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October 2024
Maybe Nakba (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) itself? CitationsFreak (talk) 22:05, 13 October 2024 (UTC)— set for 31 May 2025. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:59, 4 May 2025 (UTC)elementary, my dear Watson (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) For Doyle's bday? Or release of 1st Sherlock book? Wars at my door (talk) 11:36, 8 October 2024 (UTC)— set for 7 July 2025 (death anniversary of Arthur Conan Doyle). — Sgconlaw (talk) 20:16, 30 June 2025 (UTC)2024 PT5 (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Geographyinitiative (talk) 01:04, 2 October 2024 (UTC)— will most likely be deleted as it does not comply with WT:CFI. — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:31, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
September 2024
question mark (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Would the particle make the cut, question mark? – Minh Nguyễn 💬 07:23, 21 September 2024 (UTC)— @Mxn: I'm afraid not, as this entry was featured as WOTD on 24 September 2020. Do check before nominating. — Sgconlaw (talk) 17:22, 28 September 2024 (UTC)- @Sgconlaw: Ah, my mistake, I thought each part of speech was considered separately. Thanks for clarifying. Minh Nguyễn 💬 20:03, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Mxn: no worries. We have more than enough nominations of entries for WOTD, so we try not to feature entries which have been featured before unless there is a very good reason (for example, if we were to have a punctuation theme, we might want to feature question mark again). — Sgconlaw (talk) 20:07, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: Ah, my mistake, I thought each part of speech was considered separately. Thanks for clarifying. Minh Nguyễn 💬 20:03, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
cockalorum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 04:36, 21 September 2024 (UTC)- was WOTD 12 December 2016 — Naomi Amethyst 03:20, 30 May 2025 (UTC)
muscle memory (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I remember when I was young and strong ... -- ALGRIF talk 09:48, 7 September 2024 (UTC)— 6 April 2025 (International Day of Sport for Development and Peace). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:27, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
August 2024
wheel of fortune (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), a recurring theme in A Confederacy of Dunces Naufragiosus (talk) 13:48, 13 August 2024 (UTC)— Wheel of Fortune set for 17 December 2024 (birth anniversary of John Kennedy Toole). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:23, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
July 2024
quark (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), James Joyce coinings — This unsigned comment was added by Akaibu (talk • contribs) at 10:13, 31 July 2024.— set for 16 June 2025 (Bloomsday). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:22, 15 June 2025 (UTC)cathead (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Naufragiosus (talk) 16:35, 16 July 2024 (UTC)— set for 29 October 2024 (National Cat Day (USA)). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:53, 18 October 2024 (UTC)King's English (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - still getting used to this, it had been the Queen's English for most of my life - DonnanZ (talk) 23:28, 6 July 2024 (UTC)- Great nom. Beat me to it! ALGRIF talk 13:04, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- I learned to speak many years ago. So, as a general query, Do I speak Queen's or King's English now? (Or simple tongue in cheek English?) ALGRIF talk 06:27, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Support I was going to suggest this one lol. Beat me too it as well HanziKanji (talk) 14:40, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- No credit is ever given to nominators, though. DonnanZ (talk) 09:48, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Donnanz: all nominations are archived at pages like "Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations/Archive 2020" where the nominators can be viewed. I don't get any credit either for tidying up nominated entries or setting the WOTDs, but I do it as a hobby and don't expect credit. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:00, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: OK, thats fine, you don't want it showing in the entries. You deserve more credit than any nominator, of course, it's been a few years now since you took over. DonnanZ (talk) 23:26, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- Agree whole-heartedly. Thumbs-up to Sgconlaw. -- ALGRIF talk 12:27, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
- Set for 23 April 2025 (UN English Language Day, St. George's Day, World Book Day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 19:57, 18 April 2025 (UTC)
- Agree whole-heartedly. Thumbs-up to Sgconlaw. -- ALGRIF talk 12:27, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: OK, thats fine, you don't want it showing in the entries. You deserve more credit than any nominator, of course, it's been a few years now since you took over. DonnanZ (talk) 23:26, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Donnanz: all nominations are archived at pages like "Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations/Archive 2020" where the nominators can be viewed. I don't get any credit either for tidying up nominated entries or setting the WOTDs, but I do it as a hobby and don't expect credit. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:00, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- No credit is ever given to nominators, though. DonnanZ (talk) 09:48, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
