WeirdWordWednesday

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

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Oh, how true this allusion is.

CBee Love it!! 9h

lil1inblue 😅 😂 😭 🙃 Ok, the marijuana dispensary one cracks me up. When Michigan legalized recreational marijuana, there were several towns in my area that got all NIMBY and banned dispensaries. After the first year, the cities and townships with dispensaries got their allotment of the tax money, and suddenly the NIMBY attitude disappeared and all the bans were overturned. 😂 9h

dabbe @CBee TY! 🧡💜💛 3h

dabbe @lil1inblue Well, if that ain't a perfect description of living in a pro-capitalistic society, I don't know what is. 😂😍😂 3h

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CBee

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

@Amiable I‘ve been waiting for Wednesday! Thanks for putting this word in my atmosphere. Sadly, it‘s a frequent state of being for me these days. #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

CBee @Megabooks @Daisey @TheBookHippie @Amiable @vivastory @Catlass007 @mandarchy @dabbe @IndoorDame @peanutnine @psalva @sace @slategreyskies @Lil1inblue @Deblovestoread @BookmarkTavern @Cuilin @Kerrbearlib @jen_the_scribe @CindyMyLifeIsLit (edited) 16h

julieclair Love this word! I use it all the time. Especially lately. (edited) 16h

Amiable Feeling agita definitely causes heartburn! 😖It‘s a very descriptive word. Thank you, Italy! 😀 (edited) 16h

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CBee @Amiable which sucks if you already have heartburn, which I do 😂🤪 16h

CBee @julieclair it‘s more appropriate lately, for sure 😬 16h

Amiable @CBee It‘s like the chicken-or-egg. Which came first, the agita or the acid reflux? These days it‘s impossible to know for sure. 😖 15h

CBee @Amiable ha! At this point I can‘t remember not having both 🤪🤦‍♀️ 11h

dabbe @CBee @Amiable Boy, ain't that the truth? GERD, anyone? Ugh. Prilosec has been a best bud for years! This word sounds so pretty out loud, like it should be someone's name in a song! Its meaning, though ... 😱 10h

CBee @dabbe hello, fellow GERD sufferer. I hate that you‘re in this club too 😬 10h

dabbe @CBee Another thing we have in common! Though we wish we weren't alike on this one! 💛💜🧡 10h

AnnCrystal Brilliant word for these stressful days 💝🫂💝. 4h

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CindyMyLifeIsLit

Untitled | Anonymous

I was looking for one weird word that I had run across in The Mayor of Casterbridge, but ran across this one. This one is definitely not as weird as my original choice, but I like the way it sounds. Thanks for the tag, @CBee !
#WeirdWordWednesday

CBee I like it! I‘ve also always loved the word “meandering” 😊 6d

inthegreensandblues This is one of those words that I read in a book before I ever heard someone say it and I assumed the wrong pronunciation for a while 😂 5d

CindyMyLifeIsLit @inthegreensandblues Me too! I put too much emphasis on the first syllable. 😬 5d

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Daisey

Quartet | Jean Rhys

cafard: melancholia, depression (noun)

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CBee

CBee Good one 👍🏻👏🏻 1w

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BookmarkTavern

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

IT IS SEPTEMBER! WHY IS IT STILL IN THE 90s?!? 🫠

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wildwoodreads I fear it will stay in the nineties until late October here in Alabama 🥵 1w

BookmarkTavern @wildwoodreads Oof! And you‘re dealing with the humidity too! 🫠 1w

wildwoodreads @BookmarkTavern Yeah it‘s rough lol. And honestly it‘s been in the high seventies on Christmas Day more times than I can count. One year we played basketball and I wore a tank top. 😂 1w

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dabbe PERFECT word for Phoenix, too. It's been in the low 100s but with humidity above 60%. I love when the weather channel writes: Actual temp: 102. Feels like 108. 😳Yeah. Thanks, weather gods! 😂🔥😂 1w

