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Another Wednesday, another Word of the Week from our Classics Department! Who else would like to be a star sailor? #WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayWordoftheWeek

QueensCollegeW1's tweet image. Another Wednesday, another Word of the Week from our Classics Department! Who else would like to be a star sailor? #WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayWordoftheWeek

One more for #WednesdayWordoftheWeek! Handwritten letters are still quite popular in Japan! People often write seasonal messages and phrases to their friends and family on postcards and stationery designed for the season. Read more: ow.ly/ORGO50AmvHN

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Handwritten letters are still quite popular in Japan! People often write seasonal messages and phrases to their friends and family on postcards and stationery designed for the season.

Read more:
ow.ly/ORGO50AmvHN

Why do you hear more people Wassailing this time of year? Because Wassailing is the origin of Christmas Carolling! The word comes from toasting to someone’s health, and going door-to-door singing and offering people drinks of Wassail. #Wassailing #WednesdayWordoftheWeek


It's Wednesday, so it must be time for the Word of the Week from our Classics Department! #WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayWordoftheWeek

QueensCollegeW1's tweet image. It's Wednesday, so it must be time for the Word of the Week from our Classics Department! #WednesdayWisdom #WednesdayWordoftheWeek

Our #Victorian #WordOfTheDay is CHUCKABOO! Who would you refer to as chuckaboo? I can think of a few.. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #WordOfTheWeek #friends

RaggedSchool's tweet image. Our #Victorian #WordOfTheDay is
CHUCKABOO! 

Who would you refer to as chuckaboo?
I can think of a few..

#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #WordOfTheWeek #friends

Assets under management (AUM) is the total market value of the investments that a person or entity manages on behalf of clients. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek. Source; Investopedia.

theteachbuddies's tweet image. Assets under management (AUM) is the total market value of the investments that a person or entity manages on behalf of clients. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek. 
Source; Investopedia.

Are you any good at Jenga? Do you know why it was named Jenga? The word Jenga comes from the Swahili verb “Kujenga” which means “to build” . Unsurprisingly, the creator of the game, Leslie Scott, spoke both English and Swahili. #Jenga #WednesdayWordoftheWeek

TranslateUK's tweet image. Are you any good at Jenga? Do you know why it was named Jenga?

The word Jenga comes from the Swahili verb “Kujenga” which means “to build” . Unsurprisingly, the creator of the game, Leslie Scott, spoke both English and Swahili. 
#Jenga #WednesdayWordoftheWeek

Whilst the archaic meaning of the word 'Lodestar', a literal star that guides (i.e the North Star), has since fallen out of use, the metaphorical meaning of someone or something that guides a person or group of people, is still used today. #WednesdayWordoftheWeek


Vamoose! Meaning to depart quickly, it originated in the American Southwest in the 1820s, where English speakers interacting with Spanish speakers led to an inevitable mixing of words. Vamoose is derived from the Spanish word ‘vamos’, meaning ‘lets’ go’. #WednesdayWordoftheWeek


Good morning all! It's time for our #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek 🎉 This week's word is (very aptly) "Lionhearted"; to be exceptionally brave or courageous. Can you use it in a sentence?! Comment below! 👇

SJNCCSchool's tweet image. Good morning all! It's time for our #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek 🎉

This week's word is (very aptly) "Lionhearted"; to be exceptionally brave or courageous. 

Can you use it in a sentence?! Comment below! 👇

Did you know that English has loanwords from the Samoan language? Samoan is the origin of the word “Tattoo” brought over as a loanword in the 18th century, with the word “tatau” meaning “to strike”, referring to the act of tattooing. #WednesdayWordoftheWeek


Happy Wednesday! It's time for our #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek 🙌 This week's word is (very aptly) "Lionhearted"; to be exceptionally brave or courageous. Can you use it in a sentence?! Comment below! 👇

Judgemeadow's tweet image. Happy Wednesday! It's time for our #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek 🙌

This week's word is (very aptly) "Lionhearted"; to be exceptionally brave or courageous. 

Can you use it in a sentence?! Comment below! 👇

#WednesdayWordoftheWeek Last week, one of our recruiters visited our #Fukuoka Learning Studio and got to try some pancakes flavored with #Yamecha tea. Here are some common tea words in Japanese to help you become a master of tea! Read more: facebook.com/GabaRecruiting…

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Last week, one of our recruiters visited our #Fukuoka Learning Studio and got to try some pancakes flavored with #Yamecha tea. 

