol consisting of two apostrophes (") indicating that the item above is to be repeated. Chloe, April 12ostrobogulous - Slightly risqué or indecent; bizarre, interesting, or unusual. - James 12th Aprilvenerate - To treat with respect. -Flea, April 11, 2007- smuggle - To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties. Frozen Mists 19:53, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
commodious- bloodhead - A seller of blood. --Ptcamn 00:37, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
- kitbag - A knapsack, especially a military one Atropos 19:00, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
- waistcoat - A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket. Atropos 06:25, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
- floccillation - Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people. Atropos 05:46, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
- gyp, catercorner (a.k.a. "catty-corner", etc.) - dcljr 18:50, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
- indignation - Anger over a perceived offense.
March 2007
foment Hubris 10:31, 31 March 2007refulgent --Connel MacKenzie 05:33, 30 March 2007 (UTC)- machination Jedibob5 01:02, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
- usurpress A female usurper. Remember that one can usurp other things than a kingdom: playwrights have used this word to describe a woman who steals a man from his girlfriend, and now you can too! :D Language Lover 00:32, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
brocard --Connel MacKenzie 15:25, 29 March 2007 (UTC)- cantopop Cantonese popular music or pop music originated from Guangdong (Canton) and Hong Kong. 71.114.77.124 00:00, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
- duocranium -- rare condition whereby an individual is born with 2 skulls either semi fused or as 2 individual "heads" Shaykespeer
ingratiate --Connel MacKenzie 23:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)soliloquy - the act of a character speaking to himself so as to reveal his thoughts to the audience. sewnmouthsecret 20:11, 27 March 2007 (UTC)- bamboozle - to con or defraud. sewnmouthsecret 20:10, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- big girl's blouse - slang;An effeminate or weak man, a sissy. -- 4:10 27 March 2007
- cancer - a disease caused by an error in the process of reproduction and repairing cell tisssues and is uncontrolled by the body; a crab (astrology) -- — This comment was unsigned.
- qua - a great word, that is often used in academic texts. --86.52.153.57 13:47, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
hippopotamonstrousesquippedaliophobia - full version of the word *esquippedaliophobia meaning 'fear of long words'. -- — This comment was unsigned. Red Link and too longtar - A sailor, from the tar they would use to waterproof their clothes. (Interesting derivation which has fallen out of use, but can still be found in classic literature. --Lem73 17:01, 22 March 2007 (UTC)egregious - seldom used so has great potential for insults! --Lem73 16:58, 22 March 2007 (UTC)Procedural Listening -- JKlingbeil Red link- leptodactylous --Connel MacKenzie 06:11, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
otiose - serving no useful purpose; pointless;- consummate - While the second verb sense is well known, the adjectival and first verb senses are not, and make for an interesting relationship. Atelaes 03:01, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
apoplectic - a good descriptive word for anger without a rude implicationfilivortex - The act of being caught in the filibustering excesses of a co-worker that can lead to a vortex of wasted time. Red Link- Arcadia
- exoterica - Writing, ideas, principles, etc. that are widely known. Tim Q. Wells 03:31, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
owls to Athens (Beobach972 22:22, 10 March 2007 (UTC))- cantankerous-stubborn, cranky, nasty, or bad
- xanthosis - a discoloration of the tissues
- pedagogy/pedagogies--Fnat007 12:25, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
- diablerie - a representation in words or pictures of black magic or of dealings with the devil or mischievous conduct or manner user:Ashraff
- jollification - a festive celebration
- foofaraw - complaint about a triviality
pettifogger - one who camplains about trivial matters- obloquy - vituperation; denounce, berate, scream at
- deicide - the killing of a god
sigmate - sigma-shaped or S-shaped. user:Falsefallacy- truthiness user:204.108.200.16
- Ziphiidae
Cuntrash Red LinkAntidisestablishmentarianism - Being opposed to the belief that there should no longer be an official church a the country. The word is sometimes quoted as the longest word in the English language Too Longeldritch- unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie
February 2007
defenestration - The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.- Vehemence - An intense concentration, force or power.
Pulchritude - Physical beauty- Flubber - combination of "flub" which means "to make a mistake of", and "rubber". (Descom2 03:32, 10 March 2007 (UTC))
- ethical - in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some profession (bonnie)
crepuscular - of, or related to twilight. Alton 09:16, 20 February 2007 (UTC)- ichthyomania excessive fascination for fish
- apimania obession for bees
epicedia funeral songs- entomomania obession to insects
- epomania craze for writing epics
- biowatt electricity obtained from renewable agricultural products
Antidisestablishmentarianismpootle - to amble, stroll; I learned this terrific Britishism today and plan to use it as often as possble next week. --EncycloPetey 04:52, 19 February 2007 (UTC)- atavistic- Showing ancestral traits,rather then parental.12:50, feb 17 2007 {Marc David}
- lascivious - lustfull and/or wanton! Berwyn 13:21, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
- eisegesis --Connel MacKenzie 11:33, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
- oology- the study of eggs
curmudgeons - an ill tempered individual full of resentment.--user:ruesaint_denis 23:15, 11 February 2007- cwm sewnmouthsecret 17:54, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
- Crikey dick - An expression of anger, surprise, shock -Majidimpress 07:53, 10 February 2007 (UTC)]]
- cobber A friend. The original British dialect word cob, and was in use in New Zealand by 1890s. 4 sweet hearts Kanza & Tooba --Majidimpress 07:42, 10 February 2007 (UTC
- Gomp An idiot, who appears to be gormless and dribbles all the time. Colloquial word originating from Oxfordshire, UK, coined by Josh McGregor, Mark White, Matthew Harris, Dan Robinson and Ryan Hyett. Sorry, but we don't include protologisms as entries, much less feature them. --EncycloPetey 18:54, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
- va va voom - something with style or class. "Va va voom is cool, but cool is not always va va voom" - Thierry Henry. 19:41, 8 February 2007
- xanthosis a discoloration of the tissues.
