Napoo Na-poo Adjective A British slang term meaning finished, done, dead, over, terminated (you get the idea). Teresa May’s political career is napoo at this point. Oddly enough our cousins across the Atlantic somehow got this one from the French phrase il n’y en a plus , meaning it is done or over.
Word of the Week
An unusual word is taught every week, complete with pronunciation and definition.
Word of the Week
My Word! January 29
by Betsey Ellis •
Murine Mu-rine Adjective Of, like, or pertaining to mice and/or rats The scientist was constantly constructing new and more elaborate mazes for the rats to run in the course of his studies of murine intelligence. Yes it’s ultimately from Latin and goes back to 1607 in English. I suspect London.
Word of the Week
My Word! January 22
by Betsey Ellis •
Lochetic Lo-chet-ic Adjective Lying in wait for prey or waiting in ambush There are many insects that display a lochetic attitude while hunting. We cobbled this one from late Greek word lochētikos, which came from lochan, meaning to lie in wait.
Word of the Week
My Word! January 15
by Betsey Ellis •
Knickknackatory or knick-knackatory Nick-nack-ato-ry Noun A repository or collection of knick-knacks. As Zelda started trying to dust her shelves, she realized her living room had become a knick-knackatory. Merriam Webster gives the word history as being a combination of knickknack and atory – which is pretty darned obvious.
Word of the Week
My Word!
by Betsey Ellis •
JoinderJoin-derNounThe joining of parties such as plaintiffs or defendants in a lawsuitDefense attorneys for the Lotto brothers filed for joinder of the separate cases asking the Court to try them together.Staring the New Year with something that does NOT come from Latin. This one comes from the French joinder, meaning to join and was first…