Wondrous Words Wednesday
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I found several new to me words in National Geographic Kids BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW! many of which are explained in the sentences that contain them.
1. tsundoku – “In Japanese, the word tsundoku refers to buying books that you don’t actually read.”
Even though this isn’t an English word, I decided to include it since I can totally relate to it.
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2. snirt – “‘Snirt’ is slang for snow combined with dirt.”
Snow generally doesn’t stick around for long down here so I wasn’t familiar with this word.
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3. drupe – “Maybe the most interesting is that there’s a third category of nuts called drupes.”
A drupe is a fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone containing the seed such as a plum, cherry, almond, or olive. I’m a big fan of drupes!
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What words do you want to celebrate today?
Definitely guilty of tsundoku…
Is really such a thing a books you don’t need? LOL It must be a universal language.
I had no clue on any of them! But it’s interesting that Tsundoku is 1 letter (I think) different from the popular game. I like the definition, though.
LOL…I like SNIRT!!
Thanks for sharing.
These are tricky words!
I can relate to the word tsundoku too.
I saw a lot of snirt when I lived in Ohio.
I’m a big fan of drupes too.
Great words this week!!! All new to me.
Love these words! Especially tsundoku!
Hmm, sure am guilty of number 1! And I live in Minnesota, and don’t use snirt in everyday conversation.
I should definitely make an effort to remember tsundoku! I can relate to smirt. We have some now!