Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations
This page is for nominating future Word of the Day entries. The philosophy behind our WOTD feature is similar to that of Wikipedia’s featured articles. The main goals are:
- to highlight the best of Wiktionary’s content by featuring it on the Main Page,
- to nurture people’s interest in unusual words and phrases
- to help readers improve their vocabulary.
What to nominate
Any interesting English word or phrase that appears in Wiktionary may be nominated for WOTD, including both rare and exotic terms and terms that are used in everyday conversation.
Variety
Before nominating a word, you might want to look through our category of past Words of the Day and at the word’s page itself to make sure it (or a variation of it) hasn’t already been featured.
Also keep in mind that featured words are chosen to reflect a variety of:
- parts of speech — Nouns, verbs and adjectives should appear more or less equally, but we also need good adverbs, idioms, set phrases and the like.
- languages of origin — Many English words derive ultimately from Latin or Greek precursors, but English has borrowed from, and styled itself after, many other languages, so try to mix it up a bit.
What not to nominate
These are in addition to the other warnings already mentioned above.
- No “redlinks” (missing pages) — If a word is not yet in Wiktionary, it belongs at Wiktionary:Requested entries, not here. (Better yet, why not create the entry yourself?)
- No offensive words — Please avoid profanity. A nominated word should not offend the average person, nor should it be something you would be embarrassed to use in front of your boss or your grandmother (or your boss’s grandmother, for that matter). Wiktionary defines offensive words in part so people know not to use them in polite company. WOTD nominations, on the other hand, should be words that people can safely use in everyday speech. Note also that many parents and schools automatically filter out pages that include certain offensive words, so featuring such a word on the Main Page would restrict access to Wiktionary itself.
- Avoid abbreviations — Abbreviations, initialisms, acronyms, symbols, and the like are unlikely to be selected without extremely convincing reasons. In other words, don’t nominate WYSIWYG, dpi, or ☿. Symbols in particular cause problems for readers who lack the required fonts, and are therefore unlikely to be featured.
- Avoid proper nouns — Names of specific people, places, or entities are better suited to featuring in an encyclopedia. Such words rarely have interesting definitions or translations.
- Stick to English — The featured word is an English term because this is the English Wiktionary. For foreign words and phrases see the Foreign Word of the Day.
- No previous selections — We want to feature new selections, not the same selections over and over. Please check the list of previous Words of the Day, to be certain it has not been selected previously. In addition, you should see a little “previous WOTD” box in the top right-hand corner of any such entries.
- Avoid other WOTDs — We want to feature words that haven’t been WOTDs for other dictionaries, partly to highlight unique terms that make Wiktionary so special, partly to avoid complaints (by preventing the possibility entirely) that WOTDs were “stolen” from other dictionaries.
- Avoid purely obsolete words – Words whose definitions are only obsolete, archaic or similar should be avoided.
Updating guide
If you are familiar with using wikitext, please help update future Words of the Day! Do consider a quid pro quo – promoting one or two older nominations as Words of the Day for each new nomination that you make. Click on the “Expand” link below for a detailed guide on how to do this.
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How to nominate
Follow the Nominate a new word link below and add your word(s) to the top of the list. Please link your word to our page for it by typing {{wotd-nominee|EXAMPLE_WORD}} (be sure to get the capitalization right, and replace “EXAMPLE_WORD” with the word that you want to nominate). You might want to include a concise reason or justification for the nomination. A definition is not necessary since our page for the word should already contain a good definition.
In case there are questions about your word(s), it is imperative that you sign your nomination by adding four tildes (~~~~) at the end. (Although it is not required, you can quickly register for free if you don’t already have a username.)
Latest nominations
So that those setting the Word of the Day for future days may know what has already been done, anyone doing so should here indicate the last date for which a Word of the Day was set, or the first for which it wasn’t, and any relevant notes.
For a guide on how to set Words of the Day, see the “Updating guide” section above. You may also find these personal comments by EncycloPetey and -sche useful (click on the links).
Entries are in reverse chronological order, by date of nomination. Please add your word or words to the TOP of the list below and remember to sign each new entry by typing four tildes (~~~~)
General nominations
2024
- interrule (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 0DF (talk) 18:44, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- marasmatic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 0DF (talk) 18:29, 30 August 2024 (UTC)
- fandango (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 07:40, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
- doctor killer (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Akaibu (talk) 10:58, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Akaibu: don't think it's suitable for National Doctors' Day which is meant to recognize the contributions of doctors, but it's OK as a general nomination. — Sgconlaw (talk) 20:58, 10 August 2024 (UTC)
- athetize (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 14:14, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- quill (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 15:58, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- headlight fluid (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – it funny LunaEatsTuna (talk) 02:55, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
- flummox (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I cannot for the life of me understand why this has not been nominated yet. -- ALGRIF talk 12:58, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- pay-neutral (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) [Saviourofthe] ୨୧ 23:00, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
- shadoof (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – perhaps better as FWOTD, but we don't have an entry. would fit World Water Day – Jberkel 07:28, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
- King's English (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - still getting used to this, it had been the Queen's English for most of my life - DonnanZ (talk) 23:28, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
- Great nom. Beat me to it! ALGRIF talk 13:04, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
Support I was going to suggest this one lol. Beat me too it as well HanziKanji (talk) 14:40, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
- No credit is ever given to nominators, though. DonnanZ (talk) 09:48, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Donnanz: all nominations are archived at pages like "Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations/Archive 2020" where the nominators can be viewed. I don't get any credit either for tidying up nominated entries or setting the WOTDs, but I do it as a hobby and don't expect credit. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:00, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: OK, thats fine, you don't want it showing in the entries. You deserve more credit than any nominator, of course, it's been a few years now since you took over. DonnanZ (talk) 23:26, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- @Donnanz: all nominations are archived at pages like "Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations/Archive 2020" where the nominators can be viewed. I don't get any credit either for tidying up nominated entries or setting the WOTDs, but I do it as a hobby and don't expect credit. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:00, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- No credit is ever given to nominators, though. DonnanZ (talk) 09:48, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
- to-do list (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 13:15, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- otherworldly (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --[Saviourofthe] ୨୧ 15:17, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
- where are the snows of yesteryear (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) it's poetic and i love it. Dentsinhere43 (talk) 12:57, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
- boondock (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) If you told me there was an English word borrowed from Tagalog, I would never believe you! Dentsinhere43 (talk) 09:14, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- I really like this nom. ALGRIF talk 13:02, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
- Absolutely yes. LunaEatsTuna (talk) 02:55, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
- vocant (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) And coordinate term closant at no extra cost. Linguistics (phonology) terminology for the sounds infants make when they babble.— Pingkudimmi 08:22, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
- grandmillennial (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --[Saviourofthe] ୨୧ 01:32, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
- director of first impressions (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --[Saviourofthe] ୨୧ 01:02, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
- lobotomy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I mean, why not? An interesting procedure, and its figurative use is widespread. --[Saviourofthe] ୨୧ 01:02, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
- coerce (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I don't wish to force this one on you. However .... -- ALGRIF talk 11:20, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
- dilatory (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Please don't take too long for this one. Thanks. -- ALGRIF talk 15:33, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
- scarehead (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey (talk) 00:54, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
- teeter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- So much political teetering going on this year. -- ALGRIF talk 08:55, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
- no sabo kid (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Protegmatic (talk) 21:12, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
- hook, line and sinker (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Denazz (talk) 22:53, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- celestial (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Denazz (talk) 22:53, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- mingle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Denazz (talk) 22:53, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- redoubt (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I see redoubtable suggested back in Jan '21, but it has a totally different Etym. -- ALGRIF talk 22:13, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- put that in your pipe and smoke it (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Apricotjam (talk) 17:30, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
- friendly fire (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 15:42, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- man engine (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) weird mining thing Denazz (talk) 14:53, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- pandamonium (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) One of my most favourite words in the whole dictionary. Mihia (talk) 14:27, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- archisynagogue (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 12:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- cybersynagogue (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 12:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- mamash (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 12:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- shulgoer (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 12:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- unsynagogued (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 12:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- verdant (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TheAwsomeWiki (talk) 05:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- everybody and their dog (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TheAwsomeWiki (talk) 05:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- yoohoo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TheAwsomeWiki (talk) 05:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- rueful (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TheAwsomeWiki (talk) 05:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- life car (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - for international lifeboat day, should it exist P. Sovjunk (talk) 12:08, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
- a lottle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Protegmatic (talk) 03:33, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
- Picasso moth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Protegmatic (talk) 03:33, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
- lace pillow (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) we don't have enough embroidery terms in WOTD P. Sovjunk (talk) 18:17, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- keep one's cards close to one's chest (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:44, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- leave alone (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:44, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- docudrama (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:44, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- brougham (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:44, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- corridor (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:44, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
- backfire (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I hope this doesn't come back and bite me later. -- ALGRIF talk 19:54, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
- shaheed (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Par âpre aux astres (talk) 21:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- sheik (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Par âpre aux astres (talk) 21:54, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- repeater (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), many specialised senses. ―Biolongvistul (talk) 19:07, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- Blursday (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – an interesting artificial day popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic – Saviourofthe (talk) 14:23, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
- adage (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- one man's adage is another man's saw. -- ALGRIF talk 11:12, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
- convict (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- N and V. Different pronunciations. Also very topical I believe. -- ALGRIF talk 09:48, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
- astrognosy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) For International Dark Sky Week by DarkSky International --Apisite (talk) 06:04, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
- Moved from FWOTDN.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 18:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC)- @Lingo Bingo Dingo: to increase the chances that a particular date is not missed, please put the nomination under "Nominations for particular days". Thanks. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:43, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
- Moved from FWOTDN.
