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souse

verb tr.: 1. To soak or steep. 2. To pickle, cook in a marinade, etc. 3. To make intoxicated. noun: 1. Something …

skeeve

verb tr.: To disgust. noun: A disgusting person.

chirk

verb tr.: To cheer. verb intr.: To make a shrill noise. adjective: Lively; cheerful.

sluice

noun: 1. An artificial channel, stream, etc. 2. A valve or gate to control the flow of a liquid. 3. A body …

stymie

verb tr.: To obstruct, thwart, stump, etc. noun: A hindrance.

hibernal

adjective: Of or relating to winter.

weather vane

noun: 1. A device having a pointer rotating on a vertical spindle, used to indicate the direction of the wind. 2. Someone …

autumnal

adjective: 1. Relating to the season of autumn. 2. Past the prime of life or maturity.

favonian

adjective: 1. Relating to the west wind. 2. Mild; gentle; benign.

barometer

noun: 1. A device for determining atmospheric pressure in predicting weather. 2. Something used as a gauge or as an indicator of …

nobodaddy

noun: 1. God. 2. Someone who is no longer considered worthy of respect.

tulgey

adjective: Thick, dark, and scary.

interrobang

noun: A punctuation mark (‽) formed by a question mark (?) superimposed on an exclamation point (!).

infodemic

noun: A glut of mostly unreliable, rapidly spreading information relating to an event, crisis, disease, etc.

rusticle

noun: An icicle-like formation of rust, as on an underwater shipwreck.

swan song

noun: A farewell or final performance, appearance, or accomplishment.

daisy cutter

noun: 1. In a ball game, a ball that moves close to the ground. 2. A horse that lifts its feet very …

baloney

noun: Nonsense, such as foolish, deceptive, or pretentious talk.

jump ball

noun: 1. A contest too close to call. 2. An undecided situation or one with no preference.

snooker

verb tr.: To cheat, dupe, trap, stymie, etc.

wheelhouse

noun: 1. An enclosed area on a boat or ship that houses the steering wheel. 2. In baseball, the area in which …

kingpin

noun: 1. The most important person in an organization, especially one who is the head of a crime organization. 2. The tallest, …