> New favorite word: 'Pyt' https://t.co/4aVYlIS8jc di @ConversationUS [https://twitter.com/ConversationUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] — Edward H Cruickshank (@EddyCruickshank) May 17, 2019 [https://twitter.com/EddyCruickshank/status/1129294134211223553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
From The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows [http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com] > The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a compendium of invented words written by John Koenig. Each original definition aims to fill a hole in the language—to give a name to emotions we all might experience but don’t…
> “I always have a certain pile of books that never changes. I have to replace all of them at some point because they’ve gotten completely decrepit. Joan Didion, ‘The White Album.’ Ian Frazier, ‘Great Plains.’ ‘Giving Good Weight,’ John McPhee.” https://t.co/P5Y1J8SUe5 — The Paris Review (@parisreview)…
> 8 Professional Translators Choose Their Favorite 'Untranslatable' Words — https://t.co/o99ZdEXeKI pic.twitter.com/ZbOyv76nDZ [https://t.co/ZbOyv76nDZ] — Mental Floss (@mental_floss) September 10, 2018 [https://twitter.com/mental_floss/status/1039225248741294080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
> procrastibaking pp. Putting off an important or urgent task by baking. https://t.co/1M44Yj17d2 — Word Spy (@wordspy) June 27, 2018 [https://twitter.com/wordspy/status/1011989758191562755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
> SCOBY n. A gelatinous mass formed by the interaction of bacteria and yeast and used in the production of foods and beverages such as sourdough bread and kombucha. https://t.co/b0iQvlCguk — Word Spy (@wordspy) May 25, 2018 [https://twitter.com/wordspy/status/1000041454138425349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
> Use follows need. https://t.co/bV0CEd8Fqt — John Kelly (@mashedradish) April 13, 2018 [https://twitter.com/mashedradish/status/984820467860168705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] leads to > People are using the word 'kakistocracy' more than they used to. pic.twitter.com/Q7pgKcbytW [https://t.co/Q7pgKcbytW] — Katherine Connor…
> Sign me up. https://t.co/kxxqBNH9q9 — Austin Kleon (@austinkleon) December 15, 2017 [https://twitter.com/austinkleon/status/941676026580660225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] > Iceland has my favorite holiday tradition of all: Jolabokaflod, or the "Christmas Book Flood," where people give each other books on Christmas Eve…