Wondrous Words Wednesday
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I found two words in an uncorrected proof of TO BE WHERE YOU ARE by Jan Karon.
1. lych-gates – “Following the reception, congregants passed through the lych-gates into the luminous October afternoon and the splendor of Acer fubrum come fully into its highest calling.”
A lych-gate is a roofed gateway to a churchyard.
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2. derp – “No, the derp vet who had no vested interest in any of this — he would run after the blasted cow.”
Derp means foolishness or stupidity.
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
I would have to say that my weakest areas of vocabulary are in architecture and warfare. Why are there are always so many words in those areas I’ve never heard of?
https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-200-happiest-words-in-literature.html
Thanks for the pic – explains a lot!
Hmmm…deep is interesting and could be used easily!
Nope and nope.
I knew lynch-gates, but never heard of derp.
The loch-gate is lovely – both the word and the picture.
It’s very funny that you mentioned derp today… my teens use it a lot, like “They were just derping around in the hall.” Looks like they are using the term correctly!
Thanks for the picture.
Great words. I came in contact with the word Derp about 4-5 years ago from my friend Taryn. LOVE IT. The other word is lovely. Cheers.
Derp is a good one! Unlike Julia T., I’ve never heard it before.
I’ve never heard of either of those words. Derp is hilarious though!
I’d not heard of the first. I’ve herd derp but definitely not used how they did in that sentence. Interesting.