Pronounced: JOOB-ur-us, adj
Notes: Not a word I’ve run across
Yesterday’s word
The word slimsy means “flimsy; frail”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
We don’t really know why some words stick around and others don’t. Our word, a blending of slim and flimsy, reached peak popularity in the early 1900s, but isn’t heard much these days… unless enough people try to bring it back.
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