January 2012
today's wwftd is... frenemy →
the worthless word for the day is: frenemy [blend of friend and enemy] someone with whom one is friendly, despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry; someone who
December 2011
today's wwftd is... septentrion →
the worthless word for the day is: septentrion [fr. L. septentriones, the seven stars of Ursa Major] obs. : the northern regions, the north “Among them he had
today's wwftd is... collogue →
the worthless word for the day is: collogue [of obscure origin] /kuh LAUG/ 1) obs. : to deal flatteringly or deceitfully 2) dialect : to intrigue, conspire
today's wwftd is... insapory →
the worthless word for the day is: insapory [fr. L. sapor, taste] obs. rare : tasteless, unsavory “Coffee.. however ingrate or insapory it seems at first, it
today's wwftd is... gerful →
the worthless word for the day is: gerful [fr. gere (a wild or changeful mood) + -ful] obs. : changeful; wild, wayward “To preve [deprive] in that thy gerful
today's wwftd is... fustianist →
the worthless word for the day is: fustianist [fr. fustian
today's wwftd is... fucatious →
the worthless word for the day is: fucatious [fr. L. fucatus: painted, falsified, counterfeit] obs. rare : counterfeit; deceitful (also fucacious, fucatory)
today's wwftd is... remugient →
the worthless word for the day is: remugient [fr. L. remugire, to bellow again] /ruh MYOOH juhnt/ resounding, reverberating; mooing, lowing “..whether she
November 2011
today's wwftd is... asterism →
the worthless word for the day is: asterism [Gk asterismos] a group or cluster of stars; a constellation “Cepheus was one of the old forty-eight asterisms.” -
today's wwftd is... paracme →
the worthless word for the day is: paracme [fr. Gk parakma, to be past the prime] the point at which the prime is past (and decline has set in) “A real
today's wwftd is... pantophagy →
the worthless word for the day is: pantophagy [Gk pantophagia, indiscriminate eating] the eating of all kinds or a great variety of food “The patron saint of
today's wwftd is... strabismus →
the worthless word for the day is: strabismus [Gk strabismos, act or condition of squinting] inability of one eye to attain binocular vision with the other
today's wwftd is... whiffler →
the worthless word for the day is: whiffler [fr. wifle, battle-ax] Brit. : one that clears the way for a procession “If Democritus were alive now, he should
today's wwftd is... exornation →
the worthless word for the day is: exornation [fr. L. exornare
today's wwftd is... knobkerrie →
the worthless word for the day is: knobkerrie [Afrikaans knopkierie] a short wooden club with a knob at one end used as a missile or in close attack,
today's wwftd is... parasang →
the worthless word for the day is: parasang [Latin parasanga
today's wwftd is... gezorgenplatz →
the worthless word for the day is: gezorgenplatz nonsense word : a random thingname (various spellings) “Even if he started out okay, sooner or later you’d get
today's wwftd is... hinky →
the worthless word for the day is: hinky [of uncertain origin] US informal 1) dishonest or suspect : he knew the guy was hinky 2) unreliable : my brakes are a
October 2011