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[omelette'smom]

I played scrabble with my son and he beat my...He kept making up words and they ended up being "real" words. I figured it would be fun to learn a new word a day (or something like that) Add a word and give a definition.

(The prize points triple word score=)
WONK-n. an overly studious student
(it doesn't even sound real!!)

 

[chickencoop31320]

Pusillanimous

Adjective

Meaning: To be ignobly lacking in courage: chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, dastardly, faint-hearted, lily-livered, unmanly.

Slang: chicken, gutless, yellow, yellow-bellied.

 

[omelette'smom]

Okay, guess this is lame.

But I am putting down another fake real word
ZONK-v. To stupefy
these are 2 words my ds will never let me forget!

 

[Liza]

I love this thread!

This is one of my favorite words and I have copied it out of Webster on line to share.

1fil·lip
Pronunciation: \\ˈfi-ləp\\
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: probably of imitative origin
Date: 15th century
1 a: to make a filliping motion with b: to strike or tap with a fillip <filliped him on the nose>
2: to project quickly by or as if by a fillip <fillip crumbs off the table>
3: stimulate <with this to fillip his spirits — Robert Westerby>