June 2024
avast (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Vuccala (talk) 00:03, 17 June 2024 (UTC)— set for 19 September 2024 (International Talk Like a Pirate Day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 19:24, 16 September 2024 (UTC)no sabo kid (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Protegmatic (talk) 21:12, 13 June 2024 (UTC)— derogatory and offensive. Sorry, we can't feature this on the main page. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:22, 28 May 2025 (UTC)lionism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kiwima (talk) 08:52, 8 June 2024 (UTC)— set for 23 July 2024 (birth anniversary of Haile Selassie). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:17, 13 July 2024 (UTC)Zeligesque (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kiwima (talk) 08:47, 8 June 2024 (UTC)— set for 16 July 2024 (day after the anniversary of the premiere of Zelig). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:55, 7 July 2024 (UTC)researchship (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kiwima (talk) 08:28, 8 June 2024 (UTC)— set for 10 November 2024 (World Science Day for Peace and Development). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:54, 2 November 2024 (UTC)lass (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) DonnanZ (talk) 15:30, 2 June 2024 (UTC)— set for 12 October 2024 (day after the International Day of the Girl Child). — Sgconlaw (talk) 14:31, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
May 2024
one#Etymology 2 (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Garethphua (talk) 11:35, 26 May 2024 (UTC)— set for 9 August 2024 (National Day (Singapore)). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:50, 7 August 2024 (UTC)public (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 15:49, 18 May 2024 (UTC)— set for 12 July 2024 (day after World Population Day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:55, 7 July 2024 (UTC)Canuck (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 15:49, 18 May 2024 (UTC)— set for 1 July 2024 (Canada Day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:30, 23 June 2024 (UTC)cloop (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) etym 2/sense 1/subsense 1: "The sound made when a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle." Vuccala (talk) 03:40, 15 May 2024 (UTC)— set for 31 December 2024 (New Year's Eve). — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:08, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
April 2024
Gallipoli (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Par âpre aux astres (talk) 15:24, 23 April 2024 (UTC)— set for 25 April 2025 (ANZAC Day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 19:53, 18 April 2025 (UTC)- : complicity in genocide (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Par âpre aux astres (talk) 12:53, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: I think this will be too politically sensitive for the Main Page. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:04, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe it's a bit sensitive. But political? Nah. Aaron Bushnell didn't lit himself up by saying "damn liberals!" or "right wing nutjobs!", he said "I do not want to be complicit in the genocide". Look, Israel is at the very least attempting to erase a part or whole of Palestinian population, so it's relevant. This might be sensitive, because it's about human rights, but it doesn't have to be about political alignment as well. Par âpre aux astres (talk) 22:17, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: this would probably be the sort of nomination which, if featured, we get complaints about, so I would generally avoid it. Feel free to discuss the issue at the Beer Parlour if you wish. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:42, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, while I don't agree with, I do understand that why you may want to avoid complaints. One thing though, what kind of complaints are we talking about exactly? Par âpre aux astres (talk) 22:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: we get irate messages on the feedback page and elsewhere along the lines of “I can’t believe you’ve featured X as WOTD! Are you leftist/racist/sexist/etc.??” You get the idea. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:13, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Yes I got it. I think I might check that parlour thing. Par âpre aux astres (talk) 23:25, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: we get irate messages on the feedback page and elsewhere along the lines of “I can’t believe you’ve featured X as WOTD! Are you leftist/racist/sexist/etc.??” You get the idea. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:13, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, while I don't agree with, I do understand that why you may want to avoid complaints. One thing though, what kind of complaints are we talking about exactly? Par âpre aux astres (talk) 22:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: this would probably be the sort of nomination which, if featured, we get complaints about, so I would generally avoid it. Feel free to discuss the issue at the Beer Parlour if you wish. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:42, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe it's a bit sensitive. But political? Nah. Aaron Bushnell didn't lit himself up by saying "damn liberals!" or "right wing nutjobs!", he said "I do not want to be complicit in the genocide". Look, Israel is at the very least attempting to erase a part or whole of Palestinian population, so it's relevant. This might be sensitive, because it's about human rights, but it doesn't have to be about political alignment as well. Par âpre aux astres (talk) 22:17, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: I think this will be too politically sensitive for the Main Page. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:04, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
