Every week, I add a word of the week to my Facebook page. Sometimes they’re words I don’t know, sometimes they’re words I know with unusual etymology, and sometimes they’re just words that sound nice (and, very occasionally, they’re words I’ve found after sticking my finger in the dictionary). I’ve collated them all here for your viewing pleasure.
A note on the order of the posts
These are in the order I posted them on Facebook. Sometimes they have topical references, which might not make sense if you’re reading this in the future. Sorry about that. I’ve grouped them by month here (which does draw attention to the fact that I do miss the odd week – I’m sorry about that too).
(Oh, and the lovely quote at the top of this page is from a book called ‘Landmarks’ by Robert Macfarlane. It’s provided the inspiration for lots of these words of the week.)
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April 2024
- 24 Apr 2024 magniloquent 24 Apr 2024
- 17 Apr 2024 parchment 17 Apr 2024
- 10 Apr 2024 eclipse 10 Apr 2024
- 4 Apr 2024 bellwether 4 Apr 2024
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March 2024
- 27 Mar 2024 mundivagant 27 Mar 2024
- 21 Mar 2024 marionette 21 Mar 2024
- 13 Mar 2024 anodyne 13 Mar 2024
- 6 Mar 2024 haggard 6 Mar 2024
- February 2024
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January 2024
- 31 Jan 2024 barbarian 31 Jan 2024
- 24 Jan 2024 gaslight 24 Jan 2024
- 17 Jan 2024 scuttlebutt 17 Jan 2024
- 10 Jan 2024 barmecide 10 Jan 2024
- 3 Jan 2024 serendipity 3 Jan 2024
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December 2023
- 20 Dec 2023 yule 20 Dec 2023
- 13 Dec 2023 monster 13 Dec 2023
- 6 Dec 2023 rebarbative 6 Dec 2023
- November 2023
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October 2023
- 25 Oct 2023 sarcophagus 25 Oct 2023
- 19 Oct 2023 lemma 19 Oct 2023
- 11 Oct 2023 dashboard 11 Oct 2023
- 4 Oct 2023 recalcitrant 4 Oct 2023
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September 2023
- 27 Sep 2023 bletting 27 Sep 2023
- 20 Sep 2023 salary 20 Sep 2023
- 13 Sep 2023 succinct 13 Sep 2023
- 6 Sep 2023 filibuster 6 Sep 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
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June 2023
- 21 Jun 2023 evanescence 21 Jun 2023
- 16 Jun 2023 trivia 16 Jun 2023
- 8 Jun 2023 algebra 8 Jun 2023
- May 2023
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April 2023
- 27 Apr 2023 tchotchke 27 Apr 2023
- 20 Apr 2023 grist 20 Apr 2023
- 13 Apr 2023 cakewalk 13 Apr 2023
- 5 Apr 2023 condolence 5 Apr 2023
- March 2023
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February 2023
- 24 Feb 2023 berserk 24 Feb 2023
- 15 Feb 2023 botuliform 15 Feb 2023
- 8 Feb 2023 amok 8 Feb 2023
- 1 Feb 2023 myrmecophilous 1 Feb 2023
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January 2023
- 26 Jan 2023 tartle 26 Jan 2023
- December 2022
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November 2022
- 23 Nov 2022 psychomanteum 23 Nov 2022
- 7 Nov 2022 zugunruhe 7 Nov 2022
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October 2022
- 26 Oct 2022 proprioception 26 Oct 2022
- 21 Oct 2022 picayune 21 Oct 2022
- 6 Oct 2022 vocable 6 Oct 2022
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September 2022
- 28 Sep 2022 ketchup 28 Sep 2022
- 21 Sep 2022 haywire 21 Sep 2022
- 14 Sep 2022 solivagant 14 Sep 2022
- 8 Sep 2022 carceral 8 Sep 2022
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August 2022
- 31 Aug 2022 kowtow 31 Aug 2022
- 24 Aug 2022 juggernaut 24 Aug 2022
- 17 Aug 2022 boondocks 17 Aug 2022
- 10 Aug 2022 prosody 10 Aug 2022
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July 2022
- 26 Jul 2022 cathedral 26 Jul 2022
- 13 Jul 2022 extremophile 13 Jul 2022
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June 2022
