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MwsRWritings ~Words for Thought

Without empathy you have lack of concern.
Without love you allow indifference and intolerant thinking.
Without compassion your soul is stagnant.
Without possibilities you have no hope.
In having empathy you will learn consideration.
In loving you will see things on an equal basis.
In being compassionate you will flourish.
In believing you will have hope.

My Own Words

Weird Words, Continued

Autotomy

Not “autonomy,” which means the right to self-govern, “autotomy” is a zoological noun that describes the bizarre defense mechanism of an animal in the wild (like a lizard) who detaches a part of its body to escape a predator. More specifically, Merriam-Webster defines autotomy as “reflex separation of a part (such as an appendage) from the body,” or “division of the body into two or more pieces.”

Borborygmus

A technical noun, “borborygmus” is a word that describes a certain embarrassing sound made in your gut. Cambridge Dictionary defines “borborygmus” as “a continuous low sound made by the movement of liquid and gas in the body.” Let’s be honest, the word sounds as weird as the noise it describes.

Catawampus

Also written as “cattywampus,” this unusual word has several meanings, including as a noun for “an imaginary, fierce wild animal.” More commonly, “catawampus” is used as an adjective that Dictionary.com defines as “something that’s askew or awry” (like a teenager’s bedroom) or something that is diagonally across from something else.

Curmudgeon

“Curmudgeon” is a fun way to call someone a cranky jerk. The Oxford Dictionary definition of this noun (which we swear was written about our great-aunt Alice) is “a bad-tempered person, especially an old one.” The thesaurus lists “sourpuss” and “grouch” as other amusing variations of the word.

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New Words for 2018

Every year, Merriam-Webster bequeaths society a gift: a bunch of brand-new words that have officially been introduced into the English language. This year, a mind-boggling 840 words were inducted into the dictionary’s vaunted pages. And here’s the TL;DR (that’s one of the new ones, by the way): You’ve likely already been using a whole lot of them.

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From marg to mocktail, blockchain to biohacking, and all the slang and rando abbreviations in between, here are some of the newest words added to the lexicon in 2018

1-Bougie

2.Bingeable

3. TL;DR

4.Marg

5.Fintech

6.Wordie

7.Hangry

8.Blockchain

10.Time Suck

11.Glamping

12.Hophead

13.Airplane Mode

14.Biohacking

15.Rando

16.Mansplain

17.Instagramming

18.Generation Z

19.G.O.A.T.

20.Mocktail

21.Bubblehead

22.Adorbs

23.Me Time

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Like a storm from out of nowhere

Drifting away like a dream or stare.

More scattered than the grains of sand

But finding common ground to stand.

Troubles thicker than molasses

Smears that collect upon the glasses.

Too much sometimes

Too little I find.

Promises that prick you like roses

People that will leave you in droves.

Lies without guilt

Steamy words from upon their lips.

I’m insignificant

Though I feel transparent.

Walking always, somewhere

But heading nowhere.

Jokes are about me

But I’m not laughing, you see.

Thoughts are for the things that matter

Not for hearts to shatter.

But can’t make it go

Can’t, you know?

Life and love intermingle

Circumstance and perhaps, all dangle.

Forward just one time

Backwards, when it tries to unwind.

Feelings…friends…words…and thoughts

MwsR