Category Archives: Friday words

“gedunk,” Naval snacks, and 20’s slang; “flu” and an old theory of disease

“Qukes” who learn an instrument in coronatimes; why we “draft” documents

“Devil’s chadvocates” who derail online conversations, and jumping on “insult”

Encountering a “dolos” (both the word and the thing); why “sports” carry us away

“Cleek’s Law” might explain why we’re opposed to that; the origins of the Quonset hut

“Randonauting” to unknown locations; the detective’s “clue” and a ball of yarn

Language and politics are at odds in “irredenta”; where we got “hammock” from.

Trying to remember the Ebbinghaus curve, and the “elsewhere” of “alibi”

What is “bardcore,” and where did “scurvy” come from?