- 27 Jun 2022 cacafuego 27 Jun 2022
- 16 Jun 2022 jiggery-pokery 16 Jun 2022
- 8 Jun 2022 gerrymandering 8 Jun 2022
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May 2022
- 26 May 2022 pognophile 26 May 2022
- 18 May 2022 biddy 18 May 2022
- 11 May 2022 capricious 11 May 2022
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April 2022
- 27 Apr 2022 peristeronic 27 Apr 2022
- 20 Apr 2022 penthouse 20 Apr 2022
- 13 Apr 2022 moxie 13 Apr 2022
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March 2022
- 30 Mar 2022 roorback 30 Mar 2022
- 23 Mar 2022 geek 23 Mar 2022
- 16 Mar 2022 nidification 16 Mar 2022
- 3 Mar 2022 wheelhouse 3 Mar 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
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November 2021
- 24 Nov 2021 matutolypea 24 Nov 2021
- 10 Nov 2021 inaptronym 10 Nov 2021
- 3 Nov 2021 samhainophobia 3 Nov 2021
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October 2021
- 25 Oct 2021 bezoar 25 Oct 2021
- 13 Oct 2021 gird 13 Oct 2021
- 8 Oct 2021 steganography 8 Oct 2021
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September 2021
- 29 Sep 2021 physiognotrace 29 Sep 2021
- 17 Sep 2021 inimical 17 Sep 2021
- 1 Sep 2021 majuscule 1 Sep 2021
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August 2021
- 25 Aug 2021 avatar 25 Aug 2021
- 10 Aug 2021 agathokakological 10 Aug 2021
- July 2021
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June 2021
- 23 Jun 2021 hocus-pocus 23 Jun 2021
- 16 Jun 2021 illeist 16 Jun 2021
- 2 Jun 2021 deadline 2 Jun 2021
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May 2021
- 26 May 2021 avant-garde 26 May 2021
- 19 May 2021 sanguine 19 May 2021
- 12 May 2021 eavesdrop 12 May 2021
- 6 May 2021 doryphore 6 May 2021
- April 2021
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March 2021
- 31 Mar 2021 borborygmus 31 Mar 2021
- 26 Mar 2021 astrobleme 26 Mar 2021
- 18 Mar 2021 adamant 18 Mar 2021
- 12 Mar 2021 ingurgitate 12 Mar 2021
- 3 Mar 2021 stellify 3 Mar 2021
- February 2021
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January 2021
- 21 Jan 2021 janitor 21 Jan 2021
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December 2020
- 21 Dec 2020 lalochezia 21 Dec 2020
- 5 Dec 2020 forensic 5 Dec 2020
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November 2020
- 25 Nov 2020 ultracrepidarian 25 Nov 2020
- 18 Nov 2020 disaster 18 Nov 2020
- 12 Nov 2020 relict 12 Nov 2020
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October 2020
- 29 Oct 2020 palimpsest 29 Oct 2020
- 22 Oct 2020 anachronism 22 Oct 2020
- 12 Oct 2020 assassin 12 Oct 2020
- September 2020
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August 2020
- 26 Aug 2020 ostracise 26 Aug 2020
- 21 Aug 2020 tenterhooks 21 Aug 2020
- 12 Aug 2020 kakistocracy 12 Aug 2020
- 5 Aug 2020 nocebo 5 Aug 2020
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July 2020
- 30 Jul 2020 autological 30 Jul 2020
- 22 Jul 2020 loophole 22 Jul 2020
- 15 Jul 2020 contronym 15 Jul 2020
- 1 Jul 2020 pareidolia 1 Jul 2020
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June 2020
- 25 Jun 2020 hazard 25 Jun 2020
- 10 Jun 2020 gobbledygook 10 Jun 2020
- 2 Jun 2020 maverick 2 Jun 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
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February 2020
- 26 Feb 2020 mountweazel 26 Feb 2020
- 20 Feb 2020 sycophant 20 Feb 2020
- 12 Feb 2020 tanka 12 Feb 2020
- 5 Feb 2020 licit 5 Feb 2020
- January 2020
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November 2019
- 27 Nov 2019 hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia 27 Nov 2019
- 20 Nov 2019 ghost 20 Nov 2019
- 13 Nov 2019 benighted 13 Nov 2019
- 7 Nov 2019 endling 7 Nov 2019
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October 2019
