/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.”
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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.”
kickshaw.
\ KIK-shaw \ , noun; 1. a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d’oeuvre. 2. something showy but without value; trinket; trifle. A friend of mine from college was heading down to the sunshine state with his roommate and we decided to meet near Orlando. We took a walk surrounded by hugeContinue reading “kickshaw.”
gapeseed.
\ GEYP-seed, GAP- \ , noun; 1. British Dialect . a person who gapes or stares in wonder, especially a rustic or unworldly person who is easily awed. 2. British Dialect . a daydream or reverie. 3. British Dialect . an idealistic, impossible, or unreal plan or goal. 4. British Dialect . something that is gaped at; anything unusual orContinue reading “gapeseed.”
crapehanger.
\ KREYP-hang-er \ , noun; 1.a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist. It’s really easy to be a crapehanger. I mean, if you’ve already had half of your Americano, you know there’s only half left and that’s a gloomy realization. As I was driving to work, I was stuck behind someone from Illinois. We were going 40 mph in a 60 mph limit zone.Continue reading “crapehanger.”
wisenheimer.
\ WAHY-zuhn-hahy-mer \ , noun; a wiseacre or smart aleck. Do you ever wonder what your “identity statement” is to others? When someone hears your name, what comes to their mind? “Oh, the girl who salutes instead of waves?” “The one who makes daily tasks seem extraordinarily fun? The one you feel lucky to be around? ” “Do you mean theContinue reading “wisenheimer.”
rapt.
\ rapt \ , adjective; 1. deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener . 2. transported with emotion; enraptured: rapt with joy . 3. showing or proceeding from rapture: a rapt smile . 4. carried off spiritually to another place, sphere of existence, etc. I rented an audio book from the library. I used to think they’d make meContinue reading “rapt.”
beth of fresh air 