- bothy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 21:59, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
- yesternight (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey (talk) 18:40, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
- shawty (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) One of the most interesting pronouns in English. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk | edits) Feel free to ping me! 20:51, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- obeisance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- To use or not to use, I bow to your wishes. -- ALGRIF talk 20:34, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- dead reckoning (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Get this wrong and I'm really dead! -- ALGRIF talk 12:13, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- aphorism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- discharge (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- mixed blessing (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- wildcatter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- lone wolf (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- pride (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) P. Sovjunk (talk) 00:45, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
- equity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- just to be fair and correct things a bit if I can. -- ALGRIF talk 07:33, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
- portentous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) –CopperyMarrow15 (talk | edits) Feel free to ping me! 00:17, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
- moonstruck (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - to coincide with some lunar event? Especially the next human moonwalk! Phacromallus (talk) 13:50, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
- unfight (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Heyandwhoa (talk) 20:51, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
- metzitza (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Jewish culture P. Sovjunk (talk) 21:51, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
- canebrake (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
- like a ton of bricks (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
- pull out all the stops (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
- political football (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
- sursolid (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - To the fifth power. Heyandwhoa (talk) 23:15, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
- blue corn (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Heyandwhoa (talk) 01:21, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
- ouster (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Kick them out! -- ALGRIF talk 18:37, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
- threeven (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Heyandwhoa (talk) 23:49, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
- fremd (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 07:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
- apricity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 07:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
- preach to the choir (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- A lot of this in an election year. -- ALGRIF talk 17:25, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
- purview (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Does this nom come withing the scope of WOTD? -- ALGRIF talk 08:39, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
- granfalloon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) –CopperyMarrow15 (talk | edits) Feel free to ping me! 02:35, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
- shoddy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I am aware this might well be an inferior nomination. -- ALGRIF talk 12:57, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
- a(n) (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Honestly this deserves WOTD because of its uniqueness. Heyandwhoa (talk) 01:45, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
- micropatriology (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – interesting etymology IMO, although unclear and iffy. LunaEatsTuna (talk) 00:55, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- micronation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – interesting three senses, especially 1 and 3 coincidentally being so similar with no evident etymological link. LunaEatsTuna (talk) 00:55, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- silhouette (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- To give an outline for recommending this nom, :- Interesting etymology. Difficult spelling. (BTW, Étienne de Silhouette born 5th July) -- ALGRIF talk 14:45, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
- aibohphobia (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 22:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
- slangwhang (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 22:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
- equipollent (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 22:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
- glizzy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 22:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
- omission (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Used in citations a lot. Like me using [...] to leave out unnecessary words. Heyandwhoa (talk) 00:47, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
- English cadence (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - got a couple of nice examples. Theknightwho (talk) 19:41, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
- balbal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - pretty unique way to memorialise the dead, practised by ancient Turkic peoples. Theknightwho (talk) 02:42, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- terraqueous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:48, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
- column (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:48, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
- pardonable (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:48, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
- gorblimey (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Sounds like a nice word. Howardcorn33 (talk) 23:33, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
- extrinsic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- interesting adjective. -- ALGRIF talk 09:52, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- if-by-whiskey (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 11:15, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
- tartan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- They just managed to recreate a replica of a 500-year-old tartan. Looks great. Fashion, eh?! What goes around comes around. -- Good word for any Scottish day you like. Burns night is in a couple of day's time?? -- ALGRIF talk 07:51, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
- cred (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Some clippings. Heyandwhoa (talk) 23:31, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- betroth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- or betrothal or betrothed. Whichever way you look at it, you're well and truly hitched. -- ALGRIF talk 19:53, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- myonymy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) So many wyes. Heyandwhoa (talk) 02:43, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- squaric (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) What a phantonym. Heyandwhoa (talk) 02:43, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- empurple (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Heyandwhoa (talk) 01:51, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- sauced (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Heyandwhoa (talk) 01:49, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
- rosewater (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Eh? Heyandwhoa (talk) 13:35, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
- gramogram (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Cool word, right? Heyandwhoa (talk) 21:31, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
- dequeue (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) What word sounds like 2 letters? Well, other than OK, there's this word. Heyandwhoa (talk) 01:44, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
- café au lait (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Want another 2-letter word in a set phrase? Here's one! Heyandwhoa (talk) 01:21, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
- I thought "olé" was Spanish ?!? -- ALGRIF talk 14:53, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
- dek (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) How would you describe 10 in base 12? A dek? What deck? Heyandwhoa (talk) 01:01, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
- buckety (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) A word from some silly TV show scene. Heyandwhoa (talk) 01:01, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
- supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) सौम्य (talk) 05:54, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
- whyever (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 16:46, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
- neocolonialism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 16:46, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
- populicide (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 16:46, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
- diaeresis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Anyone for grammar? I'm sure Brontë would approve of this one. (BTW Emily Brontë born 30th July, which is currently free) -- ALGRIF talk 06:44, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Algrif: I think the connection with Emily Brontë is too tenuous. — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:56, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
- weird and wonderful (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) It includes the quote "weird and wonderfool"[sic] Denazz (talk) 00:14, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
- word salad (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I would just like to say, with permission of my collegues on the other side, and given the times we live in, that, without a shadow of doubt, whichever way you look at this, we have to agree that ... etc, etc, etc. -- ALGRIF talk 18:39, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- petrify (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 06:58, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- mottle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 06:52, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- strident (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 06:52, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- scotopic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 06:52, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- mystacial (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 06:52, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- acutance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 06:52, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- thalassocracy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Nautilus belauensis (talk) 07:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- lituus (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Nautilus belauensis (talk) 07:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- tenebrism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Nautilus belauensis (talk) 07:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- contrapposto (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Nautilus belauensis (talk) 07:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- calefaction (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Nautilus belauensis (talk) 06:12, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- froofy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 21:55, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
- T-ray (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Not a word you'll see everyday. -- User:TheguyinterestedinstuffIG — This unsigned comment was added by TheguyinterestedinstuffIG (talk • contribs) at 05:17, 7 January 2024.
- @TheguyinterestedinstuffIG: could you please remember to sign and date your posts? We already explained how you should do this. This is a third reminder. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:57, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
- pledge (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- It's that time again. You know. When all those "serious" politicos make their pledges for the coming year. More hot air this year than usual! -- ALGRIF talk 06:28, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- shipshape and Bristol fashion (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 15:43, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- snarge (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey (talk) 00:33, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- old school (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 00:05, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- anabranch (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 00:05, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
- comedy of errors (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 00:05, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
2023
- blurple (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) I just searched this randomly. — This unsigned comment was added by TheguyinterestedinstuffIG (talk • contribs) at 18:49, 31 December 2023.
- ametrine (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by TheguyinterestedinstuffIG (talk • contribs) at 18:49, 31 December 2023.
- @TheguyinterestedinstuffIG: if it isn't 2024 where you are yet, don't use that heading. I just inserted it in preparation for tomorrow. Please sign your posts like this:
{{wotd-nominee|nominated entry}} [a comment, if any] ~~~~
. — Sgconlaw (talk) 18:58, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- @TheguyinterestedinstuffIG: if it isn't 2024 where you are yet, don't use that heading. I just inserted it in preparation for tomorrow. Please sign your posts like this:
- wy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Alternative spelling of wye (letter Y), somehow not in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. — This unsigned comment was added by TheguyinterestedinstuffIG (talk • contribs) at 18:19, 31 December 2023.
- argoletier (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) It's one of the words of the perfect 10-word square. — This unsigned comment was added by TheguyinterestedinstuffIG (talk • contribs) at 18:19, 31 December 2023.
