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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1191/
- Published: 2023-05-04T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-26T17:51:12.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:34

The word for today is…

blizzard (noun):

1: a long severe snowstorm  
2: an intensely strong cold wind filled with fine snow  
3: an overwhelming rush or deluge

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

Etymology : The earliest recorded appearance of the word blizzard meaning “a severe snowstorm” was in the April 23, 1870 issue of a newspaper published in Estherville, Iowa. Blizzard shows up again during the following years in several newspapers in Iowa and neighboring states, and by 1888, when a snowstorm paralyzed the Eastern seaboard, the word was well-known nationally. However, in other senses, the word blizzard existed earlier. Davy Crockett, for instance, used it twice in the 1830s, once to mean a rifle blast and once to mean for a blast of words. All of these uses seem related, but the ultimate origin of the word is still unclear.

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