[hahyd-bound] adjective narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible. oriented toward or confined to the past; extremely conservative. I’ve been exceptionally lucky to spend a lot of time with my grandparents over the last year between trips. I know not every gal in her twenties gets this luxury. After suffering a stroke last year and being diagnosed with dementia, my grandpa’s short term memory is nearly nonexistent. But everyContinue reading “hidebound.”
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logy.
[loh-gee] adjective, logier, logiest. lacking physical or mental energy or vitality; sluggish; dull; lethargic. I have had a logy heaviness lately. I think it started in Denver due to allergies and traffic and what was left of my energy faded away with every mile on the drive to Oklahoma City. My stay there was lovely, though I wish I had been more entertaining to myContinue reading “logy.”
rhapsodic.
[rap-sod-ik] adjective extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic. pertaining to, characteristic of, or of the nature or form of rhapsody. While driving through the Smoky Mountains to get to Asheville, green overwhelmed me until I was utterly rhapsodic. There were so many different shades, I took my sunglasses off to make sure I was seeing it right. Highlighter green, deep kale green, Ninja Turtle green–it was overwhelming compared to the everContinue reading “rhapsodic.”
consanguinity.
\ kon-sang-GWIN-i-tee \ , noun; close relationship or connection. relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship (distinguished from affinity). Do you know how silence is sometimes the only appropriate response because words make the moment…less than? It’s like that tough feeling of having to chat about trivial things after watching a powerful movie. Or finishing a book that made your heart soar, then someone wanting to talk about the weather. ChristmasContinue reading “consanguinity.”
larrikin.
\ LAR-i-kin \ , adjective; disorderly; rowdy. noun: a street rowdy; hoodlum. Retail during the holidays can be a real killjoy and spoilsport. Ever since Black Friday, the store has had a larrikin feel to it. The phone rings constantly, mostly people asking for YETI ramblers. Customers point to a jacket hanging on a rack and say, “What size is that?” like IContinue reading “larrikin.”
whippersnapper.
/ˈ(h)wipərˌsnapər/ noun: 1. a young and inexperienced person considered to be presumptuous or overconfident. I have had the unique pleasure of sitting around a poker table with 8-9 top notch fellas monthly since July. And truly, it’ll stand out as one of my favorite memories of this year (right up there with time with my grandparents, Mindy’sContinue reading “whippersnapper.”
wanion.
wan·ion [won-yuh n] —noun Archaic. curse; vengeance. My parents live in a sweet little neighborhood with a lot of sweet neighbors. So it was surprising to see a terribly nasty note posted in a neighbor’s yard while walking the dog. It was a bit hateful, all about not leaving dog crap in their yard. IContinue reading “wanion.”
bovarism.
BOH-vuh-riz-uhm , noun; 1. an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit. Bovarism can really be the opposite of attractive. It’s a fine line, having confidence but not thinking too highly of oneself. I think about this often while working in South Tampa. My coworker has a term for people who become bovaristic after moving to thisContinue reading “bovarism.”
pabulum.
\ PAB-yuh-luhm \ , noun; material for intellectual nourishment. somethingthatnourishes an animal or vegetable organism; food; nutriment. pablum. I think my mental pabulum is being in a different place physically. It’s too easy to be in your routine at the same place you wake up every morning. It’s almost abnormal to go sit outside and read and write because I have to watch recorded Ellen shows andContinue reading “pabulum.”
chansonette.
\ shahn-saw-NET; English shan-suh-NET \ , noun; French . a little song; ditty. I’ve enjoyed three concerts (James Taylor, Bellarive & Audrey Assad, and Heather Maloney) in the past four days and I have lyrics from chansonettes swarming in my head. Some make their way to napkins that get stuck in pockets of jeans in the hamper that I’ll find before I do laundry and I’ll smile andContinue reading “chansonette.”
beth of fresh air 