- @TheguyinterestedinstuffIG: thanks. Do remember to sign your posts. — Sgconlaw (talk) 18:28, 31 December 2023 (UTC)
- stravaig (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Here are some interesting ones. Ioaxxere (talk) 08:50, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
- spizzerinctum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 08:50, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
- brain rot (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) –CopperyMarrow15 (talk | edits) Feel free to ping me! 02:53, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
- sour grapes (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I didn't want any presents anyway! -- ALGRIF talk 12:29, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
- flounce (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Simply a fun word in so many ways. (I'm seeing "flouncy" suggested Oct 2020 BTW) -- ALGRIF talk 07:19, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
- healthspan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Mcph2 (talk) 06:28, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
- epicaricacy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 00:06, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
- grindset (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 00:06, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
- lurgy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- OTOH, if supposedly slang words are to be allowed, I would like to suggest this one. Especially as I'm suffering at the moment. -- ALGRIF talk 13:00, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
- usquebaugh (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 23:29, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
- slizzard (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 23:29, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
- steez (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 23:29, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
- nebulous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 19:16, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
- occlude (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 19:16, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
- subtend (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Frequently used in geometric optics, but its meaning extends pleasantly to general usage. Zyploc (talk) 19:16, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
- crypsis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 19:08, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
- would-be (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:54, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
- seasoned (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:54, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
- goldfish bowl (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:54, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
- cytochrome (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) It just sounds cool. GareginRA (talk) 00:39, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
- cirrus (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Where botany, zoology, and meteorology merge into one simple word. -- ALGRIF talk 11:25, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
- kiss-her-in-the-buttery (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) For one of those not-actually-a-rude-phrase times of the year Seoovslfmo (talk) 21:52, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
- hornbeam (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Watching LOTR umpteenth time. Treebeard welcomes the hornbeam ent. We all know oak, elm, beech, etc. Hornbeam is a little less well-known. I'm sure there are tree days available for this one. -- ALGRIF talk 20:57, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
- wagger-pagger-bagger (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 21:27, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
- shopdropping (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) or droplifting (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- good for a retail day like Black Friday. Equinox ◑ 10:22, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
- quintessence (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Jewle V (talk) 12:18, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
- indict a ham sandwich (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Jewle V (talk) 17:27, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- plumage (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Dead Parrot Sketch Day is just around the corner. Or any other Python Day will suffice. "Lovely plumage, the Norwegian Blue.". -- ALGRIF talk 18:48, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
- 23 skidoo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 18:48, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
- yippee ki-yay (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 18:48, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
- blud (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 18:48, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
- Isn't "blud" either obsolete or slang? The suggestions above about noms would normally disallow this as WOTD IMHO. -- ALGRIF talk 18:55, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
- @Algrif What suggestion disallows slang? Theknightwho (talk) 19:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
- @talk Suggestions used to say this specifically. Now -- "Words whose definitions are only obsolete, archaic or similar should be avoided." Just MHO. I'm no judge nor jury. -- ALGRIF talk 13:38, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
- @Algrif Slang isn’t remotely similar to words that are archaic or obsolete, because the issue is that we want words which are in use today. I would strongly oppose any policy that disallowed suggesting slang here, because it would arbitrarily exclude a lot of interesting words. Theknightwho (talk) 18:18, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
- @talk Suggestions used to say this specifically. Now -- "Words whose definitions are only obsolete, archaic or similar should be avoided." Just MHO. I'm no judge nor jury. -- ALGRIF talk 13:38, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
- Isn't "blud" either obsolete or slang? The suggestions above about noms would normally disallow this as WOTD IMHO. -- ALGRIF talk 18:55, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
- disrepair (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:29, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
- failing (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:29, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
- visualise (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:29, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
- omertà (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Yet another interesting English borrowing. I've been keeping this one quiet for a while. Hush Hush. -- ALGRIF talk 19:50, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
- forlese (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 03:24, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
- ipsedixitist (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 03:24, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
- comity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- So much anger and disunity. Here's a good word instead. -- ALGRIF talk 12:56, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
- jumbie (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - spooky season — This unsigned comment was added by Frosty.brandon (talk • contribs) at 22:05, 5 October 2023.
- ride off into the sunset (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - for some bullshit cowboy-film anniversary or whatever P. Sovjunk (talk) 08:08, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
- terminate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 08:26, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
- exegesis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I like to translate Greek words when I can. -- ALGRIF talk 12:08, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
- bummock (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) JulieKahan (talk) 10:38, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
- stymie (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) JulieKahan (talk) 10:36, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
- disgorgement (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Currently relevant. -- ALGRIF talk 11:17, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- yesn't (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 21:31, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- kitbag question (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 21:31, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- wear and tear (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —Granger (talk · contribs) 13:04, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- quotationist (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Has that feeling of being a good WOTD, know what I mean? — This unsigned comment was added by CitationsFreak (talk • contribs) at 02:18, 21 September 2023.
- cruciverbalist (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Crossword fanatics will understand this one. -- ALGRIF talk 17:55, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
- fleckless (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Jewle V (talk)
- berm (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Interesting example of polysemy Narunnaia (talk) 19:14, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
- urbanism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) World Urbanism Day is on November 8. [1] Netizen3102 (talk) 04:00, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
- railhead (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 12:00, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
- miss a trick (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 12:00, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
- parasol (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 12:00, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
- aflame (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 12:00, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
- howandever (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 22:42, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- solifidian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) An interesting word in both etymology and definition. ~ Blansheflur 。・:*:・゚❀,。 09:45, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- professionalism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Something very talked about, but hard to define. Luna Wagner (talk) 16:44, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
- slantingdicular (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Made me do a double take. Ioaxxere (talk) 21:03, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
- aspirational (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Hoping to be a successful suggestion. A recently popular word which not everyone knows what it actually means. -- ALGRIF talk 13:42, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
- dictionary attack (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 21:04, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
- dighi (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Pious Eterino (talk) 19:55, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
- zonal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - the first "Z" I have ever nominated - DonnanZ (talk) 09:41, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
- comfy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:13, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
- monopolistic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:13, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
- strike oil (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:13, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
- loom large (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:13, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
- awning (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Much in use this year!. Wake up in the morning, stretch and yawning, roll down the awning. Morning Morgantown. -- ALGRIF talk 07:52, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
- callow (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 13:49, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
- cooling center (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) In the news re climate change. Equinox ◑ 11:28, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
- Hertz donut (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 19:48, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
- sozology (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 20:45, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- maletote (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 10:33, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- compersion (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Look again, you might not have actually seen this word before Mcph2 (talk) 02:48, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
- plinky-plonky (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 40 Fewer Heads (talk • contribs) at 09:16, 22 July 2023.
- two-spirit (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MiltonLibraryAssistant (talk) 13:37, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
- ipsedixitism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 11:46, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
- -er (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) I think we should have some prefixes/suffixes as WOTD, here are a few good ones: Ioaxxere (talk) 17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
- anti- (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
- -a-palooza (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
- caco- (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
- gain- (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
- -geddon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
- aplomb (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) JillianMiles 10:17, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
- implosion (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:07, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
- sandcastle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:07, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
- grit one's teeth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- It's time to bite the bullet and suggest this one. -- ALGRIF talk 09:58, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- armageddon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TheAwsomeWiki (talk) 21:39, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- abjunctive (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TheAwsomeWiki (talk) 21:39, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- kezboard (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TheAwsomeWiki (talk) 21:39, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- keep the wolf from the door (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) maybe too NSFW — Jberkel 09:18, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
- @Jberkel: the non-NSFW sense can be featured. — Sgconlaw (talk) 20:57, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- gainsay (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- However, if you disagree with this one .... -- ALGRIF talk 21:09, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
- do-ocracy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 03:47, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
- cataract (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 03:37, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
- manavelins (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 03:37, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
- goon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 03:37, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
- Wouldn't this be NSFW as per goon#Etymology 4? lattermint (talk) 22:54, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
- @Lattermint: NSFW senses can be omitted. — Sgconlaw (talk) 20:57, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: Yeah I didn't fully understand how WOTD's worked when I made that reply. lattermint (talk) 21:17, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Lattermint: NSFW senses can be omitted. — Sgconlaw (talk) 20:57, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- Wouldn't this be NSFW as per goon#Etymology 4? lattermint (talk) 22:54, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
- anotherguess (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 03:37, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
- puffery (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Okay, last one for now. Darn dictionary.com! Zyploc (talk)
- tautology (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 18:04, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
- exergue (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 18:00, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
- rheostat (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Possesses both electrical and chemical applications. Zyploc (talk) 17:57, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
- penchant (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Adding French borrowings is a penchant of mine. -- ALGRIF talk 21:09, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
- wastrel (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (It was not nominated in reference to the previous nomination...)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)22:35, 15 June 2023 (UTC) - pumpkin chunkin' (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) would be great for Hallowe'en. Equinox ◑ 01:24, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
- satori (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Two very different meanings Mcph2 (talk) 12:28, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
- spoliation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Almost impossible in this modern age of internet, social media, and cloud memories. -- ALGRIF talk 14:21, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
- adiaphoron (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 12:11, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
- herefore (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 12:11, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
- very well (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -esp. the interjection - DonnanZ (talk) 09:28, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
- plinth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:28, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
- scribble (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines. Pretty much describes all this, doesn't it. -- ALGRIF talk 16:32, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
- inherent (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Adding words here is an inherent part of my hobby. -- ALGRIF talk 08:32, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
- nip and tuck (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - for cosmetic day? Skisckis (talk) 08:48, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
- Carolean (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Needs to be updated to include Charles III, Otherwise I think this might be a good current affairs possibility. -- ALGRIF talk 06:08, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
- probabilistic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 16:33, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
- run-up (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 16:33, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
- magic carpet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 16:33, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
- pyramidal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) DonnanZ (talk) 16:33, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
- bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MeestaDad (talk) 13:37, 4 May 2023 (UTC)MeestaDad
Oppose. Um, no thanks. The most useless entry ever. DonnanZ (talk) 16:33, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
- This would be a good one for April 1. Ioaxxere (talk) 00:02, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
Support I also think this would be a good word, but only if used on April 1st for April Fools' Day. Cedar Tree (talk) 01:12, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
Support I thought this word was a joke but I learned a new word today when I clicked the link from this page and read the Wiktionary entry.Very informative and interesting to see a literary neologism enter common usage (though this is not particularly unique, e.g. "snark#Etymology 2").I was suprised to read the quotations provided showing how this very long and perhaps silly-sounding word is now commonly used.This would definitely make an excellent word of the day.The length of the word or the difficulty in pronouncing the word should not be obstacles towards inclusion as a word of the day.Nicole Sharp (talk) 10:30, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
- I am actually doubtful that the word will display properly on the Main Page, though I would need to check. This, alone, may be enough to disqualify it. — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:38, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
- I checked. It severely disrupts the formatting of the Main Page when viewed on a laptop. I imagine it would be worse on a mobile device. Can't say I'm in favour of featuring this word, though no final decision needs to be made now (it may be a few years before we get to the 2023 nominations). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:43, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw A word that completely breaks our layout is the perfect April Fool's gag. Ioaxxere (talk) 08:50, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
- yes
Support for april fools day this would be a very fitting wotd -سَمِیر|Sameer (مشارکتها • کتی من گپ بزن) 05:04, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
- This would be a good one for April 1. Ioaxxere (talk) 00:02, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
- There seems to be quite a few April fools around. DonnanZ (talk) 11:55, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- fulminate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Mcph2 (talk) 03:51, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
- Hobson's choice (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) FæɹHaad (talk) 03:26, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
- maidenless (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 23:14, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- fumfer (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 23:14, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- Widlarize (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 23:14, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
- blazer (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- When is a fire not a fire? -- 2023 Henley Royal Regatta 27 June to 2 July. -- ALGRIF talk 16:49, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
- pericombobulation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – no1fanofthepals 15:32, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
- contrafibularities (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – no1fanofthepals 15:29, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
- voir dire (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- An unusually large number of newsworthy court cases this year. I wonder why? Anyway, I offer this French borrowing courtroom word. -- ALGRIF talk 13:08, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
- kissing ball (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) as kiss my balls is not polite enough It is probably (talk) 21:21, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
- zest (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – It is probably (talk) 12:38, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
- scacchic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – no1fanofthepals 15:27, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
- heather (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:16, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
- dainty (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:16, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
- lapse (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:16, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
- hooter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:16, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
- lie doggo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Cosplaying a spy. -- ALGRIF talk 22:30, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
- cosplay (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- As a cosplay wikt contributor, I am trying this proposal out. -- The entry possibly needs a "wannabe" definition, which is the most commonly seen use for this word of late. — This unsigned comment was added by Algrif (talk • contribs) at 05:19, 1 April 2023.
