Wondrous Words Wednesday
May 29, 2019
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Feel free to get creative! If you want to play along, grab the button, write a post and come back and add your link to Mr. Linky!
I found a new word on Twitter last week.
1. stickybeak – “Never make the mistake of letting your pretty little nose turn into a great big stickybeak.” — Sydney Mail, 7 Sept. 16
Stickybeak is chiefly used in Australia and New Zealand but I love it and think I’ll start using it! It can mean a person who pries into the affairs of others and can also refer to the nose of said nosy person.
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What a fun word!
That’s a good word to use here, I think.
I kind of like that word, too!
I agree. That’s a great word.
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On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 12:01 AM Bermudaonion’s Weblog wrote:
> BermudaOnion posted: ” Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you > can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. > Feel free to get creative! If you want to play along, grab the button, > write a post and come back and add your link to Mr. ” >
Cool word. Where I am such a person would be said to be memelippy.
I love that word
Very amusing word! My word today is “endemic.”
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Stickybeak is a terrific word!!
Love it!
Oh my goodness! A word I can’t remembering having heard since my primary school days when it was a favourite term used by one of my teachers … I forget her name but can picture her as clear as day, her face is the face of some unfortunate pupil asking them if they thought it big/clever to be a stickybeak.
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I guess the word makes sense but I’d never heard of it. I’m sure you know a few people that you could call that! We all do!