Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for February 01, 2018
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richard's poor almanack * by richard thompson millionth word reportedly, the millionth word in the english language was recently coined. but don't stop there! let's go for 2 million! here are some things that need words to call them- (noun) the pose you strike in front of a bookcase at someone else's house, esp. at a party. (verb) to hold open a door for some-one, usually a stranger, entering or exiting not esp. close behind you, causing them to hurry. considered passe-aggressive (noun) the little dealie on the end of your shoelace that prevents un-ravelling. oops, it's an "aglet." never mind. man: oh, no. the dealie broke. and i was esp. fond of that one. oop: brittany, don't bother the man while he's spilling his coffee. (verb) to become sudden-ly hamfisted and incompetent at mundane tasks because a small, strange child is staring at you with undis-guised disdain.
Only 1000000? Gosh, aren’t we beyond that, yet? English is constantly inventing New Words. Trouble is, the tendency is to attach them to Old Meanings and forget the former words….