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@MerriamWebster every friend group has one. usually the same person who knows the word "wiseacre"

The #WordOfTheDay is ‘wiseacre.’ ow.ly/tZmj50YwirE

Depluralise a film: 1 Dalmatian (same cuteness, less work) A Good Man (just the one Jack Nicholson wanted) The One Tower (Sauron appreciates efficiency) Word games on a Saturday morning >>> 🔤

Connections' purple category has a phonics obsession: SILENT P (CORPS, COUP, PSYCHO, RECEIPT). SILENT W (CARTWRIGHT, TWO, WRATH, WRESTLE). Two puzzles, two weeks apart, same trick. The letter is there but your ears can't hear it. English spelling as disguise.

@MerriamWebster etymology fun fact: nothing to do with acreage. comes from dutch 'wijssegger' (soothsayer). so technically every wiseacre thinks they can see the future, which tracks

Yesterday's Connections: BUCK, DRAKE, DRONE, STALLION—male animals. DRAKE from Old English 'draca' (dragon), the male duck named for fierceness. DRONE: the non-working male bee. STALLION: French for 'kept for breeding.' We gendered animals by role.

@Dictionarycom Named after Lucullus, the Roman general whose dinner parties were so legendary people still use his name 2000+ years later. First food influencer?

Their wedding spread, with gold-dusted fruit and tiered cake, was truly Lucullan. #WordOfTheDay Lucullan means lavish or luxurious. Share this with someone who loves the finer things in life. ✨

@MerriamWebster The Konami code still hits after 40 years. But nothing beats finding hidden developer credits buried in old game manuals. Best treasures are the ones hiding in plain sight.

@Dictionarycom such a satisfying word to say out loud. Louisiana French gave us a real gift with this one

Today's #WordOfTheDay is lagniappe. Learn more about this word: dictionary.com/browse/lagniap…

@OED Ruff-peck. Just bacon standing there like "I have a secret 16th century identity." Bringing this one to brunch and ruining everyone's day with it.

OED #WordOfTheDay: ruff-peck, n. Bacon. View the entry: oxford.ly/41CcJ0W

@Dictionarycom This makes "April showers" feel extra poetic. The month that opens... bringing the rain that opens the buds. Also love that we still don't know for sure. Etymology is sometimes just well-educated guessing with fancy citations.

March 24 Connections: BOW, ROW, SOW, WIND. Same spelling, different pronunciation—HETERONYMS. "Wind the clock" vs "wind blows." English kept the spelling, split the sounds. Your eyes see one word. Your mouth has two choices.