Saturday, 24 September 2016
10:30 AM
On (some) Fridays, I add a post here that talks about a word
that's new to me or an etymology that I find delightful, or both.
The new word is only warranted to be new to me; it's
pretty rare that the word is new-new, and in fact it might be quite old.
As a quick reference for you and for me, here's a list of everything I've posted.
2024
| Date |
Word(s) |
| 1 Mar 2024 |
Complications, horology, and some other words from watchmaking. |
| 16 Feb 2024 |
Vinegar, acid, and other sharp/sour words. |
| 5 Jan 2024 |
Words and names for dogs, from Old English to now. |
2023
| Date |
Word(s) |
| 19 Oct 2023 |
Winter, spring, summer, and fall: our words for seasons, present and past. |
| 15 Sep 2023 |
More words from Old English that still hide out in today's English. |
| 1 Sep 2023 |
"Hard" seltzer, the surprisingly contentious word seltzery, and other -ery words. |
| 11 Aug 2023 |
Words about fats: lard, tallow, suet, shortening, canola oil, and more, including schmaltz (in both senses). |
| 27 Jul 2023 |
Words from ancient Roman military history, like "gladius," "triumph," and more. |
| 7 Jul 2023 |
A collection of ancient Anglo-Saxon words that are still around, but well hidden, in modern English. |
| 26 May 2023 |
How "Gothic" went from the name of a Germanic tribe to a label for architecture, literature, typefaces, and a subculture of punk. |
| 14 Apr 2023 |
Business terms: Great Resignation, quiet quitting, peak remote work, loud firing, more. |
2022
| Date |
Word(s) |
| 14 Oct 2022 |
Terms from cue sports (billiards, pool, snooker, carom, English) |
| 30 Sep 2022 |
bilingual tautological expressions |
| 15 Sep 2022 |
anachronicon, anachronym |
| 19 Aug 2022 |
jack, hijack, and other senses of "jack" |
| 22 Jul 2022 |
algospeak and other terms about writing around censors |
| 8 Jul 2022 |
synanthrope |
| 24 June 2022 |
padlock and other lock-ish terms |
| 27 May 2022 |
conflict entrepreneur |
| 13 May 2022 |
dark pattern |
| 15 Apr 2022 |
apocalypse + ecclesiastical terms in Old English |
| 8 Apr 2022 |
[to be] sherlocked |
| 25 Mar 2022 |
kilogirls |
| 18 Mar 2022 |
anorak and other Inuit-derived words |
| 11 Mar 2022 |
chevron, slick-sleeve |
| 4 Mar 2022 |
acrobat, trapeze, leotard |
| 18 Feb 2022 |
prevenient |
2021
| Date |
Word(s) |
Unexpected etymology |
| 31 Dec 2021 |
dessert stomach |
hooch |
| 24 Dec 2021 |
bronouns |
julep |
| 17 Dec 2021 |
Scorigami |
tweezers |
| 3 Dec 2021 |
flash mob robbery (flash rob) |
gimmick |
| 19 Nov 2021 |
social jetlag, zeitgeber |
lobby |
| 12 Nov 2021 |
skimpflation |
tarantula, tarantella |
| 5 Nov 2021 |
seasteading |
intelligence |
| 29 Oct 2021 |
lolcano |
mess (hall) |
| 15 Oct 2021 |
Casablank |
yesterday |
| 8 Oct 2021 |
anacrusis |
procrastinate |
| 1 Oct 2021 |
upsum |
nuptials |
| 17 Sep 2021 |
lethologica |
silk |
| 10 Sep 2021 |
misokenia |
honcho |
| 3 Sep 2021 |
oniomania |
orchid |
| 27 Aug 2021 |
estivate |
almanac |
| 20 Aug 2021 |
cruentation |
