Pronounced: VUHR-juhr, noun
Notes: Another word you might be able to guess one of the definitions
Yesterday’s word
The word sitzkrieg is “a period of war marked by little or no active hostilities”
First usage
Our word came into English in the 1940s
Background / Comments
If you thought that the word was related to “blitzkrieg” — you are correct. The German word sitzen (to sit) combined with Krieg (war). If you remember World War II history, you’ll remember that Germany invaded Poland in Sep 1939. France and Britain declared war, but didn’t do much until May of 1940. This period was called the sitting war, or sitzkrieg. It was also called the Phoney War, the Twilight War, and the Bore War (a pun on “Boer Wars”).
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