Word of the Week: mortarboard (mawr-ter-bawrd, -bohrd), noun; 1. A board, usually square, used by masons to hold mortar. 2. A cap with a close-fitting crown surmounted by a stiff, flat, square piece...

Word of the Week: garrulous (gar-uh-luhs, gar-yuh-luhs), adjective; 1. Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters 2. Wordy or diffuse Did they seriously...

Word of the Week: cumshaw (KUHM-shaw), noun; 1. A present; gratuity; tip. Did they seriously just say that? "Trees cause more pollution that automobiles do." - Ronald Reagan Weekly Thought: "The...

Word of the Week: zeitgeber (TSAHYT-gey-ber), noun; 1. An environmental cue, as the length of daylight, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism’s biological clock. Did they seriously...

Word of the Week: eudemonia (yoo-di-MOH-nee-uh), noun; 1. Happiness, well-being. Did they seriously just say that? "Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid." - John Wayne Weekly Thought: "You...

Word of the Week: selcouth (SEL-kooth), adjective;1. Strange, uncommon. Did they seriously just say that? "Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but...

Word of the Week: antipode (AN-ti-pohd), noun; 1. A direct or exact opposite. Did they seriously just say that? "It’s not true that I had nothing on.  I had the radio on." - Marilyn Monroe, when...

Word of the Week: mammonism (MAM-uh-niz-uhm), noun; 1. The greedy pursuit of riches. Did they seriously just say that? "I don’t know anything about music.  In my line you don’t have to." - Elvis...

Word of the Week: apothegm (AP-uh-them), noun; 1. A short, witty, and instructive saying. Did they seriously just say that? "She can also shoot fireworks out of her boobs!" - Kate Beckinsale, while...

Word of the Week: murmuration (mur-muh-rey-shuhn), noun; 1. An act or instance of murmuring 2. A flock of starlings Did they seriously just say that? "You played the best game of your life… you...

Word of the Week: idoneous (ahy-DOH-nee-uhs), adjective; 1. Appropriate; fit; suitable; apt. Did they seriously just say that? "I’m not that good-looking.  I think I’m a pretty weird-looking...

Word of the Week: slimsy (SLIM-zee), adjective; 1. Flimsy; frail. Did they seriously just say that? "I don’t understand what I did wrong except live a life that everyone is jealous of." - Charlie...

Word of the Week: persnickety (per-SNIK-I-tee), adjective; 1. Over particular; fussy. 2. Snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob. 3. Requiring painstaking care.   Did they seriously...

Word of the Week: bobbery (BOB-uh-ree), noun;1. A disturbance or a brawl.   Did they seriously just say that? "I once had a rose named after me, and I was very flattered.  But I was not...

  Word of the Week:   stertor (STUR-ter), noun;1. A heavy snoring sound.     Did they seriously just say that?   "Some people say that I must be a terrible person, but...