ginger, gingerly |
| 13 Aug 2021 |
precariat |
glitch |
| 6 Aug 2021 |
safing |
vanilla |
| 30 Jul 2021 |
informal eviction |
cannabis, hemp, canvas |
| 16 Jul 2021 |
hatejacking |
solder |
| 9 Jul 2021 |
pawternity leave |
turnip, parsnip, catnip |
| 2 Jul 2021 |
FUDGE scale |
eucharist |
| 11 Jun 2021 |
revenge spending, revenge buying |
autopsy |
| 4 Jun 2021 |
Parker square |
vitamin |
| 28 May 2021 |
woofer |
kebab (case) |
| 21 May 2021 |
refect |
ambulance |
| 14 May 2021 |
abjad |
virgin |
| 7 May 2021 |
to Basecamp |
igneous |
| 30 Apr 2021 |
limerence |
buxom |
| 23 Apr 2021 |
melomane, melomania |
ninja |
| 16 Apr 2021 |
egobituary |
Carnival of terms from Venice |
| 2 Apr 2021 |
bletting |
metropolis, metropolitan |
| 26 Mar 2021 |
uniucornaire |
perplex |
| 19 Mar 2021 |
fossick |
stereo |
| 12 Mar 2021 |
Goodhart's law |
siesta, noon |
| 05 Mar 2021 |
osmocosm |
tumbler (glass) |
| 26 Feb 2021 |
nocuous, nocent |
pedigree |
| 19 Feb 2021 |
(the) bezzle |
hobby |
| 12 Feb 2021 |
banjax(ed) |
porcupine, porpoise |
| 5 Feb 2021 |
dark kitchen |
climax, crescendo |
| 29 Jan 2021 |
hunbot |
bogus |
| 22 Jan 2021 |
crapulent |
inauguration |
| 15 Jan 2021 |
wishcycling |
Stonehenge, henge |
| 8 Jan 2021 |
to spindle |
solecism |
| 1 Jan 2021 |
Favorites of 2020 |
|
2020
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2019
| Date |
Word(s) |
Unexpected etymology |
| 27 Dec
2019 |
gurn |
chapter |
| 20 Dec
2019 |
amain |
fiddlesticks |
| 6 Dec
2019 |
tabling event |
metaphor, pioneer |
| 29 Nov
2019 |
farinaceous |
pumpkin |
| 22 Nov
2019 |
homegating |
colander |
| 15 Nov
2019 |
acopia |
maelstrom |
| 8 Nov
2019 |
pizza effect |
dragoon |
| 1 Nov
2019 |
scream test |
parliament |
| 25 Oct
2019 |
ficlet, drabble |
pardon |
| 18 Oct
2019 |
tankie |
dandruff, dander |
| 11 Oct
2019 |
hamartia |
tabby [cat] |
| 4 Oct
2019 |
sapiosexual |
atlas |
| 27 Sep
2019 |
nerd-sniped |
gibbous |
| 20 Sep
2019 |
pretendian |
syphilis |
| 13 Sep
2019 |
chiptune (keygen, 8-bit music) |
umpire |
| 6 Sep
2019 |
Sharpiegate |
tragedy |
| 30 Aug
2019 |
nootropic |
ventriloquism |
| 23 Aug
2019 |
abecedarian |
text, textile, tech |
| 16 Aug
2019 |
laconophilia |
halcyon |
| 9 Aug
2019 |
tyromancy |
hocus pocus, pony up, culprit |
| 2 Aug
2019 |
nibling |
torpedo |
| 26 Jul
2019 |
missing-stair problem |
ballot |
| 19 Jul
2019 |
PDF alibi syndrome |
detergent |
| 5 Jul
2019 |
hierophany |
sombrero, umbrella |
| 28 Jun
2019 |
Osborne Effect |
[rum] punch |
| 21 Jun
2019 |
Lusophone, Monegasque |
[in the] buff |
| 14 Jun
2019 |
hunky punk |
canter, gallop |
| 7 Jun
2019 |
Chewbacca defense |
Botox, botulism |
| 31 May
2019 |
improworsement |
rhapsodist (etc.) |
| 24 May
2019 |
quondam |
university |
| 17 May
2019 |
goropism |
fifth column |
| 10 May
2019 |
melt up |
titch |
| 3 May
2019 |
996 |
secretary |
| 25 Apr
2019 |
shoutcasting |
nonplussed |
| 19 Apr
2019 |
Easter egg quotation |
asunder |
| 12 Apr
2019 |
bougie, boujee |
indent |
| 5 Apr
2019 |
IKEA effect |
