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today's wwftd is... maleficiate

tsuwm — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:29:20 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: maleficiate(d) [fr. L. maleficiare] obs. : bewitched "A third dares not venture to walk alone, for fear he should meet the

today's wwftd is... insuavity

tsuwm — Mon, 21 May 2012 03:28:35 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: insuavity [fr. L. insuavitas < in- + suavis, sweet] rare : unpleasantness; surliness "All fears, griefs, suspicions,

today's wwftd is... gaydar

tsuwm — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:16:26 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: gaydar [portmanteau of gay + radar] slang : the supposed ability to discern whether a person is homosexual, at a glance

today's wwftd is... nibby

tsuwm — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:58:58 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: nibby [cf. Sc. nebby, nebbie] U.S. regional : nosy, inquisitive, interfering "One broken-down med student.. is very nibby

today's wwftd is... dap

tsuwm — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:28:30 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: dap [of imitative origin] urban slang : a knuckle-to-knuckle fist bump, as a greeting or form of respect cf.

today's wwftd is... whoopensocker

tsuwm — Mon, 14 May 2012 04:11:23 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: whoopensocker regional U.S. dial. : something extraordinary of its kind, esp. a large or strong drink "Whoopensocker

today's wwftd is... prognathous

tsuwm — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:26:11 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: prognathous [pro- + Gk gnathos] of jaws or a lower jaw: prominent, protruding "But he cuts no ice. If your business is big,

today's wwftd is... heteroclitical

tsuwm — Fri, 04 May 2012 06:27:55 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: heteroclitical [F. hétéroclite] deviating from the ordinary rule; irregular, abnormal "..those loathsome and fulsome

today's wwftd is... gnatho

tsuwm — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:34:37 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: gnatho [fr. L. Gnatho, used as the proper name of a parasite] a person resembling the Gnatho of Terence; a parasite,

today's wwftd is... fucate

tsuwm — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:19:06 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: fucate [fr. L. fucare, to paint, rouge] obs. : painted; hence, falsified, disguised, counterfeit "..virtue and honesty are

today's wwftd is... evirate

tsuwm — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:06:35 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: evirate [fr. L. evirare, to deprive of virility] to emasculate; to render unmanly "Many Philosophers and Divines have

today's wwftd is... dementate

tsuwm — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:55:06 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: dementate [fr. L. dementare < demens, mad] archaic : to deprive of reason "This mystery of iniquity began to work even in

today's wwftd is... sockdologizing

tsuwm — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:51:21 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: sockdologizing [sockdolager + -izing] nonce-wd : sensationalizing (?) ""Don't know the manners of good society, eh? Well, I

today's wwftd is... upscuddle

tsuwm — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:32:15 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: upscuddle [up- + scuddle, origin uncertain] South. U.S. dial. : a quarrel "..those dear saints would surely end up in the

today's wwftd is... elbedritsch

tsuwm — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:00:17 GMT

the worthless word for the day is: elbedritsch [Penn. G.] |EL buh drich| (cf. snipe hunt) an imaginary creature which, as a practical joke, a greenhorn is