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Pronounced: koom, noun Notes: Not a typo! Yesterday’s word The word rebarbative means “repellant; irritating” First usage Our word came into English in the late 1800s Background / Comments It is neat to have another word for “irritating”! Our word came from the middle French word rebarber (to oppose; confront) — literally, “to go beard…
rebarbative
Pronounced: rih-BAR-buh-tihv, adj Notes: Another good word that can be used Yesterday’s phrase The phrase felix culpa means “an error or disaster that has fortunate consequences” First usage Our phrase came into English in the 1910s Background / Comments So, “felix” does not mean “cat” – there was an old cartoon called Felix the Cat…
felix culpa
Pronounced: FAY-licks KOOL-pah (alt: FEE-licks KOOL-pah; FAY-licks KUHL-pah; FEE-licks KUHL-pah), noun Notes: I saw the “felix” part of the phrase and thought it was related. Note that the plural is “feelix culpae” Yesterday’s word The word calliope means the Greek Muse of heroic poetry (capitalized) a musical instrument resembling an organ and consisting of a…
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