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moon (verb) behave or move listlessly

moon, v. ▸ behave or move listlessly

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#Fandom antedating of the day for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "neopro", a new professional writer, from Robert Silverberg in 1967 to Bob Tucker in 1960.

https://sfdictionary.com/view/2584/neopro

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Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction: neopro Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

#Fandom antedating of the day for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "neopro", a new professional writer, from Robert Silverberg in 1967 to Bob Tucker in 1960.

sfdictionary.com/view/2584/ne...

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I ride a pataphor
to the Land of Nod,
strange dreams til morn,
awake to stranger reality

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#dictionary #wordoftheday
#landofnod
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry
#sleep

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There are actually two spellings and meanings of this word: Discreet - tactful, private (Please be discreet.)
Discrete - distinct, separate (discrete piles of mail)
#words #vocabulary #dictionary #grammar #grammardiva #books

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More Webster Arrivals.

#captainsbook #iowacity #webster #dictionary

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sublunary (adjective) belonging to this world as contrasted with better or more spiritual one

sublunary, adj. ▸ belonging to this world as contrasted with better or more spiritual one

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Unusually important antedating o'the day for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "time-travel" v., from 1933 to 1928. (OED has 1937.) (Also cleaned up the rest of the entry.)

https://sfdictionary.com/view/486/time-travel

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Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction: time travel Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

Unusually important antedating o'the day for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "time-travel" v., from 1933 to 1928. (OED has 1937.) (Also cleaned up the rest of the entry.)

sfdictionary.com/view/486/tim...

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Condone actually means "to accept or allow, generally something bad." It is often mistaken to mean "to approve of." #vocabulary #dictionary #words #grammar #grammardiva #grammarbooks

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I wouldn't be caught DEAD
making a comparison
of THAT caparison,
how gauche, UGH, such dread.

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#dictionary #wordoftheday
#caparison
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry
#itsnotjustabouthorses

www.dictionary.com/browse/capar...

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There’s something about flicking through the pages of a dictionary to get a spelling that typing on a keyboard of touchscreen doesn’t replicate. It forces the need to think through the spelling, and whether it’s spelt line it sounds! #writer #englishspelling #dictionary

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If you write anything from reports to websites, you'll find considerable and oddly enjoyable help with the free tool Beyondosaurus.com. ( #writing, #author, #authoring, #writer, #reports, #wordsmith, #thesaurus, #dictionary, #writingTool, #memoir, #written, #webmaster)

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Beyondosaurus.com, the free site that goes beyond what any thesaurus can do had a small picture display bug that was fixed today. ( #thesaurus, #dictionary, #English, #language, #authoring, #writing, #speechWriting, #reportWriting, #copyWriting, #comedyWriting, #fictionWriting)

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Beyondosaurus goes beyond what any thesaurus can do. It's free and complete at beyondosaurus.com ( #writer, #author, #writing, #English, #language, #authoring, #research, #thesaurus, #dictionary, #EnglishLanguage, #definitions, #writersBlock)

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lunatic (noun) extremely irrational, eccentric, or foolish person

lunatic, n. ▸ extremely irrational, eccentric, or foolish person

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Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction: fan film Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

#Fandom antedating of the day for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "fan film", a film made by fans, from 1961 to 1956 (in reference to the same film).

sfdictionary.com/view/2478/fa...

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Did you know? "Bemused" means confused or puzzled. It does not mean "amused." #vocabulary #dictionary #grammartip #grammar #grammardiva #books

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pouring hearts to ogle
serving you our pulsing beats
is no boondoggle
we do so freely
it is our gift to give

(but tips are nice to live 😉)

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#dictionary #wordoftheday
#boondoggle
#havenspark
#poetry #poet
#folkpoetry
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Due to user error
(my hashtags got all in a dither)
today's posts (you now see)
are perfected palimpsests.
(Delete is a beautiful word.)

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#dictionary #wordoftheday
#palimpsest
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry
#oops

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If I ponder hard enough,
might I reify
dinner from thin air?

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#dictionary #wordoftheday
#reify
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry

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schnook (noun) foolish or naive person

schnook, n. ▸ foolish or naive person

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#Fandom antedating of the day for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "conreport", from 1953 to Ray Nelson in 1949.

https://sfdictionary.com/view/429/conreport

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Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction: conreport Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

#Fandom antedating of the day for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction: "conreport", from 1953 to Ray Nelson in 1949.

sfdictionary.com/view/429/con...

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Awful - Originally meant "awe-inspiring" but now mistakenly used to mean always "bad." #vocabulary #dictionary #confusedwords #grammar #bigwords101

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LUCULLAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com LUCULLAN definition: (especially of banquets, parties, etc.) marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous. See examples of Lucullan used in a sentence.

Come by the cottage
for a Lucullan banquet!
Ritz crackers, Aldi cheese

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#dictionary #wordoftheday
#Lucullan
#havenspark
#poetry
#folkpoetry

www.dictionary.com/browse/lucul...

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WORD MAN: SOLIPSISTIC 🔵Solipsistic - Solipsism Meaning - Solipsistically Examples - Solipsistic Definition- Formal English Donald Trump was just described as SO...

#words WORD MAN: SOLIPSISTIC #solipsistic #meanings #dictionary #definitions
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#stgeorge killing a #dragon was so big that they put it on a coin!

#wordoftheday #dictionary #wordnerd @spejampar.bsky.social

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goober (noun) foolish person

goober, n. ▸ foolish person

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