The word for today is… outlandish (adj) – 1. Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre. 2. Located far from civilized areas; remote. 3. (Archaic) Of foreign origin; not native. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : In olden times, English speakers used the phrase “outlandish man” to refer to a foreigner—or, one who came from
The word for today is… nurture (verb) – 1. (a) To raise or educate (a child, for example). (b) To encourage or help develop; cultivate. 2. To provide sustenance for; nourish. (noun) – 1. (a) The action of raising or caring for offspring: the nurture of an infant. (b) (Biology) The sum
I never quite got to see the Birthday Party play live, but I was quite a fan of their dark, confronting noisescape. Nick Cave’s solo debut, From Her to Eternity remains one of my favourites. Since the 80s, though, to my mind it’s all been downhill, as Cave
The word for today is… euphoria (noun) – A feeling of great happiness or well-being. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Health and happiness are often linked, sometimes even in etymologies. Nowadays euphoria generally refers to happiness, but it derives from euphoros, a Greek word that means “healthy.” Given that root,
I guess this is what you can expect when you cosy up to terror-sponsoring nations who are also seriously affected with Coronavirus. Some reports suggest that Iran is in big trouble, but it has also affected their terrorist proxies: Multiple reports on Arab social media have alleged that Hezbollah
It is hard not to come to the conclusion that the Apex Union are not only scumbags but led by scumbags too. A Newspaper reports: Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says it’s “disappointing” that a laboratory workers’ union is using the coronavirus outbreak as leverage in planned strike
The Quit Group was a registered charity that used to run the Quitline. They were taxpayer-funded but the Taxpayers’ Union has busted them stlll sitting on millions despite being defunct for 5 years. The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that The Quit Group – the charity originally commissioned to run Quitline
The word for today is… dauntless (adj) – Incapable of being intimidated or discouraged; fearless. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : The history of the world is peopled with dauntless men and women who refused to be “subdued” or “tamed” by fear. The word dauntless can be traced back to Latin domare,
The word for today is… bonhomie (noun) – A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : English speakers borrowed bonhomie from French, where the word was created from bonhomme, which means “good-natured man” and is itself a composite of two other French words: bon, meaning “good,” and
A High School in the USA has closed its gender-neutral bathroom after a student was arrested for sexually assaulting another student. Who woulda thunk it? An 18-year-old student from Rhinelander High School, Wisconsin, was arrested late February on charges of child enticement, fourth-degree sexual assault, and
The government has released a Draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. It seems to be trying to right all the wrongs out in the environment and is going to be very costly for Local Authorities (read ‘Ratepayers’ – you and me) to implement. As drafted, it goes well beyond the
The word for today is… whipsaw (noun) – A narrow two-person crosscut saw. (verb) – 1. To cut with a whipsaw. 2. To cause to move or alternate rapidly in contrasting directions. 3. In card games, especially poker, for two players to raise and re-raise with one or more players
We keep thinking that the world cannot get any more stupidly ‘woke’ but, as Einstein reportedly said, “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” The latest idiocy comes from the USA (naturally) where a poor petal might be upset if
The word for today is… weal (noun) – 1. Prosperity; happiness. 2. The welfare of the community; the general good. Source : The Free Dictionary Etymology : Weal is most often used in contexts referring to the general good. One reads, for example, of the “public weal” or the “common weal.” The latter
The word for today is… vicarious (adj) – 1. Experienced or felt by empathy with or imaginary participation in the life of another person. 2. Endured or done by one person substituting for another. 3. Committed or entrusted to another, as powers or authority; delegated. 4. (Physiology) Occurring in or performed
From the 1950s on, a decades-long craze for lobotomies swept the medical world. Never mind that the evidence for its efficacy was nebulous at best – doctors convinced themselves that it worked simply because they so desperately wanted to believe that it did. After all, lobotomy offered a quick surgical
