Cartoon – Podictionary Word of the Day
The Podictionary word of the week is cartoon.
Suit – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “suit”.
Loot – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “loot”.
Mess – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “mess”.
Yacht – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “yacht”.
Climax – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “climax”.
Anathema – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “Anathema.”
Mildew – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the day is “mildew”.
W – Podictionary Word of the Day
It seems strange that in English we call W ‘double-U’ while in French its ‘double-V’. It’s usually written to resemble two Vs, rather than two Us. At Urbandictionary, the entry for W contains plenty of slurs against George Bush, and those who decided to have 3-Ws as the start of a web address.
Magnet – Podictionary Word of the Day
The OED refers to two men; Pliny and Nicander—in its etymology for the word magnet. Pliny was a Roman who lived in the 1st century and wrote the ‘Natural History’. Nicander was a Greek, who lived 300 years earlier. It’s very useful in figuring out how past peoples thought of the world around them.
Truffle – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “truffle”.
Beef – Podictionary Word of the Day
A teenager I know was recently at a weekend party up at a lake. Two of the girls there had an altercation and one pushed the other off the wharf and into the water. This was reported to me in the following terms: “Suzie and Nancy really had beef.” This was a new one on me. Did they share a steak?
Croissant – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “croissant.”
Richard Dawkins: Podcast Week Three
Richard Dawkins talks about the origin of his selfish gene theory.
Cyberspace – Podictionary Word of the Day
Our podictionary podcast of the week.
Kettle – Podictionary Word of the Day
A look at the word “kettle”.