I peruse the Awful Library Books blog. It’s even funnier at two in the morning! But it’s pretty funny at any time of the day, actually.
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- OED Word of the Day
- cakelet, n. 9 April 2021, 4:00OED Word of the Day on World Cake Day: cakelet, n. A small cake.
- fontlet, n. 10 April 2021, 4:00OED Word of the Day: fontlet, n. A small source or wellspring; a little fountain.
- mythomaniac, n. and adj. 11 April 2021, 4:00OED Word of the Day: mythomaniac, n. A person obsessed with or passionate about myths. Also: a person with a pathological tendency to create myths, tell lies, or exaggerate.
- nincompoopiana, n. 12 April 2021, 4:00OED Word of the Day: nincompoopiana, n. (A name for) the late 19th-cent. aesthetic movement; (more generally) the vogue for aestheticism which accompanied it.
- geosmin, n. 13 April 2021, 4:00OED Word of the Day: geosmin, n. An organic compound with a strong earthy scent and flavour, produced especially by various microorganisms and largely responsible for the smell of damp soil.
- foolery, n. 14 April 2021, 4:00OED Word of the Day: foolery, n. An instance of foolish behaviour; a foolish or ridiculous belief, action, or thing.
- nab, v.1 15 April 2021, 4:00OED Word of the Day: nab, v.1 Scottish. To bite gently, to nibble.
- cakelet, n. 9 April 2021, 4:00
Heh heh, yeah – all except the one on family violence. I think that the people who put that one out should have sensitivity training! ><
You should page back through some of the older entries in the blog. There are months’ worth — and some are really hysterically funny, and there are a few that are just jaw-droppingly appalling!
Yeah, I meant to go back & do that, I hope for more funnies than appallings though…