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Word Nerds: Vocabularians Jest Having Fun


It’s summer and with it comes some vocabulary reflecting this season.

craic: fun and entertainment, especially good conversation and company.

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noctilucent: (of high-altitude clouds) visible during the short night of the summer.

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refulgent: shining brightly; radiant; gleaming.

coruscate: to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.

gullywasher: a usually short, heavy rainstorm.

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petrichor: a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.

quotidian: daily.

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jouissance: pleasure; enjoyment.

beek: to bask or warm in sunshine 

foudroyant: sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling.

frabjous: wonderful, elegant, superb.

foozle: play clumsily.

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3 thoughts on “Word Nerds: Vocabularians Jest Having Fun

  1. Aye, we had us a real gullywasher t’other day, yet not an hour later twas refulgent and we did beek and craic fer joy!

  2. ‘Craic’ sounds nothing like it means, but ‘noctilucent’ is just right.

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