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farrago \fuh-RAH-go; fuh-RAY-go\ , noun: 1. A confused mixture; an assortment; a medley. That'd make a good name for this blog.

gaucherie \goh-shuh-REE\ , noun: 1. A socially awkward or tactless act. 2. Lack of tact; boorishness; awkwardness. This blog...and me...

eldritch \EL-drich\ , adjective: 1. Strange; unearthly; weird; eerie. Plenty of definitions in a Google search , but searching for ima...

Passion purpura - the medical term for a hickey . Ever played that "either/or" game when you were a kid?  "Would you ...

Dysania - the state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning. There's a simple remedy for that;  sleep past noon! ...

ultracrepidarian adjective [uhl-truh-kerp-i- dair -ee-uh-n] 1. noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives ad...

Weird doesn't follow the "i before e" rule. That's pretty weird.

fanfaronade noun [ fan -fer-uh- neyd ] bragging; bravado; bluster Ah, the 3 "Bs" of Texas...or of Texans, actually. I...

plisky noun [ plis -kee] 1. Scot. and North England. a mischievous trick; practical joke; prank. 2. Scot. and North England. mischi...

thaumaturgy \THAW-muh-tuhr-jee\, noun: The performance of miracles or magic. Can't recall ever seeing this word in print and am po...

Try saying this tongue tangler three times fast: "Which witch wished which wicked witch?"

onychophagist Noun (plural onychophagists) (rare) A person who bites his or her fingernails.  Origin: From Ancient Greek ὀνυχο- (onuch...

Brobdingnagian \brob-ding-NAG-ee-uhn\ , adjective; 1. Of extraordinary size; gigantic; enormous. This is one of those fifty-cent words...

But I bring the mean weight up: Texas Is Not Obese!! Go Ahead, Eat That Cheese Enchilada!! I usually am not thrifty with my posts;...

shenanigan \ shuh-NAN-i-guhn \ , noun; 1. Mischief; prankishness. 2. Remarks intended to deceive; deceit. Often used in the plural. "Of...

turpitude noun [ tur -pi-tood] vile, shameful, or base character; depravity I knew of this word and have seen/heard it used most o...

spoonerism \SPOO-nuh-riz-uhm\, noun: The transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words. Some examples: (from the website) ...

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psittacism noun [ sit - uh -siz- uh m] 1. mechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech There's a lot of psittacism going o...