- executrix (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- interestingly unusual -trix suffix word displaying feminine / masculine word formation. -- ALGRIF talk 17:36, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
- trundle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) with plenty of decent quotes Van Man Fan (talk) 08:28, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
- copper (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) no1fanofthepals 11:25, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
- anywise (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 18:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
- elsewise (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 18:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
- somewhile (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 18:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
- somewhy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 18:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
- biscuit (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) no1fanofthepals 16:07, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
- resipiscence (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 22:43, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
- tatterdemalion (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 18:30, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
- know one's onions (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:43, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
- fair to middling (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:43, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
- encampment (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:43, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
- planter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:43, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
- interregnum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:43, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
- exergue (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ◎ Zyploc (talk) 05:45, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
- pigeonhole (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Don't try to pin no label on me! -- ALGRIF talk 20:37, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
- viscountcy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- don't you just love these consonant cluster, almost unpronounceable words? -- ALGRIF talk 08:24, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- askoliasmos (Check: R, G, H, W, Y): obsolete, but interesting? Equinox ◑ 04:45, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
- cry cupboard (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 10:22, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
- GOOS (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — justin(r)leung { (t...) | c=› } 21:40, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
Support A legitimately useful term to add to my vocabulary. @justin(r)leung Do you know if this is the standard way to format an entry for an initialism of a sum-of-parts phrase (full phrase in etymology only)? I've wondered what to do at BFI in particular, since
{{initialism of}}
won't link each word separately. — excarnateSojourner (talk · contrib) 19:12, 21 February 2023 (UTC)- @ExcarnateSojourner: Thanks for your support. There are two ways to format initialisms/acronyms. The more usual way is to use the
{{initialism of}}
inline template (which I've converted BFI into). The other way would be to do it as an etymology, as done in GOOS. — justin(r)leung { (t...) | c=› } 19:53, 21 February 2023 (UTC)- You need to read the guidelines: "Avoid abbreviations — Abbreviations, initialisms, acronyms, symbols, and the like are unlikely to be selected without extremely convincing reasons. In other words, don’t nominate WYSIWYG, dpi, or ☿. Symbols in particular cause problems for readers who lack the required fonts, and are therefore unlikely to be featured." DonnanZ (talk) 22:17, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
- Oops, I forgot about that point. I'll leave it for others to decide whether it has "extremely convincing reasons". — justin(r)leung { (t...) | c=› } 05:55, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
- @Justinrleung: so what is your reason for the nomination? — Sgconlaw (talk) 10:50, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: I think it's a very useful term that is quite underappreciated. It is also not in any other (major) dictionary as far as I know. It might also make a good WOTD for an environment-themed day, like Earth Day (April 22), since it's usually used in the context of being more green. — justin(r)leung { (t...) | c=› } 13:08, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
- @Justinrleung: so what is your reason for the nomination? — Sgconlaw (talk) 10:50, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
- Oops, I forgot about that point. I'll leave it for others to decide whether it has "extremely convincing reasons". — justin(r)leung { (t...) | c=› } 05:55, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
- You need to read the guidelines: "Avoid abbreviations — Abbreviations, initialisms, acronyms, symbols, and the like are unlikely to be selected without extremely convincing reasons. In other words, don’t nominate WYSIWYG, dpi, or ☿. Symbols in particular cause problems for readers who lack the required fonts, and are therefore unlikely to be featured." DonnanZ (talk) 22:17, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
- @ExcarnateSojourner: Thanks for your support. There are two ways to format initialisms/acronyms. The more usual way is to use the
- defrock (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 19:16, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
- argumentum ad passiones (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - User:Flāvidus (talk) 01:11, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
- hustler (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Illegitimate Barrister (talk) 03:14, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
- ephemera (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:27, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
- questionnaire (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:27, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
- biro (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:27, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
- tablet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:27, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
- bijou (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Smashhoof (Talk · Contributions) 04:17, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
- auxiliary (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zyploc (talk) 03:44, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
- exclamation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Which immediately makes me think of this offering. -- ALGRIF talk 06:43, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
- voilà (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Been looking for a good French borrowing, and here it is! -- ALGRIF talk 06:40, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
- katabasis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Old Man Consequences (talk) 19:21, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- clout (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Old Man Consequences (talk) 19:21, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
- incessant (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 19:51, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- silvopasture (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 10:50, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
- can of worms (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Anyone got a tin opener? -- ALGRIF talk 10:51, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
- sit-up-and-beg (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Went for a short ride around town today. -- ALGRIF talk 18:23, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
- case in point (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- onlooker (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- lighter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- according to (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- workpiece (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- close-knit (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- mojo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 06:28, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- raven (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 06:28, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- refrangibility (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- KWiki (talk) 07:02, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
- love dart (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) A left-field choice for Valentine's Day? Flackofnubs (talk) 11:54, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- haboob (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Flackofnubs (talk) 13:00, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
2022
- knavery (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) I found an underrated word that has not appeared as WOTD. Akwakwax (talk)
- rizz (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Some memes to mix it up Ioaxxere (talk) 23:21, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
- Might be good for 20 sep., when tiktok was made - alex the mid person (talk page here) 12:16, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
- go brrr (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 23:21, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
- per se (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Not yet nominated per se. -- ALGRIF talk 16:09, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
- birl (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Smashhoof (Talk · Contributions) 23:20, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
- transfect (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 12:25, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
- Boaty McBoatface (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) cause why not Ioaxxere (talk) 06:01, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
- 'cause you created the entry, a verb from a proper noun? DonnanZ (talk) 10:23, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
- snow (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - It’s December (even though my town doesn’t receive a lot of snow until January). - Chuterix (talk) 23:48, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
- rulley (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:03, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
- presentiment (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:03, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
- querist (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:03, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
- apple (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) I like apples. — This unsigned comment was added by 204.116.214.127 (talk) at 20:05, 30 November 2022.
- @204.116.214.127: I think this would be a good choice for Apple Day (Oct 21) Ioaxxere (talk) 05:01, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
- @Ioaxxere: to avoid it being overlooked, you can move it to the "October" heading below. — Sgconlaw (talk) 10:19, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
- mure (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) This word is surprisingly still in use! Ioaxxere (talk) 18:14, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
- fearmonger (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- I'm afraid there is too much of this around nowadays. -- ALGRIF talk 12:07, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
- quetta- (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Because sometimes 27 0's just ain't enough GreyishWorm (talk) 23:52, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
- itinerant (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 14:57, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
- copium (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 14:57, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
- cherry on top (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) for some sweet food day? GreyishWorm (talk) 20:38, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
- firecracker (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) GreyishWorm (talk) 20:38, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
- interplay (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) GreyishWorm (talk) 20:38, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
- chew the scenery (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) GreyishWorm (talk) 17:37, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
- adrift (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 5.170.112.20 (talk) at 15:59, 20 November 2022.
