Uncommon words and Meanings

[DejaBrew]

Word of the day: MUFFIN-WALLOPER – (Victorian English) someone who likes a catch-up with a friend over a lovely cup of tea.

I'm not googling the etymology of that word

Doesn't strictly sound like it has positive connotations does it?

 

[andye]

I wouldn't google either but I'm sure it derives from the SFW bun/crumpet you eat with your cup of tea

 

[TheRealTMA]

Word of the day: MUFFIN-WALLOPER – (Victorian English) someone who likes a catch-up with a friend over a lovely cup of tea.

I'm not googling the etymology of that word

Sounds a bit South Australian to me!

 

[VPS]

Sounds a bit South Australian to me!

oi

I wouldn't google either but I'm sure it derives from the SFW bun/crumpet you eat with your cup of tea

sorry what does SFW mean?

 

[DejaBrew]

sorry what does SFW mean?

"Soft, fluffy, warm"

 

[VPS]

And more weird words

Skibidi and tradwife among words added to Cambridge Dictionary

More than 6,000 new terms feature, including some relating to remote working and rich tech giants.

www.bbc.com

 

[andye]

"Soft, fluffy, warm"

"Safe for work" usually preceded by N

 

[VPS]

Another lovely word

Vellichor​

n.
the strange wistfulness of used bookstores, which are somehow infused with the passage of time—filled with thousands of old books you’ll never have time to read, each of which is itself locked in its own era, bound and dated and papered over like an old room the author abandoned years ago, a hidden annex littered with thoughts left just as they were on the day they were captured.
From vellum, parchment + ichor, the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Ancient Greek mythology. Pronounced “vel-uh-kawr.”

 

[Daver6]

Surprised this isn't here. I've heard the word many times but not used with the correct meaning....

enhancement
/ɪnˈhɑːnsm(ə)nt,ɛnˈhɑːnsm(ə)nt/

noun: enhancement; plural noun: enhancements

1. an increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent.
   "this programme of enhancements will improve the daily experience of passengers"

 

[Groundfeeder]

Surprised this isn't here. I've heard the word many times but not used with the correct meaning....

enhancement
/ɪnˈhɑːnsm(ə)nt,ɛnˈhɑːnsm(ə)nt/

noun: enhancement; plural noun: enhancements

1. an increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent.
   "this programme of enhancements will improve the daily experience of passengers"

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