Hello #everyone. I would greatly appreciate your feedback on a theme for #RareWordWednesday for the month of May. #authorlife #booksky #Indieauthor #writing #wordnerd
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March 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Hello #everyone. I would greatly appreciate your feedback on a theme for #RareWordWednesday for the month of May. #authorlife #booksky #Indieauthor #writing #wordnerd
Hello #everyone check out my latest post in my #RareWordWednesday #blog series. It is a #Cozy addition for you #booksky #WordNerds
Rare Word Wednesday
A cozy addition to my Rare Word Wednesday blog series.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hello #everyone check out my latest post in my #RareWordWednesday #blog series. It is a #Cozy addition for you #booksky #WordNerds
Suffragette’s sword’ (SUF-ruh-jets SORD): When hatpins were weapons against police. A #RareWordWednesday, salute to feminist ingenuity. #BookSky,#LanguageOfLiberation,#FeministHistory,#SuffragetteSword,#ResistanceTools,#HiddenInPlainSight,#WhatsYourSword,#ProtestFashion,
Rare Word Wednesday
Suffragette’s sword’ (SUF-ruh-jets SORD)—how early feminists turned hatpins into weapons. Plus, how today’s activists adapt everyday objects for resistance.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Suffragette’s sword’ (SUF-ruh-jets SORD): When hatpins were weapons against police. A #RareWordWednesday, salute to feminist ingenuity. #BookSky,#LanguageOfLiberation,#FeministHistory,#SuffragetteSword,#ResistanceTools,#HiddenInPlainSight,#WhatsYourSword,#ProtestFashion,
Hello #everyone #RareWord/hashtag/RareWordWednesday" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#RareWordWednesday is here. Every week, I spotlight a rare word to expand your vocabulary! Want to challenge yourself? Try using this word in conversation or writing this week! #RareWord #BookSky #IndieAuthor #WritersCommunity #WordLover #WordNerd
Rare Word Wednesday
Juggins: A Rare and Forgotten Word for a Simpleton Ranking: 3/10 (Uncommon but not extinct) While "juggins" is no longer widely used, it can still be found in some older British texts and informal speech. Pronunciation: /ˈdʒʌɡɪnz/ (JUG-inz) Word Type: Noun (Informal, British English) Etymology: The exact origin of "juggins" is uncertain, but it appeared in British slang in the late 19th to early 20th century.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hello #everyone #RareWord/hashtag/RareWordWednesday" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#RareWordWednesday is here. Every week, I spotlight a rare word to expand your vocabulary! Want to challenge yourself? Try using this word in conversation or writing this week! #RareWord #BookSky #IndieAuthor #WritersCommunity #WordLover #WordNerd
‘Friend of Dorothy’ (Frend uv DAWR-uh-thee): The clever code gay men used to evade 1950s persecution. A #PrideMonth, lesson in queer survival. #LGBTQHistory,#RareWordWednesday,#BookSky,#QueerHistory,#FriendOfDorothy,#CodedLanguage,#QueerSurvival,#SpeakInCode,#JudyGarlandForever,
Rare Word Wednesday
Friend of Dorothy’ (Frend uv DAWR-uh-thee)—how gay men used Judy Garland references to evade 1950s persecution. Plus, how to support LGBTQ+ elders today.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
‘Friend of Dorothy’ (Frend uv DAWR-uh-thee): The clever code gay men used to evade 1950s persecution. A #PrideMonth, lesson in queer survival. #LGBTQHistory,#RareWordWednesday,#BookSky,#QueerHistory,#FriendOfDorothy,#CodedLanguage,#QueerSurvival,#SpeakInCode,#JudyGarlandForever,
‘Trouser-wearer’ (TROW-zer WAIR-er): The 1920s term for lesbians arrested for wearing pants. A #PrideMonth, lesson in defiance. #RareWordWednesday,#QueerHistory,#TrouserWearer,#GenderRebels,#FashionAsProtest,#DressLikeYourself,#QueerResistance,
Rare Word Wednesday
‘Trouser-wearer’ (TROW-zer WAIR-er)—the 1920s term for lesbians criminalized for wearing pants. How clothing became queer protest.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
‘Trouser-wearer’ (TROW-zer WAIR-er): The 1920s term for lesbians arrested for wearing pants. A #PrideMonth, lesson in defiance. #RareWordWednesday,#QueerHistory,#TrouserWearer,#GenderRebels,#FashionAsProtest,#DressLikeYourself,#QueerResistance,
‘Molly’ (MAH-lee): The 1700s slang for queer men who built secret taverns—until police raids began. A #PrideMonth, lesson in resilience. #RareWordWednesday,#QueerHistory,#MollyHouses,#PreStonewall,#HiddenHistory,#NameYourSafeSpace,#QueerResilience,
Rare Word Wednesday
‘Molly’ (MAH-lee)—the 1700s code for queer men and their underground taverns. How pre-Stonewall communities found joy under threat.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
‘Molly’ (MAH-lee): The 1700s slang for queer men who built secret taverns—until police raids began. A #PrideMonth, lesson in resilience. #RareWordWednesday,#QueerHistory,#MollyHouses,#PreStonewall,#HiddenHistory,#NameYourSafeSpace,#QueerResilience,
‘Uranian’: The 19th-century poetic term for queer love, hidden in plain sight. A Rare Word Wednesday deep dive into coded history. #RareWordWednesday,#BookSky,#PrideMonth,#QueerHistory,#UranianPoetry,#PreStonewall,#LGBTQResources,#SupportQueerYouth,#LearnOurHistory,
