Coolish-words
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
whinge
whinge: To complain or wine. The noun form is whingeing.
Learning new vocabulary can be tedious, but please, no whingeing.
Learning new vocabulary can be tedious, but please, no whingeing.
noughties
Refers to decade of "2000's", eg, Popular music became insipid in the noughties thanks to acts like Britney Spears.
triumphalism
triumphalism: Spirit of triumph, sometime implying domination.
This article in The Economist uses this word.
This article in The Economist uses this word.
breastwork - a fortification, usually temporary. Examination of the battleground from Custer's Last Stand revealed breastworks made from fallen horses.
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