The word for today is… hotdog (also hot dog) (noun) – 1. A frankfurter, especially one served hot in a long soft roll. Also called red-hot. 2. (Slang) One who performs showy, often dangerous stunts, as in skiing or surfing. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : “Sausage on a split roll,” circa
The word for today is… grubstake (verb) – To supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits. (noun) – Supplies or funds advanced to a mining prospector or a person starting a business in return for a promised share of the profits. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Grubstake is
The word for today is… gender (noun) – 1. (Grammar) (a) A grammatical category, often designated as male, female, or neuter, used in the classification of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and, in some languages, verbs that may be arbitrary or based on characteristics such as sex or animacy and that determines agreement
The word for today is… flimflam (noun) – 1. Nonsense; humbug. 2. A deception; a swindle. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Also flim-flam, 1530s, a contemptuous echoic construction, perhaps connected to some unrecorded dialectal word from Scandinavian (compare Old Norse flim “a lampoon”). From 1650s as a verb. If you enjoyed
The word for today is… ferret (verb) – 1. (a) To hunt (rabbits, for example) with ferrets. (b) To drive out, as from a hiding place; expel. 2. To uncover and bring to light by searching. Often used with out. 3. To hound or harry persistently; worry. (noun) – 1. A domesticated
The word for today is… demure (adj) – 1. Modest and reserved in manner or behaviour. 2. Characterised by or suggestive of reserve or modesty. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In the nearly four centuries that demure has been in use, its meaning has only shifted slightly. While it began solely
The word for today is… crone (noun) – 1. (Derogatory) An old woman considered to be ugly; a hag. 2. A woman who is venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Late 14th century, “a feeble and withered old woman,” in Middle English a strong term of
The word for today is… catch-22 (noun) – 1. A situation in which a desired outcome or solution is impossible to attain because of a set of inherently contradictory rules or conditions. 2. A contradictory or self-defeating course of action. 3. A tricky or disadvantageous condition; a catch. Source : The Free
Melbourne’s parking inspectors have long been renowned as right bastards. The “grey ghosts” are legendary for springing out of nowhere just as terrified car owners are sprinting to put another coin in the meter. They have been handing out tickets to hospital staff in their own car parks and,
Don’t you just love Jacinda Ardern’s election promises? She’s out on the campaign trail promising the same thing she promised last election, that they will look into supermarket pricing. Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says food prices are thought to be too high, but has stopped short of
The word for today is… beholden (adj) – Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Have you ever found yourself under obligation to someone else for a gift or favour? It’s a common experience and, not surprisingly, many of the words describing this condition
The word for today is… aficionado (noun) – An enthusiastic admirer or follower; a fan. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The affection an aficionado has for their favourite subject isn’t merely emotional—it’s also etymological. Back in the early 1800s, English borrowed aficionado from the past participle of the
It’s been said that, if trannies really wanted to convince us that transgenderism is not a mental illness, they might start by not acting so barking mad all the time. Case in point: transgender activists are deeply, furiously, offended by Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling’s latest crime-fiction
A Hawke’s Bay iwi leader is calling for more funding for bereaved families to help pay for tangihanga. It’s being suggested superannuation money could be put towards funeral costs. Ngahiwi Tomoana of Ngati Kahungunu wants funeral costs covered by the Government for all Maori who die after 55,
The word for today is… stentorian (adj) – Extremely loud. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The Greek herald Stentor was known for having a voice that came through loud and clear. In fact, in the Iliad, Homer described Stentor as a man whose voice was as loud as that of fifty
Freedom of choice, sang Devo, is what you got. Freedom from choice is what you want. Today, we humans of the most privileged generation in human history, have almost unlimited choice in almost everything. Supermarkets bring us the bounty of the world, in every season. Smart TVs and tablet computers
