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Note: Use thetalk page only for commentsabout this page. Nominate wordsbelow.

This page is for nominating futureWord of the Day entries. The philosophy behind our WOTD feature is similar to that ofWikipedia’s featured articles. The main goals are:

to highlight the best of Wiktionary’s content by featuring it on theMain Page,
to nurture people’s interest in unusual words and phrases,
to help readers improve their vocabulary.

Nominate a new word

What to nominate

Any interesting English word or phrase that appears in Wiktionary may be nominated for WOTD, including both rare and exotic terms and terms that are used in everyday conversation.

Variety

Before nominating a word, you might want to look through ourcategory of past Words of the Day and at the word’s page itself to make sure it (or a variation of it) hasn’t already been featured.

Also keep in mind that featured words are chosen to reflect a variety of:

parts of speech — Nouns, verbs and adjectives should appear more or less equally, but we also need good adverbs, idioms, set phrases and the like.
languages of origin — Many English words derive ultimately from Latin or Greek precursors, but English has borrowed from, and styled itself after, many other languages, so try to mix it up a bit.

What not to nominate

These are in addition to the other warnings already mentioned above.

No “redlinks” (missing pages) — If a word is not yet in Wiktionary, it belongs atWiktionary:Requested entries, not here. (Better yet, why notcreate the entry yourself?)
No offensive words — Please avoidprofanity. A nominated word should not offend the average person, nor should it be something you would be embarrassed to use in front of your boss or your grandmother (or your boss’s grandmother, for that matter). Wiktionary defines offensive words in part so people knownot to use them in polite company. WOTD nominations, on the other hand, should be words that peoplecan safely use in everyday speech. Note also that many parents and schools automatically filter out pages that include certain offensive words, so featuring such a word on theMain Page would restrict access to Wiktionary itself.
Avoid abbreviations — Abbreviations,initialisms,acronyms, symbols, and the like are unlikely to be selected without extremely convincing reasons. In other words, don’t nominateWYSIWYG,dpi, or☿. Symbols in particular cause problems for readers who lack the requiredfonts, and are therefore unlikely to be featured.
Avoid proper nouns — Names of specific people, places, or entities are better suited to featuring in an encyclopedia. Such words rarely have interesting definitions or translations.
Stick to English — The featured word is an English term because this is the English Wiktionary. For foreign words and phrases see theForeign Word of the Day.
No previous selections — We want to feature new selections, not the same selections over and over. Please check thelist of previous Words of the Day, to be certain it has not been selected previously. In addition, you should see a little “previous WOTD” box in the top right-hand corner of any such entries.
Avoid other WOTDs — We want to feature words that haven’t been WOTDs for other dictionaries, partly to highlight unique terms that make Wiktionary so special, partly to avoid complaints (by preventing the possibility entirely) that WOTDs were “stolen” from other dictionaries.
Avoid purely obsolete words – Words whose definitions are only obsolete, archaic or similar should be avoided.

Updating guide

If you are familiar with usingwikitext, please help update future Words of the Day! Do consider aquid pro quo – promoting one or two older nominations as Words of the Day for each new nomination that you make. Click on the “Expand” link below for a detailed guide on how to do this.

Click here for the guide

Check if the nominated word meets the criteria.

nominations •edit

Nominations are listed at “Latest nominations” and “Older nominations”. Check if the nominated word meets thecriteria for appearing on the Main Page. Try to consider older nominations before more recent ones.

II.

Update the Word of the Day page.

Go to the page for the day that you wish to update.
For example, to set up a new Word of the Day for January 1, go to “Wiktionary:Word of the day/January 1”.
Check the page history to see if the page has been recently updated. If it has been, pick a different day to update.
If not, go ahead and update the{{WOTD}} template on the page. In the edit history, indicate the year that the new Word of the Day is scheduled to appear in.
For example, if you intend the new word to appear on January 1, 2015, put “2015” in the edit history.
Go to “Wiktionary:Word of the day/Status” and edit the page to indicate which days of the year have been updated.

III.

Archive the Word of the Day and the nomination.

Go to the page of the word you have set as a Word of the Day, and apply{{was wotd}} at the top of the page.
For example, if you have setinteresting as the Word of the Day on January 1, 2015, go to “interesting” and insert “{{was wotd|2015|January|1}}” at the top of the page.
After you have saved your edit, click on the WOTD link that now appears at the top of the page. A WOTD archive page will open. On that page, put a copy of the{{WOTD}} template that you just updated. (If the archive page does not exist yet, create it.)
For example:
1. After adding “{{was wotd|2015|January|1}}” to “interesting”, click on the link “WOTD – 1 January 2015” that appears on the top of the page.
2. This will open the page “Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2015/January”. Add a section heading in the format “== 1 ==”, where “1” is the day of the year, then under that add a copy of the{{WOTD}} template which you placed on the page “Wiktionary:Word of the day/January 1”.
Next, go to “Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations § Latest nominations” or “Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations § Older nominations” and remove the nomination of the word you have set as a Word of the Day. Transfer the nomination to a suitable nomination archive page. Such archive pages are in the format “[[Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations/Archive [''year''] ]]”.
For example:
1. Go to “Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations § Latest nominations” and remove the nomination of the word which you set as the Word of the Day for January 1, 2015.
2. Let us assume that the nomination was made in December 2014. Go to the nomination archive page “Wiktionary:Word of the day/Nominations/Archive 2014” and, under the appropriate section (which, in this case, would be “December 2014”), insert the nomination.
3. Strike out the nomination using the tags <s> and </s>, and add a comment after the nomination stating the date when the word will appear as Word of the Day (such as “— set to appear on January 1, 2015”). Sign your comment with four tildes (“~~~~”).