- effrontery (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) GreyishWorm (talk) 13:53, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
- decorous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) GreyishWorm (talk) 13:16, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
- vexation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) GreyishWorm (talk) 13:16, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
- maenad (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) GreyishWorm (talk) 13:16, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
- supercargo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) GreyishWorm (talk) 13:16, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
- warm the cockles of someone's heart (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- So happy to see a nom of mine today. It simply ..... ALGRIF talk 10:41, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
- kit and caboodle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 02:33, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
- profound (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 02:24, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
- promenade (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Sir Beluga (talk) 01:17, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
- pestilential (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - mighty good quotes. GreyishWorm (talk) 20:06, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
- palfrey (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- KWiki (talk) 02:31, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
- meander (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 18:10, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
- teleology (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Oronmordenman (talk) 05:24, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
- slippery slope (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 16:01, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
- reality distortion field (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 03:14, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
- illude (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 115.188.134.49 04:13, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
- overzealous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 115.188.134.49 04:13, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
- out-paramour the Turk (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 98.170.164.88 17:48, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
- bestiary (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Grommels (talk) 20:08, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
- Judas steer (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 08:57, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
- steak commando (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) This one's pretty funny in my opinion. Ioaxxere (talk) 18:48, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
- hackney (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 18:36, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
- nullifidian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Jodi1729 (talk) 04:21, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
- bashi-bazouk (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Jodi1729 (talk) 04:21, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
- F in the chat (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 15:20, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
- chawdron (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 06:55, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
- simples (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - interjection - DonnanZ (talk) 08:41, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- pedicab (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 08:41, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- parsimony (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 08:41, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
- bagasse (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey (talk) 20:59, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
- drunchies (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 14:27, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
- woodsy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 16:50, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
- carousal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 16:50, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
- dreamware (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 20:28, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
- jocoserious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) A fun little word, but seems to be very obscure. Ioaxxere (talk) 11:54, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
- Nuyorican (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 16:23, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
- graupel (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by Equinox (talk • contribs) at 03:48 UTC, 15 Sept 2022.
- zymurgy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 115.188.157.19 20:58, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
- quaternity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 115.188.157.19 20:58, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
- omnipotentiality (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 14:13, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
- Russophilia (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 5.170.112.90 (talk) at 04:31 3 September 2022.
- rogues' gallery (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — A wonderfully euphemistic and old-fashioned allusion to a classic mob of nasties. Kiril kovachev (talk) 07:59, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
- mercury (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:19, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- mince words (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:19, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- quizzical (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:19, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- mayhem (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 07:33, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
- murrain (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 08:47, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
- feather boa (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - I just really like wearing them Dunderdool (talk) 00:00, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
- cromlech (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Here's a nice Celtic derived word. They just discovered what could be the largest standing stone circles in Europe, in western Spain. -- ALGRIF talk 10:19, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
- sploot (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- A hot weather word. -- ALGRIF talk 10:31, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
- pugnacious (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- A rather threatening word for the list. -- ALGRIF talk 10:20, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
- mi-parti (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 09:20, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- caravan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:12, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- apiece (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:12, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- last-ditch (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - adjective - DonnanZ (talk) 09:12, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
- currying (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- the computing term 130.225.188.130 20:10, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
- lugger (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- the sailing vessel 130.225.188.130 20:10, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
- preterintentional (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 23:57, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
- precarity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Common condition nowadays. -- ALGRIF talk 11:15, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- breakdown (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 5.170.128.10 (talk) at 07:20, 14 July 2022.
- pseudo-acronym (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 20:39, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
- cannoneer (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) A person who operates a cannon or other big weapon in militia. OOfMAN99 (talk) 3:33, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
- misguided (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 23:33, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
- incredible (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- It's incredible how some words seem to lose their primary meaning, isn't it? -- ALGRIF talk 20:34, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
- relentlessly (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 12:45, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
- woebegone (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zumbacool (talk) 08:56, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- pawternity leave (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 21:14, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
- existentialism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Worm-Like (talk) Nominated for June 21, the birthdate of Jean-Paul Sartre, who is a key figure in the philosophy of Existentialism.
- noddy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Zumbacool (talk) 17:19, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
- earthshine (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) beautiful word designating a beautiful astronomical phenomenon MurdoMaclachlan (talk) 18:35, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
- cellar door (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) To coincide with Donnie Darko's release Zumbacool (talk) 20:32, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
- afterclap (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 09:16, 7 June 2022 (UTC)
- localism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Several distinct and interesting senses. Equinox ◑ 23:55, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
- sublunary (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 18:59, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
- at sixes and sevens (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- June / July?? -- ALGRIF talk 13:31, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
- postern (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:34, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
- cringeworthy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:34, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
- overtop (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:34, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
- twixt (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Or perhaps betwixt? Altho "many a slip ..." has already been suggested. -- ALGRIF talk 15:43, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
- belated (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Could have been quicker off the mark with this one. -- ALGRIF talk 08:42, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
- genitive (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- A bit of grammar, anyone? -- ALGRIF talk 05:54, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
- aslope (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) pretty neatly quoted Zumbacool (talk) 10:17, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
- albumen (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - þe white part of an egg Jerry Lee Lewis' 9th toe (talk) 14:27, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
- matte (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Ultimateria (talk) 18:19, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
- chaos theory (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 5.170.128.130 (talk) at 02:49, 8 May 2022.
- turbary (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 18:57, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
- jounce (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 17:08, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
- pig iron (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:46, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- hatchery (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:46, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- catch on (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:46, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
- snowcock (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- for April Fool's day or more wintery Dia de los Inocentes - December 28. ??? Notusbutthem (talk) 13:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
- formative (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey (talk) 23:09, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- patter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey (talk) 23:09, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- ruth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey (talk) 23:09, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- sororal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey (talk) 23:09, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- tyro (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --EncycloPetey (talk) 23:09, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- fervent (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Notusbutthem (talk) 09:14, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
- sniff test (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Just checking :). -- ALGRIF talk 12:10, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
- fug (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Yeah, it also means "fuck", but we don't need to put that on the front page Notusbutthem (talk) 20:02, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- translocate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:23, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
- curtilage (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:23, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
- unmet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:23, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
- gateline (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:23, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
- jack of all trades (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:23, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
- laugh riot (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 18:16, 28 March 2022 (UTC) - kempt (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Or ...ALGRIF talk 23:15, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
- unkempt (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 23:15, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
- goofy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 104.205.88.139 (talk) at 07:46, 25 March 2022.
- whimberry (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 08:29, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
- beset (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- A slightly unusual, but still an everyday word, never nominated. -- ALGRIF talk 13:40, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
- pennon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) VealSociedad (talk) 10:47, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
- aslant (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - preposition, adjective, adverb with quotes aplenty VealSociedad (talk) 09:33, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
- asunder (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Notusbutthem (talk) 11:03, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
- moonlight (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) pretty well cited Notusbutthem (talk) 21:55, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
- concierge (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 07:29, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
- all hail (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Notusbutthem (talk) 08:42, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
- put forth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) fleshed out Notusbutthem (talk) 20:21, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
- hubbub (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 72.129.231.152 00:44, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
- multitudinous (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) lots of quotes Notusbutthem (talk) 23:53, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- whet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) not the best nom ever, but meh... Notusbutthem (talk) 17:01, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- befriend (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) fleshed out entry Notusbutthem (talk) 17:01, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- attain (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Notusbutthem (talk) 17:01, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- airing (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:36, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- bugbear (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:36, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
- trifle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) a pretty full (and filling???) entry Notusbutthem (talk) 19:58, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
- forbearance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 11:04, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
- atomy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Notusbutthem (talk) 10:22, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
- smatter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Notusbutthem (talk) 01:31, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
- sapient (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) VealSociedad (talk) 22:21, 23 February 2022 (UTC)
- unfledged (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) VealSociedad (talk) 14:04, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
- rouse (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) VealSociedad (talk) 13:30, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
- overset (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) VealSociedad (talk) 13:11, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
- cheek by jowl (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 10:30, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
- bode (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Notusbutthem (talk) 12:26, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
- disgruntled (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 21:25, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
- temperance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 2mishna (talk) 04:48, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
- aardwolf (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 96.44.72.165 12:26, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
- floss (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) esp. AAVE sense Notusbutthem (talk) 11:54, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
- bungee (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Notusbutthem (talk) 11:54, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
- gooey (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Notusbutthem (talk) 11:54, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
- psych (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Notusbutthem (talk) 11:54, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
- merry-go-round (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:46, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
- least (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:46, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
- punched tape (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:46, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
- land bridge (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:46, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
- penury (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 09:46, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
- wham (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) On the anniversary of the release of one of the songs by Wham!, or the death of George Michael, perhaps? Notusbutthem (talk) 11:24, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
- squeegee (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 20:04, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
- détente (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 11:12, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
- stagnation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 5.170.129.36 (talk) at 00:09, 13 January 2022 (UTC).
- @Sgconlaw: OK, I must have been confused by the botching by the IP who added "stagnation", it was originally placed above ===2022===. DonnanZ (talk) 18:42, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Donnanz: yes, it was a bit of a mess. I've changed the instruction to
{{wotd-nominee|nominated entry}}
to make it more obvious that this isn't supposed to be a nomination. — SGconlaw (talk) 18:46, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Donnanz: yes, it was a bit of a mess. I've changed the instruction to
- @Sgconlaw: OK, I must have been confused by the botching by the IP who added "stagnation", it was originally placed above ===2022===. DonnanZ (talk) 18:42, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
- anatomize (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 2404:4408:878F:4F00:CA8:D601:E70B:AB55 04:02, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
- cannulize (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 2404:4408:878F:4F00:CA8:D601:E70B:AB55 04:02, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
- ereyesterday (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) User:HurricaneIV 03:41, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
- overmorrow (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) User:HurricaneIV 03:41, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
- Nintendinitis (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) User:HurricaneIV 03:41, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
- Please sign with four tildes as instructed above. DonnanZ (talk) 20:28, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- @Donnanz: I've left a message on the editor's user talk page. — SGconlaw (talk) 20:33, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Please sign with four tildes as instructed above. DonnanZ (talk) 20:28, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- Manhattan distance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 20:01, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- skein (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 18:54, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- ransack (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 13:47, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- forward compatibility (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) User:HurricaneIV
- demake (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) User:HurricaneIV 03:43, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- animutation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) User:HurricaneIV 03:43, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
- kleptoparasitism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 15:26, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
- deoligarchization (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Learn a new word every day. -- ALGRIF talk 14:13, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
- semblance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 00:49, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
- redoubtable (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 00:49, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
- secondee (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 00:49, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
2021
- existential (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Br00pVain (talk) 19:09, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
- shopworn (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Br00pVain (talk) 19:09, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
- mothball (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Br00pVain (talk) 19:09, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
- hubristic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Br00pVain (talk) 19:09, 31 December 2021 (UTC)
- ecoduct (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 19:00, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
- graticule (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 10:35, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
- xenagogue (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Grawiton (talk) 13:45, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
- barchan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Br00pVain (talk) 11:33, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
- Mrs Miggins (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Mihia (talk) 23:55, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
- innominate bone (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- a bone that has no name. Mihia (talk) 23:10, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
- uniformity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by 5.170.128.14 (talk) at 08:25, 21 December 2021.
