Word of the Day: Fatuous
Today's Word of the Day describes silly and pointless things, people, attitudes, etc. I lifted it from Zadie Smith's 2000 blockbuster...
Word of the Day: Didactic
The word of the day relates to teaching... and talking down to. I got it from Harlan Coben's page-turning, thriller The Stranger. He uses...
Word of the Day: Rapacious
Rapacious is the word of the day and a perfect one for filming in front of the fridge. I am taking this word from Milkman, Anna Burns's...
Word of the Day: Saturnine
Today's word of the day was inspired by the gloomy, rainy start to the week and Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize winning novel The...
Word of the Day: Poupée
Mispronouncing this word can cause a whole lot of unwanted crap. In today's word of the day video, I discuss the meaning of poupée, how...
Word of the Day: Smut
In Today's Word of the Day I discuss the original definition of smut. No indecent material is required to explain this sense of the word,...
Word of the Day: Nosferatic
This devilish word comes from a strange and intriguing tale of copyright infringement concerning a particularly famous vampire. I got it...
Word of the Day: Antiseptic
Today's word of the day has become all too common during the coronavirus pandemic. However, its use in Joe Clifford's wonderful book, The...
Word of the Day: Pablum
In the run-up to Her Three Lives release, I'm highlighting a new word each day as well as the author who used it. Today, I'm talking...
Word of the Day: Amygdalin
In the run-up to the release of Her Three Lives, I'm sharing my love of words and books with short videos about a new word that I learned...