CBee @wildwoodreads I‘m in Alabama too - hi! And 🥵😭 1w

wildwoodreads @CBee Hi, neighbor! What part are you from? I‘m in Northeast AL. 1w

TheBookHippie It was coool here then bam today it was 80 1w

CBee @wildwoodreads about 20 miles south of Birmingham 👋🏻 1w

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dabbe

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

#weirdwordwednesday @CBee 🧡🩶💜

CBee Love that last meme - “get your mythological suffering straight” 😂😂 Denise, you know the way to my heart! Mythology!! 1w

dabbe @CBee I try! 💜😂🧡 1w

lil1inblue @CBee @dabbe That meme is fantabulous. 😍 😂 6d

dabbe @lil1inblue 🤩😂😍 5d

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CBee

Totally Weird and Wonderful Words | Erin McKean

Every wondered about the origin behind the word, Wednesday? And why isn‘t it pronounced Wed-nes-day, so weird. Anyway, here you go! I always thought the days of the week were all named for Roman gods - nope! #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords
Also, an article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/02/why-wednesday-the-days-of-the-week...

TheBookHippie Oh this is fascinating!!!! 1w

CBee @TheBookHippie I thought I was being lazy by actually choosing the word “Wednesday” but, it ended up being a lot more interesting 🤓 1w

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TheBookHippie @CBee it‘s really fun. Look how smart you are!!! 1w

CBee @TheBookHippie aw gee 💚💚💚 1w

CatLass007 It really should be pronounced Wed-nes-day. 1w

TheBookHippie @CatLass007 💯 1w

Bookwomble I've always pronounced it wed-ns-day 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w

Daisey Great choice for today‘s word! 1w

kspenmoll I thought the same, from the Romans. This was such fun!!!! 1w

BookmarkTavern How cool! 🤩 1w

dabbe I love learning new things! Thanks, m'dear! 🧡🩶💜 1w

CBee @Bookwomble I say “Wensday” 🤷‍♀️😂 1w

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩👍🏼💝💝💝 I loved when I first learned about this...also Woden connects with the God Odin, the chief Norse God. 1w

CBee @AnnCrystal yes, I read that! I really need to read more Norse mythology. (edited) 1w

AnnCrystal @CBee ☺️👌🏼 mythology is incredibly fun.

The name connection for Thursday is my favorite.

Funny thing, is that I've learned a boatload of legends from around the world and realized a few years ago that (in comparison) I know so little about the legends from my own ancestral world 😂🤔🥺 I'm currently on a journey to correct this about myself ☺️💫📚💝. (edited) 7d

Cuilin I love stuff like this!!!! Thank you for sharing. 7d

CBee @AnnCrystal that sounds fascinating! Best of luck on your journey 💚 7d

CBee @Cuilin yay! So glad 💚 7d

lil1inblue I love this! Etymology is fascinating. 💫 🌟 💫 6d

CBee @lil1inblue the stars you added remind me of “the more you know” 😂😊💚 6d

lil1inblue @CBee That was what I was thinking about! I'm glad someone understood my thought process. 🤣 6d

CBee @lil1inblue from your posts and interacting with you a little, I think I can follow along pretty well. In the midst of our meteorology joint pain journey, we could also start a #randomthoughtsclub 😂😂 6d

lil1inblue @CBee 💓 💓 💓 5d

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Deblovestoread

Weird and Wonderful Words | Roz Chast, Erin McKean

#WeirdWordWednesday

A certain someone‘s voice is cacophonous to me. While in the literal sense of the word I might be wrong but the physical response I get when I accidentally hear it makes it seem so.

@CBee

TheBookHippie 🤢 1w

kspenmoll I get it! 😂🤢 1w

dabbe 🤢🎯🤢 1w

JamieArc Unpleasant is an understatement. 🤡 1w

CBee Same 😱 1w

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