- squadrista (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (ditto [perhaps a questionable choice, but it would make sense for October 28]) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 01:49, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
- aphantasia (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 23:10, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
- sax (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PanicAtYeeDisco (talk) 17:55, 16 December 2021 (UTC)
- carrel (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Jberkel 16:03, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hoover hog (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant (falai) 11:23, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
- get down to brass tacks (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 13:06, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
- pablum (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- (otherwise known as modern politics :)) -- ALGRIF talk 20:36, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
- cryptolect (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 2404:4408:878F:4F00:D00D:247:6680:A66F 22:16, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
- foreshadow (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 14:01, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
- blither (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Two etyms. Might be more interesting than "blithering idiot" -- ALGRIF talk 13:59, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
- blithering (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 15:30, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
- urstromtal (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - A rather unique word. Hythonia (talk) 17:27, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- disinvite (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - I don't think uninvite is used in the UK, only uninvited - DonnanZ (talk) 11:27, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- mightily (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:27, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- interlard (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:27, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- trackless (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:27, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- daisy chain (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), daisy-chain (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - I added a quote for the verb "daisy-chain", so it would be nice to include that - DonnanZ (talk) 11:27, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- deontology (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 08:56, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
- last (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) etymology 3. — Mnemosientje (t · c) 14:24, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
- among (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 83.69.106.22 12:26, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
- flopover (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 10:57, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
- Amazonomachy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant (falai) 11:26, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
- forty winks (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 22:11, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
- traffic island (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- PanicAtYeeDisco 18:07, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
- monger (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 20:50, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
- posterize (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 23:21, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
- hitherto (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:17, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
- retreat (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:17, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
- stack talk (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - I was asked about this one - DonnanZ (talk) 10:17, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
- snudge (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)92.28.151.141 13:15, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
- wolf of Wall Street (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) for September 4 or October 29? The term was probably popularized after the Great Depression. —The Editor's Apprentice (talk) 04:53, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
- electrolier (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 19:27, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
- wand of peace (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) fortuitous double meaning QuickPhyxa (talk) 20:49, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
- slate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:15, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
- scarper (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 10:09, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
- misnomer (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 08:44, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- whistle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:44, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- affiant (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 11:05, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
- Fenian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 18:39, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
- tl;dr (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 06:37, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
- be one's own worst enemy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Roger the Rodger (talk) 14:40, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
- bitcoin (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Roger the Rodger (talk) 14:40, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
- hoolie (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Roger the Rodger (talk) 14:40, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
- happily ever after (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Roger the Rodger (talk) 14:40, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
- legal beagle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations. Perhaps for International Lawyer Day? Roger the Rodger (talk) 14:40, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
- go the whole hog (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Roger the Rodger (talk) 14:40, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
- silver-tongued (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Roger the Rodger (talk) 14:40, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
- earmark (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Roger the Rodger (talk) 14:40, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
- handsomely (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Roger the Rodger (talk) 14:34, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
- discordant (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Roger the Rodger (talk) 22:14, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
- madcap (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Roger the Rodger (talk) 22:14, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
- chokehold (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Roger the Rodger (talk) 22:14, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
- A-list (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Roger the Rodger (talk) 22:14, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
- rite of passage (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Roger the Rodger (talk) 22:14, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
- fail-deadly (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 23:16, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
- sublebrity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 07:37, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
- old hat (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) MooreDoor (talk) 13:15, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
- Afrasian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 05:38, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
- wharfinger (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 15:01, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
- allegory (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 06:24, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
- microraion (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Mihia (talk) 16:55, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
- modder (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 10:07, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
- superplural (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Fay Freak (talk) 22:59, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
- I don't see the significance, but it won't appear until 2024... DonnanZ (talk) 10:43, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, not sure how it relates to 29 February, so I'm relocating the nomination to the usual place. — SGconlaw (talk) 17:58, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
- I don't see the significance, but it won't appear until 2024... DonnanZ (talk) 10:43, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
- canoodle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations. Perhaps to go with Knödel as FWOTD Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- sort of (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- snooty (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- plunk (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- good riddance (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- buckaroo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- wholeheartedly (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- snazzy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- 101 (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- shenanigan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- flimsy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Queenofnortheast (talk) 21:49, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- sidequest (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - on international video-game day or whatever. Queenofnortheast (talk) 22:48, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- high concept (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Queenofnortheast (talk) 22:48, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- free rein (Check: R, G, H, W, Y). On horse day, or whatever Queenofnortheast (talk) 22:48, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- musth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 11:07, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- by no means (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 13:13, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
- doff (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Mihia (talk) 20:04, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
- jackanapes (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Mihia (talk) 20:04, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
- tickle the ivories (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 10:07, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
- wick (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) when the next John Wick film comes out? Roger the Rodger (talk) 17:20, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
- revive (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) on a something zombie-related day? Roger the Rodger (talk) 17:20, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
- demur (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Roger the Rodger (talk) 17:20, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
- emancipate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) on Slavery Day? Roger the Rodger (talk) 17:20, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
- everlasting (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Roger the Rodger (talk) 17:20, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
- cindynics (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 16:08, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
- smidgen (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Emmett Lathrop Doc Brown (talk) 09:33, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
- smell-o-vision (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Mihia (talk) 19:31, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
- unrebuilt (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - two senses - DonnanZ (talk) 13:26, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
- entreat (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) has tonnes of quotes already Roger the Rodger (talk) 14:46, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
- risqué (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 15:22, 9 July 2021 (UTC)
- bedizen (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 08:07, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
- sterling (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Raheem Sterling's birthday? Roger the Rodger (talk) 22:30, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
- rightly so (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Roger the Rodger (talk) 22:30, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
- deride (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Roger the Rodger (talk) 22:30, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
- fount (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - esp. dated form of font - DonnanZ (talk) 10:51, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
- rase (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) but the noun could be improved TVdinnerless (talk) 07:43, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
- personable (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TVdinnerless (talk) 07:43, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
- prudence (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TVdinnerless (talk) 07:43, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
- waver (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) TVdinnerless (talk) 09:35, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
- pythonic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 14:03, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
- parish-pump (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 14:59, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
- in someone's stead (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 07:16, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
- well-appointed (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 13:01, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
- Rosie Lee (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC) - queen cake (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC) - adorkable (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC) - clown doctor (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC) - Quaker gun (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC) - skeleton crew (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC) - somethingth (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Mihia (talk) 21:02, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
- double-jointed (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 06:57, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
- bane (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 06:55, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
- cob (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- simple word with many disparate meanings and uncertain etymologies -- Mihia (talk) 17:33, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
- block-book (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 21:03, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
- quockerwodger (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 19:16, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
- boatage (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) 101.98.133.254 22:19, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- xenelasy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 21:51, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- purveyor (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 11:45, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- glean (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 11:45, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
- contrarian (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - lots of pretty quotes etc. Indian subcontinent (talk) 09:57, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
- condescend (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - lots of pretty quotes etc. Indian subcontinent (talk) 09:57, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
- to one's mind (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -⸘- dictātor·mundī 23:05, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
- liquidate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:29, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
- jetty (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - wharf - DonnanZ (talk) 10:42, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
- intertwingle (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 12:54, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
- rid (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - The verb; I'm not sure about the adjective, it could even be a past participle; "be rid of" appears to be a separate term - DonnanZ (talk) 13:46, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
- mangrove (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Sir Beluga (talk) 15:56, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
- bearleader (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 10:29, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
- draw (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Oh so many senses - DonnanZ (talk) 15:41, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
- @Donnanz: actually, try not to nominate such words. They take too long to tidy up. — SGconlaw (talk) 11:54, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
