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Favorites from Amelia’s Kitchen
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- fancy-pants, adj. and n. 11 September 2019, 4:00OED Word of the Day: fancy-pants, adj. Fancy, fine, ornamental. Now usually: overly fancy; posh; snobbish, pretentious
- fuliginous, adj. 12 September 2019, 4:00OED Word of the Day: fuliginous, adj. Murky, dark; obscure; dull. Also: melancholy, mournful
- squee, v. 13 September 2019, 4:00OED Word of the Day: squee, v. Of a person: to utter a high-pitched squealing sound expressive of delight or excitement
- truffery, n. 14 September 2019, 4:00OED Word of the Day: truffery, n. A thing of no importance; a trifle, a triviality
- murdermongeress, n. 15 September 2019, 4:00OED Word of the Day on Agatha Christie's 129th birthday: murdermongeress, n. A female writer of murder stories
- fallaciloquence, n. 16 September 2019, 4:00OED Word of the Day: fallaciloquence, n. Deceitful speech
- corvid, n. and adj. 17 September 2019, 4:00OED Word of the Day: corvid, n. Any bird of the family Corvidae, which comprises crows (genus Corvus) and related birds (magpies, jays, nutcrackers, etc.)
- fancy-pants, adj. and n. 11 September 2019, 4:00
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Beautiful, but where did the music come from?? 😀
Hiya! The person who put it together has some info on it. It’s the Pavanne from Orlando, if I remember correctly. (Which is why he/she calls it “Pavanne,” I’d guess! :))