Wacky Word Wednesday is a weekly celebration of some of the wackiest and most interesting words from around the world. Language lovers, translators, and localization fanatics — this is the place for you.
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Wacky Word Wednesday is back, and this week we bring you tales of a creature so utterly fantastical, you’ll believe we’ve gone completely bonkers. And while it is in-no-way-shape-or-form connected to the 1969 Hanna-Barbera Scooby-Doo cartoon, this minor detail doesn’t stop us from making more than a few references, because, why not?
Hi everyone! We’re back with another Wacky Word Wednesday. If you’re a foodie of any degree or just like learning new words, check out today’s post to read more about verjuice, an acidic concoction used during medieval times for culinary and medicinal purposes. Learn more about how the word has transformed over the years at Simply CSOFT!
Learn something new today with Wacky Word Wednesday! Today’s word is considered by some to be the “pioneer word for gadget,” used widely during the New Deal, and which may have been derived from the word that describes a Boy Scout’s “neckerchief fastener.” Still got questions? Stop on by to read all about it!
In love and friendship, the most important people in our lives will forgive us our foibles. But in war, a foible is a dangerous thing that can lead to death or worse if your swordplay isn’t up to snuff. Stop on by Simply CSOFT for today’s Wacky Word Wednesday, where we discuss the origins of the word “foible” and its relationship to swords. See you there!
