The word for today is… demure (adjective): 1: reserved, modest 2: affectedly modest, reserved, or serious : coy Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the nearly seven centuries that demure has been in use, its meaning has only shifted slightly. While it began solely as a descriptive term for people of quiet
The word for today is… harbinger (noun, verb): noun 1a: something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come b: one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology
“Non-Maori and Maori are really ignorant around what is te Tiriti.” Discuss it on the BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our Membership options.If you enjoyed this article
The word for today is… abstain (verb): 1: to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice 2:: to choose not to vote Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you abstain, you’re consciously, and usually
A South Taranaki girl and a Honda side by side farm vehicle have taken the internet by storm after she recreated a TikTok trend with a bit of a farm twist. Frankie Campbell was scrolling TikTok when videos of young girls with ‘fancy’ cars kept coming up on her For
The word for today is… fallible (adjective): 1: liable to be erroneous 2: capable of making a mistake Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : “Humanum est errare” is a Latin expression that translates as “To err is human.” Of course, cynics might say that it is also human to deceive. The history
A high-profile gang member, known for the ‘Notorious’ tattoo across his face, has admitted dealing methamphetamine and cannabis in prison while on remand for the violent assault of his partner and a Good Samaritan who helped her. Poutawa ‘Puk’ Kireka, who once enjoyed fleeting international fame for his tattoo,
The word for today is… hangar (noun, verb): noun : shelter, shed – especially : a covered and usually enclosed area for housing and repairing aircraft verb : to place or store in a hangar Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Borrowed from French, “shed open on one or more sides for storing agricultural products, farm
In the UK, Cabinet minister Suella Braverman was sacked on Monday. Now, she has delivered a scathing resignation letter accusing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of betraying the nation. While much of the pointed letter needs no interpretation, other parts can be read as coded messages for a leadership bid. Camilla
The word for today is… frivolous (adjective): 1a: of little weight or importance b: having no sound basis (as in fact or law) 2a: lacking in seriousness b: marked by unbecoming levity Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word frivolous is applied to things that don’t deserve serious attention—though
Veteran padre Rev Bill Chapman, or Father Bill as he is most-known, is in the right place to keep-on keeping-on stepping down from parish duties. Covering three parishes was getting a bit much to do, at the age of 79, he confirmed after being farewelled by the
The word for today is… injunction (noun): 1: a writ granted by a court of equity whereby one is required to do or to refrain from doing a specified act 2: the act or an instance of enjoining : order, admonition Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Injunction, injunction, what’s your function?
Steven Alker has finished the season with a monster payday in Phoenix. The Kiwi golfer won the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup on Monday afternoon (NZT) to wrap up his PGA Tour Champions campaign with a combined $US1 million (NZ$1.7 million) payday. Alker earned $528,000 for winning
The word for today is… orotund (adjective): 1: marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : sonorous 2: pompous, bombastic Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Shaping one’s mouth into an o-shape is pretty much a surefire way to produce an orotund or resonant sound, that is full, strong, and
Auckland Women’s Corrections Officer Anika Perese chipped a bone in her ankle at work. “She fell to the floor, landed on her back and called for help.” But that help wasn’t offered. A nurse said the ankle was probably sprained and for her to elevate it. Corrections did
The word for today is… pareidolia (noun): : the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If you’ve ever spotted an image of a dog or a shoe in the clouds, you’ve exhibited what is called pareidolia,
