http://word.oftheday.com.au/ Word of the Day en Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT info@oftheday.com.au info@oftheday.com.au http://word.oftheday.com.au/resistentialism-/ (ri-zis-TEN-shul-iz-um) noun 1. seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects. eg. - If your jacket pocket gets hooked on a door knob as you pass, both the door knob and... http://word.oftheday.com.au/resistentialism-/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/resistentialism-/ Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/aficionado/ (uh-fish-ee-uh-NAH-doh) noun A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity; a fan or devotee http://word.oftheday.com.au/aficionado/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/aficionado/ Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:16:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/tarantism/ (TAR-un-tizm) noun. An uncontrollable urge to dance. Tarantism is, allegedly, a deadly envenomation resulting from the bite of a kind of wolf spider called a "tarantula". The condition was common... http://word.oftheday.com.au/tarantism/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/tarantism/ Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:43:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/suckout/ (suck*out) noun In Texas Hold'em, if you have a strong poker hand that is beaten by another player who had a poor hand but got lucky or "hit their draw... http://word.oftheday.com.au/suckout/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/suckout/ Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:22:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/sambuca/ (sam*bu*ca) noun 1. ancient triangular stringed instrument. 2. Roman siege engine. 3. Sambuca is an elderberry and anise-flavoured, usually colourless liqueur. It is often referred to as white sambuca in... http://word.oftheday.com.au/sambuca/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/sambuca/ Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:34:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/transmogrify-/ (trans-MOG-ruh-fy) transitive verb: 1. to completely alter the form of something 2. To change into a different shape or to transform, often with bizarre or humorous effect. * This image... http://word.oftheday.com.au/transmogrify-/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/transmogrify-/ Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:22:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/spinners/ (spin*ner) noun. A spinner (sometimes spinna or spinnaz) is an automotive accessory, popular with the hip-hop community. They are wheel covers which spin independently of the wheel itself when the... http://word.oftheday.com.au/spinners/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/spinners/ Sun, 25 Jun 2006 23:36:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/salad-days/ (salad days) noun "Salad days" is an idiomatic expression, referring to a youthful time, accompanied by the inexperience, enthusiasm, idealism, innocence, or indiscretion that one associates with a young person... http://word.oftheday.com.au/salad-days/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/salad-days/ Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:17:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/billingsgate-/ (BIL-ingz-gayt) noun. profane, abusive language; coarse words "Billingsgate is the market where the fishwomen assemble to purchase fish; and where, in their dealings and disputes they are somewhat apt to... http://word.oftheday.com.au/billingsgate-/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/billingsgate-/ Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:06:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/phallic/ (phal*lic) adjective. The Latin word phallus (from the Greek phallos) and its derived adjective phallic, adopted in English and in many modern languages, refers to the penis. Any object that... http://word.oftheday.com.au/phallic/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/phallic/ Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:16:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/bravura/ (bruh-VYUR-uh) Noun. 1. (music) a highly technical or difficult piece, usually written for effect 2. a display of daring Adjective. overly showy; ostentatious *This image is licensed under Creative Commons... http://word.oftheday.com.au/bravura/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/bravura/ Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:56:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/stormy-petrel/ (STOR-mee-PET-ruhl). noun. 1.small seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, relatives of the petrels, feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface. 2. someone who brings discord or appears... http://word.oftheday.com.au/stormy-petrel/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/stormy-petrel/ Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:27:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/sophomore/ (soph*o*more) noun. In the US, a sophomore is normally used to refer to a second-year student at university, however it can refer to a 10th grade student at high school... http://word.oftheday.com.au/sophomore/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/sophomore/ Fri, 16 Jun 2006 02:11:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/schadenfreude/ (SHAHD-en-froy-duh) noun. Pleasure derived from the misofrtune of others. A "schadenfreudian slip" is when you fail to conceal this pleasure. * This image is in the public domain because its... http://word.oftheday.com.au/schadenfreude/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/schadenfreude/ Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:29:00 GMT http://word.oftheday.com.au/octothorpe/ (oc*to*thorpe) noun. An octothorpe is simply this symbol (#). In the United States of America, the symbol is traditionally called the pound sign. It goes by many other names around... http://word.oftheday.com.au/octothorpe/#comments http://word.oftheday.com.au/octothorpe/ Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:23:00 GMT