- I'll bear that in mind, but leave it in for now, it doesn't matter how many years it takes to tidy up the entry for WOTD. I spent some time finding the right place to add a quote, which is difficult enough to do with such lengthy unbroken sections (something which needs to be looked at perhaps?). DonnanZ (talk) 12:23, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
- @Donnanz: OK! — SGconlaw (talk) 12:43, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
- I'll bear that in mind, but leave it in for now, it doesn't matter how many years it takes to tidy up the entry for WOTD. I spent some time finding the right place to add a quote, which is difficult enough to do with such lengthy unbroken sections (something which needs to be looked at perhaps?). DonnanZ (talk) 12:23, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
- Also I think too common words are to be avoided. -⸘- dictātor·mundī 23:05, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
- @Donnanz: actually, try not to nominate such words. They take too long to tidy up. — SGconlaw (talk) 11:54, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
- The same could be said about extremely rare words. DonnanZ (talk) 09:36, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
- radar (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Yellow is the colour (talk) 22:47, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
- rachitic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Yellow is the colour (talk) 22:47, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
- twinge (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Yellow is the colour (talk) 22:47, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
- particle zoo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 11:07, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
- set about (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 13:09, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
- nibble (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - etymology 2 is particularly nice — Mnemosientje (t · c) 12:23, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
- foot-dragging (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 13:57, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
- pay through the nose (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 09:02, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
- ubicate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — 101.98.133.254 05:51, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
- filicology (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — 101.98.133.254 05:41, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
- embarrassingly parallel (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 19:58, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
- maladministration (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 22:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- subimperialism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 22:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- tubelight (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — MSG17 (talk) 16:09, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- arctophile (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Mr.Sagdiyev (talk) 07:54, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
- Pentecost (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 20:22, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
- skerrick (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 12:00, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
- relationshopping (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Equinox ◑ 10:35, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
- baldric (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- (Can't find an entry for Blackadder. Baldric will have to serve.) -- ALGRIF talk 19:18, 24 March 2021 (UTC)
- Well, there is (Blackadder), but it's a proper noun anyway. DonnanZ (talk) 09:52, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
- dos and don'ts (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 10:01, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
- unwisdom (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - I suspect usage is less common nowadays - DonnanZ (talk) 09:50, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
- thank (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - don't thank me for nominating an everyday verb... DonnanZ (talk) 09:14, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
- shoop (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - Sir Beluga (talk) 00:27, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
- pipe dream (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 13:11, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
- aldermanic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 13:09, 4 March 2021 (UTC)
- weaksauce (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:01, 28 February 2021 (UTC) - nublet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:01, 28 February 2021 (UTC) - there's many a slip twixt cup and lip (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:01, 28 February 2021 (UTC) - musher (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 19:58, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
- quillon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:46, 27 February 2021 (UTC) - dance with the one that brought you (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), despite the horrible formatting.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:46, 27 February 2021 (UTC) - bumper crop (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:46, 27 February 2021 (UTC) - fascine knife (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:46, 27 February 2021 (UTC) - brach (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), only sense 1.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:46, 27 February 2021 (UTC) - smoke wagon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:46, 27 February 2021 (UTC) - fain (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:46, 27 February 2021 (UTC) - glebe-farm (Check: R, G, H, W, Y); I think the spaced spelling is more common than the hyphenated one, however.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:46, 27 February 2021 (UTC) - holy water sprinkler (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:46, 27 February 2021 (UTC) - snifter (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:46, 27 February 2021 (UTC) - larrikin (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 13:51, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
- a whole nother (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 10:06, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
- public purse (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 14:00, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
- gaunt (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Oxlade2000 (talk) 12:11, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
- abjure (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Languageseeker (talk) 20:36, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- arent (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- not strictly speaking, but may be close enough. Mihia (talk) 22:51, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Mihia: I think this is better as a general nomination. — SGconlaw (talk) 21:37, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
- knap (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 20:22, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- mind's ear (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Mihia (talk) 10:39, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- set out one's stall (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 12:58, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
- neoimperialism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 18:35, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
- Tom Swifty (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant (falai) 15:51, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
- CamelCase (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 17:59, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
- secular arm (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 09:40, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- entrecôte (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 18:14, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
- busman's holiday (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Mihia (talk) 17:35, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- pomace (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Mihia (talk) 17:35, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- over-egg (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Mihia (talk) 17:35, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
- squonk (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) obscure mythological creature focus wk Jberkel 19:21, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
- trinket (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Alexfromiowa (talk) 12:54, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
- lapsus oculi (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 15:24, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
- odour of sanctity (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 15:12, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
- mameluke (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Alexfromiowa (talk) 11:11, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
- sun dog (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 15:43, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- wamble-cropped (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – sounds made up. – Jberkel 18:43, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
- cobra effect (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant (falai) 21:57, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
- cryptomnesia (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 02:26, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- spavin (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 02:26, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- tiff (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 02:26, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
- megadeath (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Ungoliant (falai) 18:45, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
- phylactery (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --OlEnglish (Talk) 05:59, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
- historiaster (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) —(((Romanophile))) ♞ (contributions) 04:31, 16 January 2021 (UTC)—
- business end (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 18:36, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
- 24-hour clock (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 17:09, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
2020
- tabloid (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kilo Lima Mike (talk) 12:04, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
- paramour (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) has audio, usexes, pron, etymology, quotations Kilo Lima Mike (talk) 12:04, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
- just-so story (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 17:49, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
- simplex (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Mihia (talk) 23:48, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
- eat away (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:56, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
- subpoena (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- ALGRIF talk 10:57, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
- blubber (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) La más guay (talk) 21:32, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
- grimdark (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 14:06, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
- crisp (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) just look at all the beautiful citations! Obviously, to appear on National Potato Day or National Snack Day Tampswab (talk) 10:09, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
- lawfare (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 18:29, 18 October 2020 (UTC)
Nominations for particular days
Nominate a word here if you think it is fitting for a particular day of the year, such as an anniversary of a notable person's birth or death, or the release of a notable book or film; a festival or holiday; and so on. As there are currently few volunteers working on this page, please nominate words well in advance of when you would like them to appear (preferably six months or more). Note that your nominated word may be featured on another day instead.
January
- 1 (New Year's Day):
- 4 (Independence Day of Myanmar):
- 5 (Twelfth Night; National Bird Day (USA)):
- 6 (Epiphany):
- 24 (International Day of Education):
- 25 (Burns night):
- 26 (Australia Day): furphy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 21:39, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
- 27 (International Holocaust Remembrance Day):
February
- 2 (Groundhog day|Candlemas): groundhogese (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) --Geographyinitiative (talk) 12:39, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
- 4 (World Cancer Day):
- 6 (Waitangi Day; 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquakes): shaken (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Par âpre aux astres (talk) 15:07, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw so what do you think about this one? Par âpre aux astres (talk) 07:12, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: sure, I don't think this one is controversial in any way. — Sgconlaw (talk) 17:08, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- I mean people of Turkey and wider Islamic World were shaken that day, shaken as in Etymology 1 adjective sense. Par âpre aux astres (talk) 19:30, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: sure, I don't think this one is controversial in any way. — Sgconlaw (talk) 17:08, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw so what do you think about this one? Par âpre aux astres (talk) 07:12, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
- 10 (World Pulses Day):
- 11 (International Day of Women and Girls in Science; National Foundation Day (Japan)):
- 12 (birthday of Charles Darwin):
- 13 (World Radio Day):
- 14 (Saint Valentine's Day): lovesmith (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kiwima (talk) 08:39, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- Family Day in parts of Canada (variable; third Monday of February):
- 20 (World Day of Social Justice):
- 21 (International Mother Language Day):
- 29 (leap day in the Gregorian calendar):
March
- Employee Appreciation Day (variable; 1st Friday in March):
- 1 (Saint David's Day – feast day of the patron saint of Wales; Zero Discrimination Day):
- 3 (Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival or Girls' Day); World Wildlife Day):
- 4 (World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development):
- Commonwealth Day (variable; second Monday of March):
- 8 (International Women's Day): muscle mommy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 09:02, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
- 14 (Pi Day, Albert Einstein's birthday): Einsteiny (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kiwima (talk) 23:36, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
- 17 (Saint Patrick's Day – feast day of the patron saint of Ireland):
- March equinox (variable; usually 19–21):
- 20 (International Day of Happiness; UN French Language Day; World Oral Health Day): throat goat (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) PUC – 20:52, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
- 21 (International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; International Day of Forests; World Poetry Day):
- 22 (World Water Day):
- 23 (World Meteorological Day):
- 24 (International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims):
- 25 (Independence Day of Greece):
- 26 (Independence Day of Bangladesh):
- 30 (National Doctors' Day (USA)):
- 31 (International Transgender Day of Visibility):
- Days associated with Lent and Easter – Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras), Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday (variable; March–April):
April
- 1 (April Fools' Day): arsenation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- If you're going to do another "get your mind out of the gutter" series, which was awesome by the way Van Man Fan (talk) 22:40, 23 March 2023 (UTC); April foolery (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) For 1st April 2024. alex (talk) 18:41, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- 6 (International Day of Sport for Development and Peace):
- 7 (World Health Day):
- International Be Kind to Lawyers Day (variable; 2nd Tuesday of April):
- 12 (International Day of Human Space Flight):
- 15 (Leonardo da Vinci's birthday; World Art Day):
- 1st Astronomy Day of the year (variable; Saturday nearest the first quarter moon between mid-April and mid-May):
- 20 (UN Chinese Language Day):
- 21 (First Battle of Panipat, founding day of the Mughal Empire in India; traditional date for the founding of Rome; World Creativity and Innovation Day):
- Girls in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Day (variable; 4th Thursday of April):
- 22 (Earth Day):
- 23 (Saint George's Day – feast day of the patron saint of England; Shakespeare's death anniversary and traditional birth anniversary; World Book Day; UN English Language Day; UN Spanish Language Day):
- 24 (International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace):
- 25 (Anzac Day; World Malaria Day): Gallipoli (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Par âpre aux astres (talk) 15:24, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- 26 (World Intellectual Property Day):
- 27 (Koningsdag (Netherlands)):
- 28 (World Day for Safety and Health at Work):
- 29 (Shōwa Day (Japan)):
- Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's national day (variable; April or May):
- Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day (variable; April or May):
May
- 1 (May Day, International Workers' Day or Labor Day (international)):
- 3 (World Press Freedom Day, Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)):
- 4 (Star Wars Day): Yodaspeak (Check: R, G, H, W, Y)? — This unsigned comment was added by Dunderdool (talk • contribs) at 04:04, 22 August 2022 (UTC).