Here are some common tea words in Japanese to help you become a master of tea!

Read more:
facebook.com/GabaRecruiting…

Have you ever heard the word Curglaff? Well, you’ve probably felt curglaff, because this Scottish noun means: The shock felt when you first enter cold water! #Curglaff #WednesdayWordoftheWeek


Here is New York Marketing’s #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek! 💡 A buyer persona represents your clientele’s demographic, behavioral information, goals, and motivations. Check out New York Marketing’s Facebook, Instagram, or blog to learn more about buyer personas✨

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A buyer persona represents your clientele’s demographic, behavioral information, goals, and motivations. Check out New York Marketing’s Facebook, Instagram, or blog to learn more about buyer personas✨

#WednesdayWordOftheWeek is GRACE…Give yourself some and others too. We’re all going through it ❤️ 1bravemama.com


Should you be insulted if someone calls you Snout-fair? It turns out no. While the word Snout-fair has been lost from general use in the English language, its meaning describes someone who looks good! Similar to comely, handsome or fair-faced. #Snout-fair #WednesdayWordoftheWeek


Here's an "after 5" version of our #WednesdayWordoftheWeek: As the government encourage people to stay at home, people in Japan have found a new way to enjoy socializing; オン飲み or 'On-nomi'. オン or 'on' is short for 'online', and 飲み or 'nomi' means drinking!

GabaJapan's tweet image. Here's an "after 5" version of our #WednesdayWordoftheWeek: As the government encourage people to stay at home, people in Japan have found a new way to enjoy socializing; オン飲み or 'On-nomi'. オン or 'on' is short for 'online', and 飲み or 'nomi' means drinking!

Gonzo, adjective 1: a style of journalism marked by a lack of objectivity 2 informal: very strange or unusual : bizarre, far-out In a sentence: If Gonzo the Muppet wrote about Jim Henson, that would be gonzo journalism! #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

InkhornEdits's tweet image. Gonzo, adjective
1: a style of journalism marked by a lack of objectivity
2 informal: very strange or unusual : bizarre, far-out

In a sentence: If Gonzo the Muppet wrote about Jim Henson, that would be gonzo journalism!

#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

Tartle, verb Scottish hesitation when trying to remember someone’s name In a sentence: I’ll bet you two beers that she’s going to tartle when she tries to introduce him! #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

InkhornEdits's tweet image. Tartle, verb
Scottish

hesitation when trying to remember someone’s name

In a sentence: I’ll bet you two beers that she’s going to tartle when she tries to introduce him!

#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

Basketweaving, verb (figurative) any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity In a sentence: I wish you’d stop your basketweaving and get a proper job! #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

InkhornEdits's tweet image. Basketweaving, verb

(figurative) any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity

In a sentence: I wish you’d stop your basketweaving and get a proper job!

#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

Tenebrific, adjective 1: Gloomy 2: causing gloom or darkness Origin: borrowed from Medieval Latin In a sentence: The moon was overshadowed, and the streetlights blinked out, one by one, in a tenebrific advance. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

InkhornEdits's tweet image. Tenebrific, adjective

1: Gloomy
2: causing gloom or darkness

Origin: borrowed from Medieval Latin 

In a sentence: The moon was overshadowed, and the streetlights blinked out, one by one, in a tenebrific advance.

#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

Groping for trouts in an unfamiliar stream, saying Shakespearean euphemism for infidelity In a sentence: Try to be kind; her husband’s been groping for trouts in an unfamiliar stream, and she’s not with it right now. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words


Mazarine, noun 1: deep dish often of metal 2: mazarine blue 3: mazarine hood: a hood worn by women in the 17th century In a sentence: I found an old mazarine in that junk shop down the road. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words


Mutton Shunter, saying Victorian slang for a policeman In a sentence: If you don’t shut up, we’ll have a Mutton Shunter here in a minute! #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words


Gorgonize, verb transitive verb to have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on : Stupefy, Petrify In a sentence: Such was the sway he held over his audience that he seemed almost to gorgonize them. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits


Camarilla, noun a group of unofficial, often secret and scheming advisors; Cabal Origin: Spanish, literally, small room. In a sentence: Othello might be considered the original camarilla, but he has no lack of successors. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits


Foofaraw, noun 1 : frills and flashy finery 2 : a disturbance or to-do over a trifle : fuss In a sentence: I’m putting an end to all this foofaraw! #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits


Oofy, adjective slang : rich, wealthy In a sentence: Oh, that’s a rather oofy part of town, isn’t it? #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #inkhornedits

InkhornEdits's tweet image. Oofy, adjective

slang : rich, wealthy

In a sentence: Oh, that’s a rather oofy part of town, isn’t it?

