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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-563/
- Published: 2026-02-28T17:15:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-28T17:15:54.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

fleer (noun) -

*archaic* : a word or look of derision or mockery

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

Etymology : Fleer first appeared in English as a verb (fleryen in Middle English) meaning "to laugh, grin, or grimace in a coarse manner." The verb is of Scandinavian origin and is akin to the Norwegian flire, meaning "to giggle." The noun fleer first and most famously appeared in William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, in which the evil Iago invites Othello to observe the signs of his wife's unfaithfulness in the visage of her supposed lover, Cassio: "And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns / That dwell in every region of his face…."

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