Category Archives: Wurdz

kludge \KLOOJ\ noun : a system and especially a computer system made up of poorly matched components Can anyone identify?

cunctation \kunk-TAY-shun\ noun : delay 'Madam, the cunctation in repairing your car will be momentary…' Where have you heard that before??

stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-un\ adjective : extremely loud The student proclaimed he was innocent in a stentorian voice.

belfry \BEL-free\ noun *1 : a bell tower; especially : one surmounting or attached to another structure 2 : a room or framework for enclosing a bell 3 : head Did you know? Surprisingly, “belfry” does not come from “bell,” … Continue reading →

catchpole \KATCH-poal\ noun : a sheriff's deputy; especially : one who makes arrests for failure to pay a debt  I just thought this was interesting, as at the moment I have a student whose surname is 'Catchpole'… 

ululate \YOOL-yuh-layt\ To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. The child's ululation filled his mother with angst…

slugabed \SLUG-uh-bed\ noun : a person who stays in bed after the usual or proper time to get up; broadly : sluggard Our cat, Sophie, is a real slugabed most days…

orchidaceous \or-kuh-DAY-shus\ adjective 1 : of, relating to, or resembling the orchids 2 : showy, ostentatious The hats at Ascot this year were orchidaceous in their splendour…

You scurrilous louse! Don’t try to chouse me out of my esculent nibbles!!

maunder \MAWN-der\ verb 1 : chiefly Brit : grumble 2 : to wander slowly and idly 3 : to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly I wunder as I maunder out under the sky… It’s been a maundery kind of day… No, … Continue reading →