The word for today is… flimflam (noun, verb): noun 1: deceptive nonsense 2: deception, fraud verb : to subject to a flimflam Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English is full of words concerned with trickery and deception, ranging from the colorful “flimflam,” “bamboozle,” and “hornswoggle” to the more mundane “deceive,” “mislead,” and
The word for today is… stoic (noun, adjective): noun 1 capitalized : a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. holding that the wise man should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submissive to natural law 2: one apparently
A man matching the description of Dylan Barford, who has been missing in Auckland since the weekend, was captured on CCTV shortly before his disappearance. Barford’s family are pleading for the public’s help in finding him, saying it is not like him to be out of contact for
The word for today is… exhort (verb): : to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Exhort is a 15th-century coinage. It derives from the Latin verb hortari, meaning “to incite,” and it often implies the ardent urging or admonishing of an orator or preacher. English
The word for today is… evince (verb): 1: to constitute outward evidence of 2: to display clearly : reveal Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : To evince something is to show it clearly; the thing evinced is typically an intangible, such as an attitude or intent. Before the current use of evince was
The word for today is… corollary (noun): 1: a proposition inferred immediately from a proved proposition with little or no additional proof 2a: something that naturally follows : result b: something that incidentally or naturally accompanies or parallels Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The history of corollary is related to flowers. Indeed,
https://t.co/hgVDbL06vc Rhona Stace is a trans police officer who was the Officer in Charge of the Posey Parker Rally in March as per official information requests. I naively was at the Let Women Speak rally in March. I had no clue I was walking into a wasp
The word for today is… castigate (verb): : to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Castigate has a synonym in chastise. Both verbs mean to punish or to censure someone. Fittingly, both words derive from the same root: the Latin castigare, formed from the words for
The word for today is… illustrious (adjective): 1: notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions : eminent 2 archaic a: shining brightly with light b: clearly evident Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Today’s spotlight is on illustrious, from the Latin adjective illustris, meaning “shining brightly with light.
The word for today is… legacy (noun, adjective): noun 1: a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest 2: something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past 3: a candidate for membership in an organization (such as a school or
Oops. The Maori Party appears to be breaching the Electoral Act. And, as of last night, an update for Monday: The Electoral Act (1993) says: (1) Every person is guilty of a corrupt practice who commits the offence of treating. (2) Every person commits the offence of treating who corruptly,
The word for today is… tyro (noun): : a beginner in learning : novice Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word tyro is hardly a newcomer to Western language. It comes from the Latin tiro, which means “young soldier,” “new recruit,” or more generally, “novice.” The word was sometimes spelled tyro as early
The word for today is… homily (noun): 1: a usually short sermon 2: a lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme 3: an inspirational catchphrase Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The origin of homily starts with the ancient Greek word homilos, meaning “crowd” or “assembly,” and travels through related
There were double takes from passing drivers and two Mormon missionaries stopped for photos as Lenard Phillips’ 15-tonne armoured personnel carrier was delivered to his door in suburban Auckland. The 68-year-old has been waiting three years to get it back since police officers came to the Orakei
The word for today is… dauntless (adjective): : incapable of being intimidated or subdued Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology:Human history teems with dauntless people, doughty folks who refused to be cowed or subdued, even if armed with nothing but the courage of their convictions. The existence of dauntless raises this question:
An ABC reporter has called her son Methamphetamine Rules in the name of journalism. Kirsten Drysdale told A Current Affair host Ally Langdon she did it for ABC’s programme WTFAQ, which answers audience questions. Viewers were asking questions about baby names and what parents could legally call their child,