Rare Word Wednesday
‘Uranian’—the 19th-century poetic code for queer love—and how it paved the way for Pride. Plus, resources to support LGBTQ+ communities today.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
‘Uranian’: The 19th-century poetic term for queer love, hidden in plain sight. A Rare Word Wednesday deep dive into coded history. #RareWordWednesday,#BookSky,#PrideMonth,#QueerHistory,#UranianPoetry,#PreStonewall,#LGBTQResources,#SupportQueerYouth,#LearnOurHistory,
Tudor-era Shakespeare: *already* shaming fast fashion victims. @voguemagazine #RareWordWednesday,#BookSky,#ShakespeareanInsults,#WordNerd,#FashionPolice,#HistoricRoasts,#ReviveThisWord,#WorstDressed,#TudorFashionFails,
Rare Word Wednesday
‘Leathern-jerkin'd, crystal-button'd knave’—Shakespeare’s 1597 read for fashion disasters. Because some outfits deserve iambic pentameter.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Tudor-era Shakespeare: *already* shaming fast fashion victims. @voguemagazine #RareWordWednesday,#BookSky,#ShakespeareanInsults,#WordNerd,#FashionPolice,#HistoricRoasts,#ReviveThisWord,#WorstDressed,#TudorFashionFails,
‘Villain, I have done thy mother’: When Shakespeare’s roasts required a content warning. @ShakespeareBT
#RareWordWednesday,#ShakespeareanInsults,#WordNerd,#BattleRapHistory,#YoMamaJokes,#LiterarySavagery,#WorstYoMamaBurn,#ShakespeareSaidItFirst,
#RareWordWednesday,#ShakespeareanInsults,#WordNerd,#BattleRapHistory,#YoMamaJokes,#LiterarySavagery,#WorstYoMamaBurn,#ShakespeareSaidItFirst,
Rare Word Wednesday
‘Villain, I have done thy mother’ — Shakespeare’s deadliest yo’-mama joke from 1594. Discover why this savage burn still lands today.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
‘Villain, I have done thy mother’: When Shakespeare’s roasts required a content warning. @ShakespeareBT
#RareWordWednesday,#ShakespeareanInsults,#WordNerd,#BattleRapHistory,#YoMamaJokes,#LiterarySavagery,#WorstYoMamaBurn,#ShakespeareSaidItFirst,
#RareWordWednesday,#ShakespeareanInsults,#WordNerd,#BattleRapHistory,#YoMamaJokes,#LiterarySavagery,#WorstYoMamaBurn,#ShakespeareSaidItFirst,
Shakespeare called it: Some folks are just ‘boils’ and ‘plague-sores.’ @ShakespeareBT #RareWordWednesday,#ShakespeareanInsults,#WordNerd,#ToxicPeople,#LiteraryRoasts,#ReviveThisWord,#NameTheBoil,#ShakespeareanBlock,#Booksky,
Rare Word Wednesday
"‘Thou art a boil, a plague-sore’—Shakespeare’s nuclear insult for irredeemable people. Learn to wield this 1606 burn like a pro."
minimortimar.wordpress.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Shakespeare called it: Some folks are just ‘boils’ and ‘plague-sores.’ @ShakespeareBT #RareWordWednesday,#ShakespeareanInsults,#WordNerd,#ToxicPeople,#LiteraryRoasts,#ReviveThisWord,#NameTheBoil,#ShakespeareanBlock,#Booksky,
Quomodocunquize: When your ‘side hustle’ is just a polite grift. @MerriamWebster #WordNerd
Rare Word Wednesday
Meet ‘quomodocunquize’—the 18th-century word for making money by any means. A perfect label for hustle culture’s darkest corners. #RareWordWednesday
minimortimar.wordpress.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Quomodocunquize: When your ‘side hustle’ is just a polite grift. @MerriamWebster #WordNerd
Ultracrepidarian’ (n.): When someone’s confidence outweighs their expertise. The perfect word for your know-it-all cousin. #RareWordWednesday #LostWords
Rare Word Wednesday
Discover ‘ultracrepidarian’—the 19th-century word for know-it-alls we need today. Explore its origins, usage, and why it’s the perfect critique for the social media age.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ultracrepidarian’ (n.): When someone’s confidence outweighs their expertise. The perfect word for your know-it-all cousin. #RareWordWednesday #LostWords
Hello #everyone it’s #RareWord/hashtag/RareWordWednesday" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#RareWordWednesday again! I hope my fellow #WordNerds and #booksky readers are #Hungry for this weeks #RareWord
Rare Word Wednesday
Get your hungry eyes ready for the latest installment in my Rare Word Wednesday blog series.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hello #everyone it’s #RareWord/hashtag/RareWordWednesday" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#RareWordWednesday again! I hope my fellow #WordNerds and #booksky readers are #Hungry for this weeks #RareWord
Hello @everyone it’s time for #RareWordWednesday check out the latest addition to my on going weekly blog about under used words.
Rare Word Wednesday
Snoutfair: The Charming Old Word for a Handsome Face Good morning, word lovers! Today, we're diving into the delightful world of forgotten English with the word snoutfair. This gem of a term might sound a bit odd at first, but trust me, it's as charming as the people it describes! Definition: Snoutfair (noun): A person with a handsome or attractive face.
minimortimar.wordpress.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Hello @everyone it’s time for #RareWordWednesday check out the latest addition to my on going weekly blog about under used words.