Pam Webb

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Word Nerds: Yes, that is a word…


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Your search for that precise descriptor has ended with this batch of discovered words. I must admit I am familiar with “twaddle” and have come across “quidnunc” no doubt due to those old English mystery novels from the forties that I favor.

kyoodle: to bark or yelp noisily or foolishly

gloze: to explain away

twaddle: silly, tedious talk or writing

otiose: serving no practical purpose or result

recondite: relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure

parlous: full of danger or uncertainty

drouk: to drench

elucubrate: to produce (something) by long and intensive effort

opprobrium: harsh criticism or censure

quidnunc: person who seeks to know all the latest news or gossip

I need to find a way to work “kyoodle” into a conversation.

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5 thoughts on “Word Nerds: Yes, that is a word…

  1. Oh, dear, I fear I gloze far too often, and may therefore be percieved as a tedious twaddler!

  2. I’m glad I’m not a quidnunc.

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