Tag Archives: word of the day

B is for Brobdingnagian-Poem: Before Work

Today’s new word: Brobdingnagian adj. of huge size; gigantic; tremendous  n. 1. a giant; a being of tremendous size 2. an inhabitant of Brobdingnag I came across this word in a book by Roy Peter Clark. It was fun to find out it comes from the fictional land of Brobdingnag from Gulliver’s Travels by JonathanContinue reading “B is for Brobdingnagian-Poem: Before Work”

Happy May! A recap of my April adventures and what’s next

I want to start by saying thank you to all of the organizers of NaPoWriMo and A to Z Challenge and the poets of dVerse. And the poets that included my poems in their lists, especially David Ellis at Too Full To Write. I also want to thank everyone who read my poems and leftContinue reading “Happy May! A recap of my April adventures and what’s next”

Z is for Zenography

zenography: noun – the study of the planet Jupiter Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt  was to write a poem that engages with a strange and fascinating fact. It says to take a cue from Borges. I tried to read Ficciones as part of Summer Reading Bingo last Summer, but had trouble getting into the stories. Maybe I’llContinue reading “Z is for Zenography”

Extra W is for Wazzock

wazzock: noun (mildly pejorative, slang) – a stupid or annoying person (Britain, originally Northern England). Today is not one of the days of the A to Z Challenge, but I finished Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman last night and the word “wazzock” usedContinue reading “Extra W is for Wazzock”

Y is for Yawping

yawping: noun – a strident utterance. strident: adjective – characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound. urban dictionary: verb – the act of bellowing at someone down the street, especially from a window. yawp/yaup: verb – to make a raucous noise 2. clamor, complain: noun – yawper yawp: noun – a raucous noise 2. somethingContinue reading “Y is for Yawping”

X is for Xanthic

xanthic: adjective – of, relating to, or tending toward a yellow color This is a fun word because it is part of a group of words having to do with yellow: xanthocarpous: adj. – having yellow fruit xanthochroia: noun – yellowness of the skin xanthochroic: adj. – having yellow skin xanthocomic: adj. – yellow-haired xanthocyanopsy:Continue reading “X is for Xanthic”

W is for Wayzgoose

wayzgoose: noun – a feast or party thrown annually by a printing house. Tacoma Wayzgoose April 28th and 29th Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day! I scrolled up some of my poems that I wrote this month and took them down to A Good Book bookstore in Sumner. They put them right by the register,Continue reading “W is for Wayzgoose”

V is for Vespertilian

vespertilian: adjective – of, relating to , or resembling a bat Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write a warning label–for myself. So far, my mind keeps going places that are embarrassing. Hopefully, my word of the day will sort this out. I also already have a personal warning label above by office door to guideContinue reading “V is for Vespertilian”