sacrifice (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Par âpre aux astres (talk) 21:01, 21 April 2024 (UTC)— set for 16 June 2024 (first day of Eid al-Adha in many countries). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:31, 20 May 2024 (UTC)Blursday (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – an interesting artificial day popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic – Saviourofthe (talk) 14:23, 19 April 2024 (UTC)— set for 25 March 2025 (fifth anniversary of WHO's declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic). — Sgconlaw (talk) 19:21, 27 March 2025 (UTC)nibble (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) P. Sovjunk (talk) 12:33, 12 April 2024 (UTC)— already nominated on 16 April 2021. — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:24, 31 July 2024 (UTC)throat goat (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 20:52, 6 April 2024 (UTC)— sorry, fails the "no offensive words" requirement. — Sgconlaw (talk) 18:50, 12 March 2025 (UTC)
March 2024
tubular bells (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- 50th anniversary. Not much to see in the entry, however. -- ALGRIF talk 14:48, 23 March 2024 (UTC)- @Algrif: to increase the chances that a particular date is not missed, please put the nomination under "Nominations for particular days". Thanks. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:43, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
- Set for 25 May 2024 (anniversary of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells)—@Algrif: you missed the 50th anniversary by a year … — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:19, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
astrognosy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) For International Dark Sky Week by DarkSky International --Apisite (talk) 06:04, 22 March 2024 (UTC)- Moved from FWOTDN.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 18:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC)- @Lingo Bingo Dingo: to increase the chances that a particular date is not missed, please put the nomination under "Nominations for particular days". Thanks. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:43, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
- Set for 21 April 2025 (start of International Dark Sky Week). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:55, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
- Moved from FWOTDN.
moonstruck (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - to coincide with some lunar event? Especially the next human moonwalk! Phacromallus (talk) 13:50, 17 March 2024 (UTC)— set for 11 April 2025 (eve of the International Day of Human Space Flight). — Sgconlaw (talk) 20:41, 7 April 2025 (UTC)muscle mommy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 09:02, 9 March 2024 (UTC)— set for 7 March 2025 (eve of International Women's Day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:06, 1 March 2025 (UTC)ablenationalism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kiwima (talk) 23:42, 1 March 2024 (UTC)— set for 3 December 2024 (International Day of Persons with Disabilities). — Sgconlaw (talk) 01:06, 30 November 2024 (UTC)Einsteiny (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kiwima (talk) 23:36, 1 March 2024 (UTC)— set for 14 March 2025 (birth anniversary of Albert Einstein). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:06, 1 March 2025 (UTC)
February 2024
in Minecraft (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) maybe for Minecraft's 15-year anniversary on May 17? Ioaxxere (talk) 07:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)— set for 17 May 2024 (day after the anniversary of the public developmental release of Minecraft). @Ioaxxere: just a reminder to nominate time-sensitive entries in the "Nominations for particular days" section. — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:19, 12 May 2024 (UTC)terraqueous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:48, 2 February 2024 (UTC)— set for 9 June 2025 (day after World Oceans Day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 18:55, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
January 2024
tartan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- They just managed to recreate a replica of a 500-year-old tartan. Looks great. Fashion, eh?! What goes around comes around. -- Good word for any Scottish day you like. Burns night is in a couple of day's time?? -- ALGRIF talk 07:51, 22 January 2024 (UTC)— set for 25 January 2025 (Burns night). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:41, 19 January 2025 (UTC)faxx (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Heyandwhoa (talk) 23:59, 20 January 2024 (UTC)- @Heyandwhoa: this one’s just an alternative form as well. — Sgconlaw (talk) 13:40, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