- 5 (Cinco de Mayo; World Portuguese Language Day):
- World Migratory Bird Day (variable; second Saturday of May):
- Mother's Day in the USA and elsewhere (variable; second Sunday of May):
- 15 (International Day of Families):
- 16 (International Day of Light; International Day of Living Together in Peace):
- 17 (Norwegian Constitution Day; World Telecommunication and Information Society Day):
- 20 (European Maritime Day):
- 21 (World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development):
- 22 (International Day for Biological Diversity):
- 26 (Independence Day (Georgia)):
June
- 1 (Global Day of Parents):
- 2 (Festa della Repubblica, Italy's national day):
- 3 (World Bicycle Day):
- 5 (Constitution Day (Denmark); World Environment Day):
- 6 (UN Russian Language Day):
- 7 (World Food Safety Day):
- 8 (World Oceans Day):
- 12 (Russia Day):
- 16 (Bloomsday): quark (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), James Joyce coinings — This unsigned comment was added by Akaibu (talk • contribs) at 10:13, 31 July 2024.
- 18 (Sustainable Gastronomy Day):
- June solstice (variable; usually 20–22):
- Father's Day in the USA and elsewhere (variable; third Sunday of June): daddy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Ioaxxere (talk) 15:49, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
- 21 (Fête de la Musique):
- 25 (Day of the Seafarer):
- 28 (start of the Stonewall riots):
- 29 (International Day of the Tropics): desert island (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Jberkel 09:45, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
July
- 1 (Canada Day):
- 4 (United States Independence Day): knee-high by the Fourth of July? User:Cedar Tree (talk) 04:04, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
- 7 (Solomon Islands national day):
- 11 (World Population Day):
- 14 (Bastille Day, International Non-binary People's Day):
- 17 (World Day for International Justice):
- 28 (start of World War II):
- 31 (National Mutt Day (USA)):
August
- 1 (Herman Melville's birthday): leviathan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Naufragiosus (talk) 15:10, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- 2 (start of the British Raj):
- 9 (International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples; Singapore's national day):
- 12 (International Youth Day):
- 14 (Independence Day (Pakistan)):
- 15 (Independence Day (India); Ferragosto (Italy)):
- 19 (World Humanitarian Day; World Photography Day):
- 26 (National Dog Day (USA)):
- 31 (Independence Day (Malaysia; Trinidad and Tobago)):
September
- Mid-Autumn Festival (variable; early September to early October):
- 4 (fall of the western Roman Empire):
- 5 (International Day of Charity):
- Labor Day (US) (variable; 1st Monday):
- National Grandparents Day (US) (variable; Sunday after Labor Day):
- 8 (International Literacy Day; Star Trek Day):
- 11 (anniversary of the September 11 attacks; National Day of Catalonia):
- 15 (International Day of Democracy):
- 2nd Astronomy Day of the year (variable; Saturday nearest the first quarter moon between mid-September and mid-October):
- 16 (Independence Day (Mexico)):
- 17 (Constitution Day (United States)):
- 19 (International Talk Like a Pirate Day): avast (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Vuccala (talk) 00:03, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
- 21 (Independence Day (Malta); International Day of Peace):
- September equinox (variable; usually 21–24):
- Banned Books Week (usually last week of September):
- World Maritime Day (variable; last Thursday of September): any port in a storm (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 15:46, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- 24 (Heritage Day (South Africa)):
- 27 (World Tourism Day):
- 28 (International Day for Universal Access to Information):
- 29 (World Heart Day):
October
- 1 (International Day of Older Persons; International Music Day; National Day (People's Republic of China)):
- World Habitat Day; World Architecture Day (variable; first Monday of October): Art Deco (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - treated here as a proper noun, but Oxford disagrees with that - DonnanZ (talk) 00:49, 1 January 2022 (UTC)
- 2 (Gandhi Jayanti (India)):
- 3 (German Unity Day):
- 5 (World Teachers' Day):
- 10 (World Mental Health Day):
- 11 (International Day of the Girl Child): lass (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) DonnanZ (talk) 15:30, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- 12 (National Day of Spain):
- 14 (Defender of Ukraine Day):
- Health and Sports Day (Japan) (variable: second Monday of October):
- World Sight Day (variable; second Thursday of October):
- World Migratory Bird Day (variable; second Saturday of October):
- 16 (World Food Day; birth anniversary of Noah Webster and National Dictionary Day (US)):
- International Archaeology Day (variable; third Saturday of October):
- Sweetest Day (USA) (variable; third Saturday of October):
- 26 (National Day of Austria):
- 27 (World Day for Audiovisual Heritage):
- 28 (Ohi Day (Greece)):
- 29 (National Cat Day (USA)): cathead (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Naufragiosus (talk) 16:35, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
- 31 (Halloween; World Cities Day; Reformation Day): spoopy (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 12:45, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
- walking corpse syndrome (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) or Cotard's syndrome (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) for the zombie reference GreyishWorm (talk) 13:16, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
- spine-tingling (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) or spine-tingler (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) P. Sovjunk (talk) 08:54, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
November
- 1 (All Saints' Day):
- 2 (All Souls' Day):
- 3 (Culture Day (Japan)):
- US Election Day (variable; 2–8 November): hopeful (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — the noun. lattermint (talk) 22:35, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
- 10 (World Science Day for Peace and Development): researchship (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kiwima (talk) 08:28, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- 11 (Armistice Day; Remembrance Day; Veterans Day (United States); National Independence Day (Poland); Singles' Day (China)):
- 12 (anniversary of the formal proposal for the World Wide Web):
- 18 (Eid Al Istiqlal – Independence Day (Morocco)):
- 19 (World Toilet Day; International Men's Day):
- 20 (World Children's Day):
- 21 (World Fisheries Day; World Television Day):
- World Philosophy Day (variable; 3rd Thursday of November):
- 22 (feast day of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians):
- Thanksgiving (variable; 4th Thursday in November (22–28)):
- Black Friday; Native American Heritage Day (variable; day after Thanksgiving):
- 30 (Saint Andrew's Day – Scotland's national day): strath (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 00:15, 20 January 2024 (UTC), clachan (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:08, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
December
- 2 (National Mutt Day (USA); World Computer Literacy Day):
- 3 (International Day of Persons with Disabilities): ablenationalism (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Kiwima (talk) 23:42, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
- 5 (World Soil Day):
- 10 (Human Rights Day):
- 11 (International Mountain Day): thirteener (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 11:52, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
- 12 (International Universal Health Coverage Day; birthday of Wiktionary)
- 15 (Koninkrijksdag (Netherlands)):
- 16 (Day of Reconciliation (South Africa)):
- 17 (John Kennedy Toole's Birthday): wheel of fortune (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), a recurring theme in A Confederacy of Dunces Naufragiosus (talk) 13:48, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- 18 (International Migrants Day; UN Arabic Language Day):
- December solstice (variable; usually 21 or 22):
- Hanukkah (variable; late November to late December):
- 24 (Christmas Eve): Christmas comes early (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (or, more aptly, at an earlier date. Hell, it could be in April for all I care! GreyishWorm (talk) 09:27, 31 October 2022 (UTC))
- 25 (Christmas Day): Christmas tree (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) - DonnanZ (talk) 12:20, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
- 26 (Boxing Day; St. Stephen's Day):
- 28: preantepenultimate (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- the preantepenultimate day of the year. Vuccala (talk) 00:44, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
- 31 (New Year's Eve): cloop (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) etym 2/sense 1/subsense 1: "The sound made when a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle." Vuccala (talk) 03:40, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Other
- 1st of any month:
- [Add nomination here]
- Anagrams:
- clown shoe (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), new school (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Jberkel 10:41, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
- in the red (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), nithered (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by DTLHS (talk • contribs) at 08:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC).
- carthorse (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), orchestra (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Mihia (talk) 10:39, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- inconsistent (Check: R, G, H, W, Y), nonscientist (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) – Mihia (talk) 12:20, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks, @DTLHS, Mihia! I think we have more than enough now. — SGconlaw (talk) 12:22, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- Oh just a couple more, please! Atlas Mountains, nasal mutations — diatonic scales, social distance — chemical agent, climate change — in the closet, insect hotel — pilot fishes, piles of shit. -- Mihia (talk) 15:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- @Mihia: wow! Guess we can keep them for the future. — SGconlaw (talk) 04:30, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
- Oh just a couple more, please! Atlas Mountains, nasal mutations — diatonic scales, social distance — chemical agent, climate change — in the closet, insect hotel — pilot fishes, piles of shit. -- Mihia (talk) 15:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
- Uncommon (or less familiar) meanings of common terms:
- Rare words that look like misspellings of a more common word:
- calender (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (not calendar), crustation (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (not crustacean), insolates (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (not insulates), illocution (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (not elocution), stolon (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (not stolen), rabbet (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (not rabbit), pneumonic (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) (not mnemonic). Kiwima (talk) 00:56, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
- I used to operate a calender many years ago. DonnanZ (talk) 10:41, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
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