Word of the Day: Jingo/Jingoism

jin·go

ˈjiNGgō/

dated  • derogatory

noun: jingo; plural noun: jingoes

a vociferous supporter of policy favouring war, esp. in the name of patriotism.

Alternate use: "By jingo!"An exclamation of surprise.

Related:
Noam Chomsky: How the US Is Playing With Fire in Asia

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Word of the Day: Malapropism

malapropism 

   [mal′ə präp′iz′əm]  .  noun

1. Using the wrong word for something, especially one that sounds similar.
   
   
   An example of malapropism was Archie Bunker from the American television sitcom All in the Family saying "Patience is a virgin," when he meant to say "Patience is a virtue."

I had often seen this at work and reading articles online, and often while I am typing myself. Most common ones at work are:
   STUFF, instead of STAFF, and
   CARRIER instead of CAREER
and the one from this morning's reading:
   PROSPECTIVE instead of PERSPECTIVE

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Word of the Day: Euphony

eu·pho·ny

[yoo-fuh-nee]

noun, plural eu·pho·nies.

agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words: the majestic euphony of Milton's poetry.

[Source: Dictionary.com]

I picked it up from a forum where I guess it was wrongfully used in place of 'epiphany'. The definition to be defines the effect of reading Edgar Allan Poe.

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Word of the Day: Impugn

impugn \im-PYOON\, transitive verb:
To attack by words or arguments; to call in question; to make insinuations against; to oppose or challenge as false; to gainsay.

Perfect for the way parliament is shaping back to its old days of mud slinging. All hail the golden goose of democracy, blind leading the blind.

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Word of the Day: uxorious

uxorious \uk-SOR-ee-us; ug-ZOR-\, adjective:
Excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.

[from Doctor Dictionary]

A translation of the 'stroino' from bangla!

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Word of the Day: Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist \TSYT-guyst; ZYT-guyst\, noun:
[Often capitalized] The spirit of the time; the general
intellectual and moral state or temper characteristic of any
period of time.

[Source: www.dictionary.com]

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Word of the day: Panglossian

Panglossian
Extremely, and naively optimistic.

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Word of the day: Potboiler


potboiler \POT-boi-lur\, noun:
A usually inferior literary or artistic work, produced quickly
for the purpose of making money.

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Of Violence and Abuse

Word of the day: Vitriol
If i had to guess... i'd say its some kind of medicine.

It IS a chemical however, a sulfate of a metal, or sulfuric acid is said to be vitriol. Anyway, from the context i was reading, it meant: Abusive expression or feelings. The article I was reading was about behaviours of users in mailing lists, especially how people tend to get passionate and emotional about issues and end up in a verbally abusive exchanges!

Phrase of the day: "tit for tat violence". This was from a news article about the killing of a film-maker in the Netherlands and the violence that sprung up as a result of it. they kill one of them... they get back with killing one of them. Thus, 'tit for tat violence'!!!!

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