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Shakespearean Imagination
Good day to you, friends!
It's Wednesday, which means another installment of Shakespearean Imagination!
I mentioned in my last post that I was off to the airport - a much-needed vacation in honour of my anniversary! So, as a nod to my dear spouse, today's word is:
courtship: court·ship : \ˈkôrtˌSHip\ (n): (1.) A period during which a couple ( ... )Leave a comment ( 3 )
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Jabberwocky
Jab·ber·wock·y (ˈdʒæbəˌwɒkɪ):
origin: coined by Lewis Carroll in "Jabberwocky", a poem in Through the Looking Glass (1871)
noun
1. a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
2. an example of writing or speech consisting of or containing meaningless words.
adjective
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spatchcock
spatchcock (SPACH-kok) - v., to split poultry open along the spine and spread the halves flat for grilling or roasting; (Brit. coll.) to interpolate (something) into, especially in a labored manner. n., chicken meat prepared by spatchcocking; a hurried or rushed effort ( ... )Leave a comment ( 2 )
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grawlix
grawlix (GRAWL-iks) - n., a string of typographical symbols such as @#$%&?! used to represent swearing, especially in comics.
Yes, there's a technical name for it. Coined by Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey, in a 1964 article "Let's Get Down to Grawlixes" in the newsletter of the National Cartoonists Society in the US. This was later ( ... ) -
"keck"
Happy Saturday! Today's story is short, which might be a good thing?
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lour
lour or lower (LOU-er) - v.i., (of sky, weather, etc.) to be overcast, dark, and threatening; to frown, scowl, look sullen. n., a menacing scowl ( ... )Leave a comment ( 6 )
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