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NOAD Word of the Week - nam pla
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0400
Word:
nam pla, n.
Thai term for fish sauce.
Weird & Wonderful Word of the Week - semordnilap
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0400
Word:
semordnilap [sem-ORD-nih-lap]
a word that spells a different word when written backwards ("semordnilap" is "palindromes" spelled backwards). "Drawer" is a semordnilap, because backwards it spells reward. If this makes you uneasy, you might have aibohphobia, ‘fear of palindromes.’
Am. Slang Word of the Week - momo
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0400
Word:
momo, n. [perh. redup. of "moron"; perh. fr. dial. It. "mammoccio" 'stupid rascal']
a stupid or useless person; blockhead.