How to nominate

Follow theNominate a new word link below and add your word(s) to the top of the list. Please link your word to our page for it by typing{{wotd-nominee|EXAMPLE_WORD}} (be sure to get the capitalization right, and replace “EXAMPLE_WORD” with the word that you want to nominate). You might want to include a concise reason or justification for the nomination. A definition is not necessary since our page for the word should already contain a good definition.

In case there are questions about your word(s), it is imperative that you sign your nomination by adding fourtildes (~~~~) at the end. (Although it is not required, you can quicklyregister for free if you don’t already have a username.)

Nominate a new word

Latest nominations

nominations •edit status •purge status

So that those setting the Word of the Day for future days may know what has already been done, anyone doing so should here indicate the last date for which a Word of the Day was set, or the first for which it wasn’t, and any relevant notes.

For a guide on how to set Words of the Day, see the “Updating guide” section above. You may also find these personal comments byEncycloPetey and-sche useful(click on the links).

Words have been set for the following dates:

2025 –October 25–29 andNovember 9 and 27

3001 –January 1

Entries are inreverse chronological order, by date of nomination.Please add your word or words to theTOP of the list below and remember to sign each new entry by typing four tildes (~~~~)

General nominations

2025

edgewise(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)19:37, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
nightlong(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)19:37, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ostraconophobia(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)19:37, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
dwimmercraft(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - fantasy adjacent term --[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 21:29, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
amenorrhea(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Lots of medical terms have the "-rrh(o)ea" suffix; worth a shot?SalomeCzapiewski (talk 00:35, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Shatner comma(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - Star Trek day?Vealhurl (talk)21:42, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
12-9(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Juwan (talk)17:09, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Locktober(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Trooper57 (talk)13:52, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure if this is suitable for the front page.DonnanZ (talk)08:27, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, sadly unsuitable.Juwan (talk)17:09, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

