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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1454/
- Published: 2024-01-22T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-11-21T17:14:39.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:07

The word for today is…

vermin (noun):

1a: small common harmful or objectionable animals (such as lice or fleas) that are difficult to control  
b: birds and mammals that prey on game  
c: animals that at a particular time and place compete (as for food) with humans or domestic animals  
2: an offensive person

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

Etymology : Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, from verm “worm” (going back to Latin vermis) + -in, -ine, suffix with diminutive or pejorative value, borrowed from Italian -ino, diminutive suffix, going back to Latin -inus, suffix of appurtenance. First use in the 14th century.

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