- 30 Oct 2019 burnsides 30 Oct 2019
- 23 Oct 2019 ambivert 23 Oct 2019
- 16 Oct 2019 lukewarm 16 Oct 2019
- 9 Oct 2019 metathesis 9 Oct 2019
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September 2019
- 25 Sep 2019 fanfaronade 25 Sep 2019
- 18 Sep 2019 quintessential 18 Sep 2019
- 11 Sep 2019 clue 11 Sep 2019
- 4 Sep 2019 quarantine 4 Sep 2019
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August 2019
- 21 Aug 2019 skeuomorph 21 Aug 2019
- 14 Aug 2019 apotropaic 14 Aug 2019
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July 2019
- 31 Jul 2019 poppycock 31 Jul 2019
- 24 Jul 2019 calescent 24 Jul 2019
- 16 Jul 2019 puce 16 Jul 2019
- 10 Jul 2019 thagomizer 10 Jul 2019
- 2 Jul 2019 omphaloskepsis 2 Jul 2019
- June 2019
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May 2019
- 29 May 2019 inchoate 29 May 2019
- 22 May 2019 sluttery 22 May 2019
- 15 May 2019 thalassophobia 15 May 2019
- 8 May 2019 eucatastrophe 8 May 2019
- 1 May 2019 ecdysiast 1 May 2019
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April 2019
- 24 Apr 2019 absquatulate 24 Apr 2019
- 17 Apr 2019 chiliad 17 Apr 2019
- 10 Apr 2019 catafalque 10 Apr 2019
- 3 Apr 2019 hubris 3 Apr 2019
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March 2019
- 27 Mar 2019 widdershins 27 Mar 2019
- 20 Mar 2019 boycott 20 Mar 2019
- 6 Mar 2019 adumbrate 6 Mar 2019
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February 2019
- 27 Feb 2019 lemur 27 Feb 2019
- 20 Feb 2019 equiparate 20 Feb 2019
- 13 Feb 2019 erinaceous 13 Feb 2019
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January 2019
- 30 Jan 2019 frigorific 30 Jan 2019
- 23 Jan 2019 etymology 23 Jan 2019
- 16 Jan 2019 mycology 16 Jan 2019
- 9 Jan 2019 zetabetical 9 Jan 2019
- 2 Jan 2019 galanthophile 2 Jan 2019
- December 2018
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November 2018
- 28 Nov 2018 gallimaufry 28 Nov 2018
- 21 Nov 2018 denizen 21 Nov 2018
- 14 Nov 2018 bowdlerise 14 Nov 2018
- 7 Nov 2018 bolus 7 Nov 2018
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October 2018
- 31 Oct 2018 pumpkin 31 Oct 2018
- 24 Oct 2018 scurryfunge 24 Oct 2018
- 17 Oct 2018 collywobbles 17 Oct 2018
- 10 Oct 2018 demiurge 10 Oct 2018
- 3 Oct 2018 termagant 3 Oct 2018
- September 2018
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August 2018
- 29 Aug 2018 star-crossed 29 Aug 2018
- 22 Aug 2018 paraphernalia 22 Aug 2018
- 15 Aug 2018 skive 15 Aug 2018
- 9 Aug 2018 causerie 9 Aug 2018
- 1 Aug 2018 defenestrate 1 Aug 2018
- July 2018
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June 2018
- 28 Jun 2018 prognathous 28 Jun 2018
- 21 Jun 2018 avocado 21 Jun 2018
- 13 Jun 2018 whiffler 13 Jun 2018
- 7 Jun 2018 clodpole 7 Jun 2018
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May 2018
- 31 May 2018 tweener 31 May 2018
- 23 May 2018 prebendary 23 May 2018
- 16 May 2018 femtometre 16 May 2018
- 9 May 2018 shibboleth 9 May 2018
- 3 May 2018 anthropoglot 3 May 2018
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April 2018
- 26 Apr 2018 dimorphous 26 Apr 2018
- 18 Apr 2018 tubercle 18 Apr 2018
- 11 Apr 2018 bugbear 11 Apr 2018
- 6 Apr 2018 whence 6 Apr 2018
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March 2018
- 28 Mar 2018 meme 28 Mar 2018
- 21 Mar 2018 equinox 21 Mar 2018
- 14 Mar 2018 masculate 14 Mar 2018
- 10 Mar 2018 skeletonise 10 Mar 2018
- 2 Mar 2018 blizzard 2 Mar 2018
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February 2018
- 21 Feb 2018 planetesimal 21 Feb 2018
- 15 Feb 2018 gyves 15 Feb 2018
- 8 Feb 2018 gatecrash 8 Feb 2018
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January 2018
- 31 Jan 2018 booze 31 Jan 2018
- 24 Jan 2018 anarcho-syndicalism 24 Jan 2018
- 17 Jan 2018 arpeggio 17 Jan 2018
- 3 Jan 2018 portmanteau 3 Jan 2018
- December 2017