lamedh (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Alternative form of "lamed". If you think it's the word "lame," it's not. Heyandwhoa (talk) 23:31, 20 January 2024 (UTC)- @Heyandwhoa: we don’t usually feature non-lemma forms like alternative forms or inflections. — Sgconlaw (talk) 04:01, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Heyandwhoa It's not a good idea to nominate words just because they're unusual or amusing. The goal is to feature words that are actually worth learning. Out of your nominations, I like cred, empurple, and dek. Ioaxxere (talk) 05:34, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- There has been 46 nominations in 21 days this year, over double what is needed to replenish stocks. DonnanZ (talk) 10:52, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Heyandwhoa It's not a good idea to nominate words just because they're unusual or amusing. The goal is to feature words that are actually worth learning. Out of your nominations, I like cred, empurple, and dek. Ioaxxere (talk) 05:34, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Heyandwhoa: we don’t usually feature non-lemma forms like alternative forms or inflections. — Sgconlaw (talk) 04:01, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
betroth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- or betrothal or betrothed. Whichever way you look at it, you're well and truly hitched. -- ALGRIF talk 19:53, 20 January 2024 (UTC)— set for 1 June 2025 (Global Day of Parents). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:22, 28 May 2025 (UTC)vo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Might be the next 2-letter word in Scrabble. Heyandwhoa (talk) 13:35, 17 January 2024 (UTC)— another non-lemma form. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:09, 23 January 2024 (UTC)mee (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) A dish mostly consisting of noodles. Oh, this is also somehow not in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary somehow. Heyandwhoa (talk) 01:37, 16 January 2024 (UTC)— set for 31 August 2024 (Merdeka Day (Malaysia)). — Sgconlaw (talk) 19:30, 26 August 2024 (UTC)populicide (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 16:46, 12 January 2024 (UTC)— set for 27 January 2025 (International Holocaust Remembrance Day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:44, 23 March 2025 (UTC)diaeresis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Anyone for grammar? I'm sure Brontë would approve of this one. (BTW Emily Brontë born 30th July, which is currently free) -- ALGRIF talk 06:44, 12 January 2024 (UTC)- @Algrif: I think the connection with Emily Brontë is too tenuous. — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:56, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
- Set for 15 October 2024 (National Dictionary Day (US) theme). — Sgconlaw (talk) 18:55, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Algrif: I think the connection with Emily Brontë is too tenuous. — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:56, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
leap year (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Has this really never been WOTD??!! -- OTOH, I see that leap day has been used. -- ALGRIF talk 18:44, 9 January 2024 (UTC)- @Sgconlaw: It would be a good one for Feb 29 this year. DonnanZ (talk) 13:44, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
- Set for 29 February 2024 (leap day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:52, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: It would be a good one for Feb 29 this year. DonnanZ (talk) 13:44, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
Destroy Dick December (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by Denazz (talk • contribs) at 21:36, 5 January 2024.- Support lol although it's got a no no word in it Ioaxxere (talk) 21:55, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Denazz, Ioaxxere: yeahhhh, don't think it passes the "no offensive words" rule. — Sgconlaw (talk) 19:37, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
T-ray (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Not a word you'll see everyday. -- User:TheguyinterestedinstuffIG — This unsigned comment was added by TheguyinterestedinstuffIG (talk • contribs) at 05:17, 7 January 2024.- @TheguyinterestedinstuffIG: could you please remember to sign and date your posts? We already explained how you should do this. This is a third reminder. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:57, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
- Set for 17 May 2025 (World Telecommunication and Information Society Day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:40, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- @TheguyinterestedinstuffIG: could you please remember to sign and date your posts? We already explained how you should do this. This is a third reminder. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:57, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
organ grinder (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- But if it is too long, then this might also serve. -- ALGRIF talk 06:08, 4 January 2024 (UTC)the organ grinder, not the monkey (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Always liked this wonderful expression. -- ALGRIF talk 06:08, 4 January 2024 (UTC)— set for 3 April 2024 (theme for the birth anniversary of Jane Goodall). — Sgconlaw (talk) 18:51, 12 February 2024 (UTC)old school (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 00:05, 1 January 2024 (UTC)— set for 24 January 2025 (International Day of Education). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:41, 19 January 2025 (UTC)