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Lindsay Schwietz
Jul 6, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Vellichor
"Meredith saw a bookshop on the corner and just walking past it filled her with a sense of vellichor." On this weeks Word Wednesday,...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Jun 29, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Hiraeth
"Lindsay felt hiraeth for all the places she once lived." On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Hiraeth" Hiraeth...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Jun 22, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Mellifluous
"Kim’s voice is relaxed and mellifluous." On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Mellifluous". Mellifluous...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Bitch the pot
"Lindsay will bitch the pot for Book Interrupted's tea and gossip party." On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Jun 8, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Estival
“Sarah told us the estival heat was intense.” On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Estival". Estival adjective...
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Sarah Diop
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Anthophilous
"Sarah took a video of an anthophilous bird called a Double-collared Sunbird while reading the 'What the Robin Knows' book". On this...
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Lindsay Schwietz
May 25, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Jentacular
"Kim took a post-jentacular walk to wake up before a Book Interrupted podcast taping." On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has...
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Lindsay Schwietz
May 18, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Trade-Last
“Kara told me Sarah loved my haircut, so, as a trade-last, I told her Kim said she is awesome.” On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has...
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Sarah Diop
May 11, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Biblioklept
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Sarah has presented the word "Biblioklept". Biblioklept noun bib·lio·klept | \ ˈbi-blē-ə-ˌklept, -lē-ō- \...
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Lindsay Schwietz
May 4, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Snollygoster
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Snollygoster" . Snollygoster (noun, US dialect, 1845): A shrewd,...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Apr 20, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Gardyloo
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Gardyloo". Gardyloo (noun, archaic, Scotland, 1760): A warning cry given...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Vuvuzela
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Vuvuzela". Vuvuzela (noun, South Africa, 2003): A long simple musical...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Apr 6, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Haecceity
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Haecceity". Haecceity (noun, Latin, mid 17th century): The property of...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Frabjous
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Frabjous". Frabjous (adjective, author Lewis Carroll,1871): Delightful;...
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Kim Lenton
Mar 23, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Bawcock
Bawcock (noun) baw·cock | \ ˈbȯ-ˌkäk \ Definition of bawcock archaic : a fine fellow "Lindsay's partner is a bawcock."...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Mar 16, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Allyship
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Allyship ". Allyship (noun, mid 1800s, Dictionary.com’s 2021 Word Of The...
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Kim Lenton
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Scurryfunge
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Kim has presented the word "Scurryfunge". She sourced it from a post by Maks Viktor Antiquarian Books,...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Peristeronic
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Peristeronic ". peristeronic (adjective, earliest documented use in 1868) ...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Feb 23, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Amirite
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Amirite". amirite (slang, added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in 2021):...
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Lindsay Schwietz
Feb 16, 20221 min read
Word Wednesday: Merkin
On this weeks Word Wednesday, Lindsay has presented the word "Merkin". Merkin noun a piece of artificial hair used for covering the...
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