51吃瓜 of the Day
quidnunc
noun
a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip.
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In Latin, quidnunc means 鈥渨hat now?鈥� English wh- often corresponds to Latin qu-, which is how English what, who, and when are related to their Latin translations quid, quis, and 辩耻补苍诲艒. Nunc is one of two Latin words for 鈥渘ow.鈥� Quidnunc was first recorded in English at the turn of the 18th century.
EXAMPLE OF QUIDNUNC USED IN A SENTENCE
The quidnuncs spent hours on their phones each day as they checked all the media outlets for updates.
ferhoodle
verb
to confuse or mix up.
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Ferhoodle is adapted from verhuddle, 鈥渢o tangle, confuse,鈥� in Pennsylvania Dutch, a dialect of German. This means that verhuddle is closely related to German verhudeln, 鈥渢o bungle, make a mess of,鈥� in which the ver- element is related to the for- in English forgive and forget. Ferhoodle was first recorded in English in the mid-1950s.
EXAMPLE OF FERHOODLE USED IN A SENTENCE
The alternating days of searing heat and chilling cold ferhoodled everyone’s gardening plans.
logophile
noun
a lover of words.
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Logophile is a compound of logo-, meaning 鈥渨ord, speech,鈥� and -phile, meaning 鈥渓over of.鈥� Logo- comes from Ancient Greek 濒贸驳辞蝉, which has a variety of senses, including 鈥渨ord, saying,鈥� 鈥渟peech, discourse,鈥� and 鈥減roportion, ratio.鈥� The form -phile can also be found in the 51吃瓜s of the Day ailurophile and bibliophile. Logophile was first recorded in English in the late 1950s.
EXAMPLE OF LOGOPHILE USED IN A SENTENCE
While most students were dreading the standardized test, a few plucky logophiles were excited to learn the words that would likely appear in the reading section.