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boondoggle
Pronounced: BOON-dah-gull, noun Notes: I’ve heard this word used, but I did not know the correct meaning Yesterday’s word The word unshirted means First usage Our word came into English in the 1930s Background / Comments As noted yesterday, our word does not mean shirtless, which means “poor”. There is another word “shirty” that means…
unshirted
Pronounced: un-SURE-tid, adj Notes: This word is not the same as “shirtless” Yesterday’s word The word indite means First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1300s Background / Comments As I noted yesterday, our word is a homophone of “indict” (to charge with a crime). Our word is the older, and, in fact,…
indite
Pronounced: in-DITE, verb Notes: I believe this is a homophone of “indict”, and I got this word confused with that one Yesterday’s word The word zounds is an interjection that expresses surprise or indignation. First usage Our word came into English in the late 1500s Background / Comments I have only heard this expression on…
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