Tag Archives: Word of the Day

Word Nerd Wednesday – Pigwidgeon

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Fiction Aficionado

Welcome to the first Word Nerd Wednesday post for 2019! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I was super excited to receive Jeff Kacirk’s Calendar of Forgotten English from my sister as a Christmas gift, so guess … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Cliché

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Welcome, word nerds! I have a quick one for you today that follows on from last week’s post on the word stereotype. As a brief recap for those who missed last week’s post (and are too lazy to click on the … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Stereotype

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Happy Wednesday, word nerds! This week’s Word Nerd post is inspired by last week’s Top Ten Tuesday post, in which I gave a list of people that book lovers everywhere should be thankful for. In the process of putting together … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Mugging

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Today’s Word Nerd Wednesday post begins with a joke: Q: Why did the coffee go to the police station? A: He needed to report a mugging. Did I get a groan out of you? 

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Draconian

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Happy Reformation Day, and welcome to all my word nerd friends. Last week I did a Top Ten Tuesday post focusing on villains, which mentioned “the Draconian Mr. Murdstone”—David Copperfield’s step-father. And that lead to the inevitable question: where did … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Orectic

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Greetings, fellow word nerds. We haven’t played a game of What Do You Think It Means for a while, have we? Well, I found a great word for us this week: Orectic. I have four possible definitions for you:

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Bucolic

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Happy Wednesday, word nerds! A couple of months ago I posted about a word that I thought really didn’t sound like its definition: effulgent. (You can read that post here.) Last week, I was reminded of another word that fits into … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Sparking

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Greetings, word nerds! It’s a while since I’ve had a Word Nerd Wednesday post, but I’m back today and ready to start a revival. You may have looked at today’s word and thought, “Sparking? How can there be anything interesting … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Repentance

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Welcome to Wednesday, word nerds! Today’s word won’t be new to most (if not all) of you, but I’ve had occasion to give it some thought this last week. First of all, Psalm 51 came up in our Bible reading … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd Wednesday – Expectorating

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Fiction Aficionado

Happy Wednesday, word nerds! You may be tempted to think today’s word has been inspired by the onset of coughs and colds as we move into winter here in Australia, but it actually has more to do with the sudden … Continue reading →

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