#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #inkhornedits

Sniglet, noun any word that should appear in the dictionary but doesn’t. Origin: Coined by comedian Rich Hall, who published a book of them. In a sentence: I’ve got a new sniglet out of this vacation: holidon’t. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits


Manuductive, adjective leading by or as if by the hand In a sentence: I will confess to being somewhat manuductive when I’m training someone. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits


Nose Bagger, noun pejorative slang for a person who brings their own food when visiting a place rather than buying it locally. In a sentence: Look at that nose bagger with his packed sandwiches! #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits


Solivagant, adjective+noun Adjective: rambling alone : marked by solitary wandering Noun: a solitary wanderer In a sentence: When he gets in this mood, it’s best to leave him to his solivagant walks. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words


Agathokakological, adjective composed of both good and evil In a sentence: I cannot help but feel that any form of government is somewhat agathokakological, no matter what humanity does. #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEdits


Sarcast, noun an adept in sarcasm : a sarcastic person Origin: probably a back-formation of sarcastical In a sentence: Sometimes I regret being a sarcast, but then I remember how much fun it is! #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words


Wednesday's Word of the Week" is a fun way to introduce kids to a new word each Wednesday. Try it! #wednesdaywordoftheweek #words #friends #literacy


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Learn a new word in the #English language every week, it's definition and how it's used in a sentence by tuning in on #WednesdayWordoftheWeek. #CarlosSantana

LiteracyConnec1's tweet image. Learn a new word in the #English language every week, it's definition and how it's used in a sentence by tuning in on #WednesdayWordoftheWeek. #CarlosSantana

Part of the fascination languages hold for me are the subtle nuances offered by words which can't easily be translated into another language. Gurfa is an Arabic noun meaning "the amount of water that can be held in one hand". #lostintranslation #WednesdayWordoftheWeek

LEADLanguages's tweet image. Part of the fascination languages hold for me are the subtle nuances offered by words which can't easily be translated into another language. 
Gurfa is an Arabic noun meaning "the amount of water that can be held in one hand". 
#lostintranslation #WednesdayWordoftheWeek

Oofy, adjective slang : rich, wealthy In a sentence: Oh, that’s a rather oofy part of town, isn’t it? #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #inkhornedits

InkhornEdits's tweet image. Oofy, adjective

slang : rich, wealthy

In a sentence: Oh, that’s a rather oofy part of town, isn’t it?

#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #inkhornedits

Here's an "after 5" version of our #WednesdayWordoftheWeek: As the government encourage people to stay at home, people in Japan have found a new way to enjoy socializing; オン飲み or 'On-nomi'. オン or 'on' is short for 'online', and 飲み or 'nomi' means drinking!

GabaJapan's tweet image. Here's an "after 5" version of our #WednesdayWordoftheWeek: As the government encourage people to stay at home, people in Japan have found a new way to enjoy socializing; オン飲み or 'On-nomi'. オン or 'on' is short for 'online', and 飲み or 'nomi' means drinking!

Basketweaving, verb (figurative) any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity In a sentence: I wish you’d stop your basketweaving and get a proper job! #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

InkhornEdits's tweet image. Basketweaving, verb

(figurative) any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity

In a sentence: I wish you’d stop your basketweaving and get a proper job!

#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

Tartle, verb Scottish hesitation when trying to remember someone’s name In a sentence: I’ll bet you two beers that she’s going to tartle when she tries to introduce him! #WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

InkhornEdits's tweet image. Tartle, verb
Scottish

hesitation when trying to remember someone’s name

In a sentence: I’ll bet you two beers that she’s going to tartle when she tries to introduce him!

#WednesdayWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor

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