BOOMLET (\’būm-let\), noun.
DEFINITION: A brief increase in business activity.
EXAMPLE: The end of August always brought a boomlet in back-to-school sales at the stationery store.
Tommyrot
Crackerjack
Shibboleth
Donnybrook
Arboreal
Ineffable
Chicanery
Ambisinister
Flumadiddle
Boomlet
Twitterpated
TWITTERPATED (ˈtwi-tər-pā-ted/), adjective.
DEFINITION: Smitten.
EXAMPLE: She was completely twitterpated with Bradley Cooper, and swooned whenever he appeared on screen.
Brickbat
BRICKBAT (/ˈbrik-bat/), noun.
DEFINITION: A critical remark.
EXAMPLE: They say words never hurt, but a cruel brickbat does more damage than a slap in the face!
Jog Trot
JOG TROT (\’jahg-traht\), noun.
DEFINITION: A routine habit.
EXAMPLE: Friday night salsa lessons provided a welcome break from the routine jog trot of Sally’s 9-5 life.
Absquatulate
ABSQUATULATE(/əb-ˈskwat-ū-lāt/), verb.
DEFINITION: To flee.
EXAMPLE: The workers absquatulated their desks the moment the clock struck six.
Duffer
DUFFER (\’duf-er\), noun.
DEFINITION: An incompetent person.
EXAMPLE: That duffer couldn’t manage his way out of a paper bag, let alone run a company!
Netiquette
NETIQUETTE (\’net-ih-ket\), noun.
DEFINITION: Online etiquette.
EXAMPLE: Netiquette and common courtesy are often abandoned behind a veil of online anonymity.
Shill
SHILL (shill \’shil\), verb.
DEFINITION: To sell or promote.
EXAMPLE: The vegan endeared himself to everyone by constantly shilling the advantages of a meat-free lifestyle.
Quaggy
QUAGGY (quag·gy \ˈkwa-gē\), adjective.
DEFINITION: Soft, flabby.
EXAMPLE: Ray frowned at his pale reflection, poked the quaggy mush where his six-pack once lived, and sighed in weary defeat.
Capriole
CAPRIOLE (cap·ri·ole \ˈka-prē-ōl\), noun.
DEFINITION: A playful leap.
EXAMPLE: The fluffy calf bounded happily into the field with a spirited capriole.