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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1001/
- Published: 2022-10-26T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-25T18:21:47.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:48

The word for today is…

glitch (noun):

1a : a usually minor malfunction  
b : a minor problem that causes a temporary setback  
2 : a false or spurious electronic signal

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glitch?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology :There’s a glitch in the etymology of glitch—it may come from the Yiddish glitsh, meaning “slippery place,” but that’s not certain. Print use of glitch referring to a brief unexpected surge of electrical current dates to the mid-20th century. Astronaut John Glenn, in his 1962 book Into Orbit, felt the need to explain the term to his readers: “Literally, a glitch is a spike or change in voltage in an electrical circuit which takes place when the circuit suddenly has a new load put on it.” Today, the word can be used of any minor malfunction or snag.

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