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.

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

refulgent: shining brightly; radiant; gleaming.
coruscate: to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.
gullywasher: a usually short, heavy rainstorm.

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

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.





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!
‘Craic’ sounds nothing like it means, but ‘noctilucent’ is just right.
I know some, of the words almost sounds opposite of how they sound.