Sistine [chapel] |
| 29 Mar
2019 |
to roget, rogeted |
editor, edit |
| 22 Mar
2019 |
lawnmower parent, snowplow parent |
spa |
| 15 Mar
2019 |
Dutch reach |
cursive, pi |
| 8 Mar
2019 |
Pegan (diet) |
cotton |
| 1 Mar
2019 |
prepone |
cider |
| 15 Feb
2019 |
cryptid |
cheapskate |
| 8 Feb
2019 |
Kinsley gaffe |
scapegoat |
| 25 Jan
2019 |
gray sheep |
anthrax |
| 18 Jan
2019 |
beg button |
fiddle |
| 11 Jan
2019 |
ICE-ing |
jalopy |
| 4 Jan
2019 |
2018 names of the year |
|
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2018
| Date |
Word(s) |
Unexpected etymology |
| 28 Dec
2018 |
2018 words of the year |
|
| 21 Dec
2018 |
'tisses, 'tissing, 'tisser |
germ |
| 14 Dec
2018 |
dwarsligger |
augur, auger |
| 7 Dec
2018 |
wackaging |
taser |
| 30 Nov
2018 |
Diderot effect |
penguin |
| 23 Nov
2018 |
clopen |
aftermath
Bonus: Black Friday |
| 16 Nov
2018 |
downasaur |
cognate |
| 9 Nov
2018 |
autotrombation |
pallbearer |
| 2 Nov
2018 |
ninja rocks |
marzipan |
| 26 Oct
2018 |
file drawer problem |
bachelor |
| 19 Oct
2018 |
mispronouner |
[photographic] slide |
| 12 Oct
2018 |
Voldemorting |
desire, consider |
| 5 Oct
2018 |
jingle fallacy, jangle fallacy
(bonus: himpathy, HODL) |
strategy |
| 28 Sep
2018 |
keming, boathouse compound |
zombie |
| 21 Sep
2018 |
canoe politics, kayak problem |
Semitic [languages] |
| 14 Sep
2018 |
only-read-it-ism, pronunciation anxiety |
crabapple |
| 7 Sep
2018 |
chrononutrition |
klaxon |
| 31 Aug
2018 |
farkle (n/v) |
waffle |
| 24 Aug
2018 |
to fishfood |
stevedore |
| 17 Aug
2018 |
stochastic terrorism |
swashbuckler |
| 10 Aug
2018 |
scutoid, lemniscate |
discuss |
| 3 Aug
2018 |
label-lynching |
penthouse |
| 27 Jul
2018 |
gluckschmerz, compersion |
precision |
| 20 Jul
2018 |
hallux, dactyloscopy |
placenta |
| 13 Jul
2018 |
data void, search void |
lettuce |
| 6 Jul
2018 |
asterism |
sacrifice |
| 29 Jun
2018 |
thinnernym |
bias |
| 22 Jun
2018 |
snaccident |
litmus (test) |
| 15 Jun
2018 |
Gell-Mann amnesia effect |
to eavesdrop |
| 8 Jun
2018 |
touron |
umpteen |
| 1 Jun
2018 |
challenge coin |
shrapnel |
| 25 May
2018 |
kenning |
preening |
| 18 May
2018 |
privacy of the commons, collateral freedom |
cahoots |
| 11 May
2018 |
engineer's disease |
druthers |
| 4 May
2018 |
con crash, con crud |
rubric |
| 27 Apr
2018 |
nontroversy |
parole |
| 20 Apr
2018 |
Silurian Hypothesis |
box (someone's ears), boxing |
| 13 Apr
2018 |
cobra effect |
scuttlebutt, Boston butt |
| 6 Apr
2018 |
vanity plate (movie/TV) |
biscuit |
| 30 Mar
2018 |
to hondle |
badminton |
| 23 Mar
2018 |
data sleaze; testilying |
(movie) score |
| 16 Mar
2018 |
cakeism |
frugal |
| 9 Mar
2018 |
tanking |
schedule |
| 2 Mar
2018 |
smishing |
sewer |
| 23 Feb
2018 |
ohnosecond |
hex, spell |
| 16 Feb
2018 |
pelf |
attic |
| 9 Feb
2018 |
sneckdown (neckdown) |
magazine |
| 2 Feb
2018 |
petextrian; finsta (rinsta, sinsta) |
nachos |
| 26 Jan
2018 |
spite mound |
(bum) steer |
| 19 Jan
2018 |
girther, kettle logic |
polo |
| 12 Jan
