The word for today is… comestible (adj) – Fit to be eaten; edible. (noun) – Something that can be eaten as food. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Did you expect comestible to be a noun meaning “food”? You’re probably not alone. As it happens, comestible is used both as an adjective
The word for today is… circumscribe (verb) – 1. To draw a line around; encircle. 2. (a) To form or mark the limits of; delineate. (b) To limit narrowly; restrict. 3. (a) To enclose (a polygon or polyhedron) within a configuration of lines, curves, or surfaces so that every vertex of
Dennis Prager writes on why the Left doesn’t like Christmas. Many on the left (as opposed to liberals) have been warring on Christmas for more than a generation. Leftists always deny there is a war on Christmas and mock those who claim there is. There is a mind-blowing chutzpah
The word for today is… carouse (verb) – To drink large amounts of alcohol, especially in boisterous merrymaking. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Sixteenth-century English revelers toasting each other’s health sometimes drank a brimming mug of spirits straight to the bottom—drinking “all-out,” they called it. German tipplers did the
The word for today is… bon vivant (noun) – A person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Fans of fine French wine and cuisine won’t be surprised to hear that the French language gave us a number of words for
The word for today is… billingsgate (noun) – Foul, abusive language. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : From its beginnings during the time of the Roman occupation, the Billingsgate fish market in London, England, has been notorious for the crude language that has resounded through its stalls. In fact, the fish merchants
Was the gun buy-back a success? Unequivocally, no. How do we know it wasn’t a success? Because not a peep has been heard from politicians or Police about how they achieved stunning results through the buy-back. Chris Geddis has his own thoughts on the buy-back in the Hawkes Bay
The word for today is… belle epoque (noun) – An era of artistic and cultural refinement in a society, especially in France from the late 19th century until the beginning of World War I. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In the years before World War I, France experienced a period of
The word for today is… acquiesce (verb) – To consent or comply passively or without protest. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Acquiesce means essentially “to comply quietly,” so it should not surprise you to learn that it is ultimately derived from the Latin verb qui?scere, meaning “to be quiet.” It
As you may have noticed, The BFD staff are taking a bit of time out from their hectic schedules and only a skeleton staff are looking after the site. Most of the rest of us are enjoying a bit of a break and hopefully you all are too. So I
The word for today is… phantasm (noun) – 1. Something apparently seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or an apparition. Also called phantasma. 2. An illusory mental image. Also called phantasma. 3. In Platonic philosophy, objective reality as perceived and distorted by the five senses. Source : The Free Dictionary
The word for today is… sobriquet (noun) – 1. An affectionate or humorous nickname. 2. An assumed name. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : This synonym of nickname has the same meaning in modern French as it does in English. In Middle French, however, its earlier incarnation soubriquet referred to both a
As 2019 draws to a close, the gun confiscation programme the government undertook this year has come to an end. New Zealand had a school shooting this month. The police shot and injured a man carrying an imitation pistol at a school. A top cop said “look to the US”
The word for today is… posthaste (adj) – With great speed; rapidly. (noun) – (Archaic) Great speed; rapidity. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In the 16th century, the phrase “haste, post, haste” was used to inform posts (as couriers were then called) that a letter was urgent and must be hastily delivered.
The word for today is… teleological (noun) – 1. The philosophical interpretation of natural phenomena as exhibiting purpose or design. 2. The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena. 3. Belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in history. Source : The
J.K. Rowling tries to draw a line in the sand around sex based rights. Twitter mob comes gunning for her. But are their tactics—which have worked to silence smaller voices—going to backfire? This video is on Thinkspot. https://www.ts.today/online_content/6742/detail?category=Event&
