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  1. 17m

    'Burglarious' and 'opprobrious' to say nothing of 'Jeeves' ("a valet or butler especially of model behavior").

    Reading P.G. Wodehouse today. "If he had a mind, there was something on it." (Uncle Fred Flits By)
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  2. 47m
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    Which word came first? TAKE THE QUIZ

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  3. 1h

    bakery: 1758 microchip: 1969 tomato: 1604 emoji: 1997 Find a word's first known use with Time Traveler!

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  4. 3h

    The sound of surprise has become two words meaning "interruption" or "sudden change of subject": 'record scratch'

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  5. 4h

    Rituals, sorcerers, swears, and fraud: the origin of terms used in magic, from 'abracadabra' to 'hocus pocus.'

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  6. 6h

    Good morning! Today's is 'bifurcate'

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  7. Retweeted
    21h

    Ureter be like this

    'Vermicular' is the Word of the Day.
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  8. 21h

    'Vermicular' is the Word of the Day.

    12 replies . 56 retweets 157 likes
  9. 22h

    The porpoise is laughing. Goodbye.

    13 replies . 39 retweets 211 likes
  10. Aug 13
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    Apologies for the error in the earlier tweet.

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  11. Aug 13

    📈Lookups for 'white nationalist' and 'white supremacist' are still high after protests in Charlottesville yesterday.

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  12. Aug 13

    Good morning! Today's is 'vermicular'

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  13. Aug 12

    This article on the origin of 'cartoon' might solve a mystery or even rewrite your knowledge of history. Woo-oo!

    5 replies . 73 retweets 175 likes
  14. Aug 12

    📈 'White nationalist' and 'white supremacist' jump to the top of our lookups following conflict in Virginia.

    33 replies . 382 retweets 553 likes
  15. Aug 12

    'Sleight of hand' first meant "manual dexterity" then tricks requiring that. Now it can refer to skill in deception.

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    Aug 11

    . on her fascination with a feature that lists words first used in a specific year.

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  17. Aug 12

    Good morning! Today's is 'temporize'

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  18. Aug 11

    Word of the Day and 'Pandemonium'

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  19. Aug 11

    Correction and clarification. Sounds like we missed a good competition.

    Replying to @MerriamWebster
    *Quentin. Almost found himself on the podium, too. Solid series. Really chased it.
    3 replies . 13 retweets 85 likes
  20. Aug 11
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    It turns out to be the name of a French hammer toss competitor, Quinten Bigot.

    Bigot throws the hammer... in
    11 replies . 96 retweets 550 likes

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