2018 |
kittenfishing, micro-cheating |
confidence man (con man, to con) |
| 5 Jan
2018 |
groyper |
palace |
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2017
| Date |
Word(s) |
Unexpected etymology |
| 29 Dec
2017 |
porch pirate |
canary |
| 22 Dec
2017 |
(to be) boat-raced |
ukelele, thug |
| 15 Dec
2017 |
spoon banditry, sealioning |
eggnog |
| 8 Dec
2017 |
Smullin's Principle |
trifecta |
| 1 Dec
2017 |
ultracrepidarian |
janitor |
| 24 Nov
2017 |
kitbashing |
sheriff |
| 17 Nov
2017 |
Cletus safari |
Molotov cocktail |
| 10 Nov
2017 |
Weinstein test, volkswagened |
smithereens |
| 3 Nov
2017 |
chrestomathy |
mastodon |
| 27 Oct
2017 |
frass, hick-hop |
shot (to drink) |
| 20 Oct
2017 |
koumpounophobia, trypophobia, copypasta, manipulink |
thesaurus |
| 13 Oct
2017 |
snipe (Navy slang), toilet palsy |
moxie |
| 22 Sep
2017 |
scrotox |
story (for building floor) |
| 15 Sep
2017 |
to ladysplain |
akimbo |
| 8 Sep
2017 |
stylometry, slugify |
yacht |
| 1 Sep
2017 |
psychomachia |
burglar |
| 25 Aug
2017 |
amathia |
to sic |
| 18 Aug
2017 |
Milkshake Duck, [screaming] snake case |
bead |
| 11 Aug
2017 |
Jevons Paradox; cryptographic deletion |
[kitchen] counter |
| 4 Aug
2017 |
Ringelmann Effect |
parchment |
| 28 Jul
2017 |
deadname, ROFLcopter |
adolescent/adult |
| 21 Jul
2017 |
hedge city |
umbrella |
| 14 Jul
2017 |
blue lie |
dilapidated, to post |
| 30 Jun
2017 |
shako, mistress dispeller |
grocer/groceries, scone |
| 23 Jun
2017 |
odonym |
sabotage |
| 16 Jun
2017 |
klecksography, apophenia |
curfew |
| 9 Jun
2017 |
stan (n/v), chapeaugraphy |
Australia |
| 2 Jun
2017 |
vade mecum |
sneeze |
| 26 May
2017 |
iatromisia |
constable, peach |
| 19 May
2017 |
buycott |
adobe |
| 12 May
2017 |
haptic |
karaoke, orrery |
| 5 May
2017 |
curb squatting |
calculate, calculus |
| 28 Apr
2017 |
zemblanity |
arctic, companion |
| 21 Apr
2017 |
anarthrous/arthrous |
tulip |
| 7 Apr
2017 |
Billy Graham rule, stolen valor, Rückenfigur |
eclipse, squirrel |
| 31 Mar
2017 |
rent-seeking, pogonophobia |
subpoena |
| 10 Mar
2017 |
benevolent deception, labor illusion |
stir-crazy |
| 3 Mar
2017 |
sologamy, sequela |
conundrum |
| 24 Feb
2017 |
trilemma |
tire, whip (to mean car) |
| 17 Feb
2017 |
shitgibbon compound |
stereotype, cliché |
| 10 Feb
2017 |
Brandolini's Law |
bayonet |
| 3 Feb
2017 |
vertical farming |
diabetes |
| 28 Jan
2017 |
economic moat |
sofa |
| 20 Jan
2017 |
outrage porn, rage profiteer |
gun |
| 14 Jan
2017 |
wikidrift, to white-label |
myriad |
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2016
| Date |
Word(s) |
Unexpected etymology |
| 31 Dec
2016 |
supertentorial |
flan |
| 16 Dec
2016 |
scrollytelling, stepper |
collard [greens] |
| 9 Dec
2016 |
thagomizer |
infant |
| 2 Dec
2016 |
Trumpgrets |
quicksand |
| 25 Nov 2016
|
Thucydides Trap, autolysis |
butter |
| 18 Nov 2016
|
precrastinate |
baguette |
| 11 Nov 2016
|
Norman door |
bacteria |
| 4 Nov 2016
|
cheerleader effect |
jaywalking |
| 29 Oct 2016
|
