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September 25, 2020

The word today is “cachinnate.”

cach·​in·​nate | \ ˈka-kə-ˌnāt \ cachinnated; cachinnating

intransitive verb : to laugh loudly or immoderately

September 27, 2019

Ichor – for when you need your bodily fluids to be more god-like

This one is delicious.

September 23, 2019

colloquy – for when you need to elevate your conversations

Definition of colloquy in the OED

from col– together + –loquium speaking, from loqui to speak

  1. A talking together; a conversation, dialogue. Also, a written dialogue.
  2. A meeting for conference.
  3. Church blah blah.

All the modern dictionaries mention that it’s specific to elevated speech/conversation. Interesting that “colloquial” is used to mean common speech.

Definition of colloquy in the OED

August 28, 2019

coruscate – for when you need a little flash and sparkle

VERB
literary

  • (of light) flash or sparkle.

‘the light was coruscating through the walls’

Origin

Early 18th century from Latin coruscat- ‘glittered’, from the verb coruscare.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/coruscate

NB: Never doubt my commitment to Sparkle Motion.

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