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Saturday, October 02, 2021

In other words, feminine and masculine

  • alogical, adjective. Beyond the scope of logic or logical reasoning; not determined or guarded by logic or rationality; non-logical. Cf. illogical.
  • anti-vaxxer, noun. An individual who distrusts or is opposed to vaccination, especially a parent who refuses to have a child vaccinated.
  • bogeyman (aka the bogeyman), noun. An imaginary evil spirit, referred to typically to frighten children.
  • bonny clabber, noun (UK). Milk that has naturally clotted on souring.
  • busybodyism, noun. Behaviour characteristic of a busybody; acting as a busybody, meddling.
  • feminine, adjective. Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with women; the female sex or gender; a female person.
  • genteelism, noun. Affectedly polite or refined behavior, attitudes, or characteristics, esp. when intended as a sign of superior social status.
  • gentilism, noun. The quality of being a gentile, especially heathenism; paganism.
  • gribble, adjective. Irritable, bad-tempered.
  • illogical, adjective. Not logical; contrary to or disregardful of the rules of logic; unreasoning. Cf. alogical.
  • intercept, verb (used with object). To take, seize, or halt; cut off from an intended destination; to see or overhear (e.g. a message meant for another); to stop or check.
  • masculine, adjective. Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men; the male sex or gender; a male person.
  • perfidy, noun. Deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery.
  • pro-vaxxer, noun. An individual who supports and advocates for vaccination, especially a parent who wants to have a child vaccinated.
  • septemfluous, adjective. Flowing in seven streams.
  • spiritdom, noun. The spirit world; a non-physical realm which incorporeal or disembodied spirits are considered to inhabit.
  • stet, verb. (used without object) Let it stand (used imperatively as a direction on a manuscript, printer’s proof, etc.); (used with object) To mark (a manuscript, printer’s proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
  • urbs, noun. A city as a technical entity or in contrast to a suburb, etc.
  • vaxxer, noun. See pro-vaxxer.
  • zest, noun. keen enjoyment; an enjoyably exciting quality; gusto.

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