patriot correctness, cistrionics, retrobituary |
bazooka |
| 14 Oct 2016
|
tofu (typographic), isarithmic |
tennis |
| 30 Sep 2016
|
Droste effect |
idiot |
| 23 Sep 2016
|
striminal, hebdomadal |
debunk |
| 16 Sep 2016
|
retroediting, hyperlexia, fuckeulogy |
triumph |
| 9 Sep 2016
|
calligram, MAMIL |
booze, grape |
| 2 Sep 2016
|
gongoozler |
terrycloth |
| 26 Aug 2016
|
sickboating |
code |
| 19 Aug 2016
|
wind throb |
geyser, cemetery |
| 12 Aug 2016
|
drunkorexia, Liebig's law |
lemonade |
| 5 Aug 2016
|
faxlore/xeroxlore, depave |
bumper [crop] |
| 22 Jul 2016
|
conformist distinction |
candidate, toga |
| 15 Jul 2016
|
Null Island |
[cattle] rustling |
| 1 Jul 2016
|
RAT (remote access Trojan), ratting |
club soda, seltzer |
| 24 Jun 2016
|
Mendoza Line, Ephus pitch |
praline |
| 17 Jun 2016
|
SLAPP, HiPPO |
symposium |
| 10 Jun 2016
|
mathwashing |
dative |
| 27 May 2016
|
bus factor |
kibosh |
| 20 May 2016
|
gene-whiz science, web brutalism |
[steel] mill |
| 13 May 2016
|
semantic satiation |
chickpea, ceci bean, garbanzo |
| 6 May 2016
|
monotasking |
[pass the] bar/bar [association] |
| 29 Apr 2016
|
polypharmacy |
[game of] craps |
| 22 Apr 2016
|
whataboutery |
simmer |
| 15 Apr 2016
|
sexposition |
conk (v), noggin |
| 8 Apr 2016
|
lig, ligging, ligger |
corny [joke] |
| 1 Apr 2016
|
confirmshaming |
traffic |
| 25 Mar 2016
|
Scunthorpe problem |
van |
| 18 Mar 2016
|
bangorrhea |
innocent, disappoint |
| 11 Mar 2016
|
like-farming, Witzelsucht |
adrenaline |
| 4 Mar 2016
|
catio, qubit |
lavender |
| 26 Feb 2016
|
virtue signaling |
bangs |
| 19 Feb 2016
|
misophonia, legislative history |
ham [radio] |
| 12 Feb 2016
|
boggle threshold |
silver |
| 5 Feb 2016
|
Overton window |
February |
| 28 Jan 2016
|
nocebo effect |
magnet |
| 22 Jan 2016
|
bandwagon fan, transcreation |
marmalade |
| 15 Jan 2016
|
Dobler-Dahmer Theory |
head (bathroom), poop deck |
| 8 Jan 2016
|
Mary Sue |
cult |
| 1 Jan 2016
|
she shed |
soccer |
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2015
| Date |
Word(s) |
Unexpected etymology |
| 25 Dec 2015
|
|
carol, mistletoe |
| 18 Dec 2015
|
machete order |
pretzel |
| 11 Dec 2015
|
zarf |
cynic |
| 4 Dec 2015
|
frexting |
boysenberry |
| 27 Nov 2015
|
Vera |
turkey |
| 20 Nov 2015
|
Graygler |
thing |
| 13 Nov 2015
|
schooly |
poodle, basset hound, dachshund |
| 5 Nov 2015
|
north star |
enthrall |
| 29 Oct 2015
|
cuberhood |
[military] tank |
| 25 Oct
2015 |
kindergarchy,
monopsony,
uncanny valley,
Pinterest perfect,
pareidolia,
foamer
|
|
| 12 Sep
2015 |
detour and frolic,
p-hacking,
handegg,
principle of least astonishment,
psychophysics,
poe
|
|
| 12 Aug
2015 |
egotarian cuisine,
ghosting,
Tinderella,
redshirting,
cuckservative
|
|
| 14 Jul 2015
|
Matthew effect,
kuleana,
shadow work,
testocracy,
ragescroll,
spellism |
|
| 12 Apr
2015 |
liquid dissimilation,
lalochezia,
negative polarity item,
criterion of embarrassment,
critique drift,
malaphor |
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