- razzmatazz ambiguous or meaningless language, empty and tiresome speculation --Barmar 21:31, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
- astronomical - loosing control mentally - Sentences: Astronaut Lisa Nowaks went astronomical when she tried to murder Collen Shipman. You can only go postal once, but you can go astronomical many times. Margot Kidder went astronomical. Jim Bakker also went astronomical. I have gone astronomical three times in my life. User silversurfer27 February 7 2007 Note: This definition is unsupported by citations. --EncycloPetey 18:46, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
coquetry - Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere gratification of vanity Jedibob5 03:08, 6 February 2007 (UTC)- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a lung disease caused by breathing in dust particulates from a volcano.
- angst, as in dear diary, my teen angst has a body count
- coenish-a stupid or foolish thought or action: that was a coenish idea (adverb: coenishly)
hoi polloi-common folk- confuzzled-confused or puzzled-User:Katgirl08 February 6 2007
discombobulate - to confuse - User:Trooper 20:17, 5 February 2007 (UTC)superfluous - extra - User:Spoinkne'er-do-well - Maybe a little too close to the truth! Berwyn 13:45, 2 February 2007 (UTC)rugose - having wrinkles or creases. sewnmouthsecret 14:28, 1 February 2007 (UTC)sanguine -Blood red; or cheerfully optimisticmagnanimous - Noble or generous in spirit - Wiki bean dude7 01:40, 1 February 2007 (UTC)- Burma - it's great!
jocular - To jest- Rssoms - happy
capitulate - to give one's head to the enemy, surrender (David Foust)
January 2007
- donkel Slang term for a infant's penis user Brian (cuzzy)
defenestrate Don't let it happen to you! [email protected] 12:06, 31 January 2007 (UTC)- missalette Cute! --Connel MacKenzie 10:24, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
- ageusiac Nice insult. --Connel MacKenzie 20:30, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
- euphuism --Connel MacKenzie 20:05, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
plutonomy --Connel MacKenzie 20:06, 30 January 2007 (UTC)- eclaircissement --Connel MacKenzie 20:00, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
- ripsnorter Just a great word to use Berwyn 17:29, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
- summa cum laude (Needs explanation of English use) --Connel MacKenzie 20:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
stentorian - To talk in a loud and booming voice Berwyn 20:15, 28 January 2007 (UTC)- epinasty --Connel MacKenzie 20:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
subtlety - Shewdness and illusion food, all in one! / 213.114.217.37 19:26, 27 January 2007 (UTC)- poltergeist A mischevious ghost. 14:16, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
- shrubbery can you think of a cooler word? [email protected] 23:41, 25 January 2007
- Ursprache a proto-language
weird - me why not a normal word? User:littleone409 15:29, 24 January 2007- ichnite fossilized footprint. sewnmouthsecret 22:20, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
- Acquaintances(persons who are working with together)--Jbparanikumar 06:54, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
ethereal - delicate, light and airy.--Drekadair 23:36, 21 January 2007bona fide - needs perhaps quite some cleanup, first. Alt spellings, usage note on common misspellings, usage notes on pronunciation, etc.- callipygian - Having a beautifully shaped buttocks. Dmk79 01:41, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
eldritch - known only as Khorne25- bourgeoisie
ostrobogulous - sewnmouthsecret 02:30, 17 January 2007 (UTC)sanguinely - bloodysurreptitiously - Secretly or furtivlysupercilious - contemptuously superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty- computer aided design
- decent- an adjective to describe an object of above average quality
sesquipedalian - The act or practice of using larger words when smaller words will do. Wiki bean dude7 03:35, 15 January 2007 (UTC)- casanova - great vocab word
- passion - User:KyleAThomasKyleAThomas 07:44, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
- brouhaha - Berwyn 11:48, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
stultify - Berwyn- odoriferous - a great way to say "smelly".
- apocryphal - of questionable accuracy or truthfulness SadistSavant 00:24, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- vexillology - The study of flags ANNAfoxlover 21:00, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
pot calling the kettle black another with "featureable" translations. --Connel MacKenzie 17:44, 10 January 2007 (UTC)- more good words: voilà, polysemy, infanta, velleity, yerk, dais, maser,
hypochondriac. RobbieG 20:06, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
- floccinaucinihilipilification Though long, it is a great word. sewnmouthsecret 04:22, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
it's all Greek to me because of the excellent translations with literal explanations! Precisely the way all English idioms should be translated. --Connel MacKenzie 21:06, 4 January 2007 (UTC)- canoodle Any or all of the following acts: hugging; holding hands; touching, caressing, massaging, kissing, or licking nonreproductive body parts (neck, stomach, back, lips, etc.) 4 January 2007 (UTC)
anguinous sewnmouthsecret 21:13, 3 January 2007 (UTC)fulgurous sewnmouthsecret 21:12, 3 January 2007 (UTC)sanguine -Blood red; or, optimistically cheerful- so - In order that
- aboiement - The involuntary production of animal noises. --EncycloPetey 05:39, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- hapax legomenon - A word attested only once in the corpus of a language. --EncycloPetey 05:39, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- dirigisme - Economy strongly directed by the government; apparently from the French. --EncycloPetey 05:39, 1 January 2007 (UTC)