save for(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - preposition, not a verb! -DonnanZ (talk)11:43, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
necessary evil(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:43, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
confer(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Kaloan-koko (talk)07:09, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Just to explain to lesser Wiktionarians, there isnot actually such a department. Neither is there an actual governmentalMinistry of Sound, but that's another matter.Vealhurl (talk)17:59, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
fifth(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - the only word with a silent “f”AlphabetLoreFanatic2009 (User talk:AlphabetLoreFanatic2009)01:00, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@AlphabetLoreFanatic2009: I don't think that's true. The entry states that the main pronunciation is/fɪfθ/. Anyway, @-sche has already provided a complete list of entries for the silent letters scheme, so we are going to use those nominations. —Sgconlaw (talk)18:46, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
muscle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -AlphabetLoreFanatic2009 (User talk:AlphabetLoreFanatic2009)18:19, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
climacteric(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - suitably esotericVealhurl (talk)13:07, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
moustache-twirling(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) cuteVealhurl (talk)18:20, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
expeditious(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)21:26, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
expergefaction(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)21:26, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
extravagate(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)21:26, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
object show(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Mypc252wastaken (talk) 17:45, 3 September 2025
muumuu(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Vealhurl (talk)15:15, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
afield(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)21:05, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
mightly(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)21:05, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
wordmeal(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)21:05, 27 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
is a bear Catholic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Grawiton (talk)20:14, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
blurb(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) – peculiar, to say the least –[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 00:36, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
pedestrian(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 15:42, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
caryatid(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Jberkel 21:44, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Brazilian aardvark(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — citogenesis in action.Juwan (talk)20:56, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
this will make it worse!Jberkel 21:45, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
wait-a-bit(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - name of various plantsHftf (talk)22:35, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ratatouille moment(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - anniversary of the film— Thisunsigned comment was added byVealhurl (talk •contribs) at 14:45, 12 August 2025.
machine that goes "ping"(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - anniversary of sth Pythonesque— Thisunsigned comment was added byVealhurl (talk •contribs) at 14:45, 12 August 2025.
semiplume(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Banovercheckcross (talk)16:04, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
exeme(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)04:11, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
exility(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)04:11, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
exinanition(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)04:11, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
batrachomyomachy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)User:Marsus16112 17:40, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
prompt critical(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}02:21, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
one's egg cracks(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}02:12, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
cross someone's T(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}02:12, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
complaisant(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}02:07, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
deadname(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}02:07, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
in anger(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}02:07, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
five-by-five(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}02:07, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
geostrophic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}02:07, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
first strike(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}02:07, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
quicksave(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}02:07, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
excalceate(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)18:31, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
excarnate(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)18:31, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
excurse(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)18:31, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
rhinoceros(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — (((Krysiu2014))) (contributions)21:28, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
matutinal(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)— Thisunsigned comment was added byJolene668 (talk •contribs) at15:06, 28 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]
Free City of Tri-Insula(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — Maybe set it as WOTD for the sixth of January in any given year.0DF (talk)16:44, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
claggy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)JulieKahan (talk)16:18, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
plauditor(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Hazarasp (parlement ·werkis)13:14, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
swidden(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)JulieKahan (talk)10:18, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
uvula(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)JulieKahan (talk)10:18, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Knowing this word can be very useful!https://www.reddit.com/r/TheFarSide/comments/1h448nh/hmmm/JulieKahan (talk)16:32, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
hammerspace(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Old Man Consequences (talk)14:10, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
half-baked(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - clearing my list -DonnanZ (talk)12:14, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
pending(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)12:14, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
backwater(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)12:14, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
working order(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)12:14, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
might-have-been(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)12:14, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
summons(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)12:14, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
anemoia(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Aika77 (talk) 17:02, 11 July 2025
seldom(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Hári Zalán (talk)04:38, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
fair(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Hári Zalán (talk)04:38, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
fell(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Hári Zalán (talk)04:38, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Dodekatheism(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -Gluepix (talk)06:05, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
librocubicularist(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -Gluepix (talk)06:00, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
rubber stamp(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)23:24, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
mooch(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) – Jberkel 09:26, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
thrum-eyed(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) ―⁠K_(ə)tom (talk)11:47, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
palter(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)JulieKahan (talk)15:36, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
gasper(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)[EliteSlimeJumpingAround]୨୧ 3:19, 10 June 2025
mumbo jumbo(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 01:33, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
waxed end(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - we unlikely have terms from the world of cobbling here.Father of minus 2 (talk)19:01, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
outstation(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)07:56, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
pigeonwing(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - mostly imported from Webster's 1913 dictionary.— Thisunsigned comment was added byVilipender (talk •contribs) at 22:02, 28 May 2025.
roo(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Etymology 1: "Peace; quietness" (root of 'unruly').Vuccala (talk)16:35, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
addle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) or (-)addled –Jberkel 09:30, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
clown car(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) one of those entries screaming out "WOTD"Vilipender (talk)09:58, 22 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
churnalize(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Hftf (talk)04:56, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Goomba fallacy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Juwan (talk)19:04, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
unimagine(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)- -sche (discuss)06:35, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
all cats are beautiful(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - we all love cats.Juwan (talk)10:02, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
stonemason(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - hopefully tamperproof, after the non-appearance ofvisualise -DonnanZ (talk)15:16, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
outspend(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Maria Sieglinda von Nudeldorf (talk)12:53, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
hereinelsewhere(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Hftf (talk)06:51, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
soapbox(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I will stoutly defend this nom for as long as it takes. --ALGRIF talk 16:48, 29 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
rain check(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Strangely enough, I'm not asking for a weather report. --ALGRIF talk 08:52, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
dead cat(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Hftf (talk)07:52, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
tautochrone(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -phwoar, nice curves!Vilipender (talk)21:31, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
moof(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (interjection sense) – MinhNguyễn ^💬18:53, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
disapparent(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- a word transparent from its componentsLeasnam (talk)01:42, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
double dog dare(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Hftf (talk)07:45, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
susurrous(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- shh, don't tell anyone about thisFather of minus 2 (talk)21:27, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
sheep(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - needs some quotes, we have about four years to find them...DonnanZ (talk)15:06, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
hobby horse(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Don't get me started on equestrian stuff, I'll never stop. --ALGRIF talk 15:01, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
dormouse(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- includes common mis-spelling, figurative sense, irregular plural. All this makes me sleepy. --ALGRIF talk 12:11, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Slurvian(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Hftf (talk)19:35, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
whole enchilada(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Hftf (talk)19:31, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
unhaul(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- have you ever unhauled books from your shelf? --[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 20:31, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
gnisrap(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —2A00:23C5:FE1C:3701:BD8F:976:A4DC:6C26,23:17, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
usurp(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- particularly relevant at the moment. --ALGRIF talk 14:26, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
sinkhole(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - this month's offering -DonnanZ (talk)10:50, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
anarchist calisthenics(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Juwan (talk)21:40, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
exuviae(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —85.48.186.228 20:40, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
acknowledge the corn(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)?resa10 (talk)02:34, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
fettle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I'm feeling just fine today, thank you for asking. --ALGRIF talk 11:11, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
fromology(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - this is a cheesy nominationFather of minus 2 (talk)12:23, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
horribile auditu(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) [includes etymology, pronunciation, a quotation, translations, and homographic entries in Dutch and French]0DF (talk)19:36, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
dumbwaiter(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –Sir Beluga (talk)03:14, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
tidbit(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- An interesting little word. --ALGRIF talk 09:49, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
whomperjawed(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 23:29, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ampersand(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 18:06, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
in and of itself(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 17:55, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
hereof(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)03:57, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
lothly(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)03:57, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
therewith(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)03:57, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
warm hatch(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - colloquial term for a type of car, modeled afterhot hatch with lesser gradation.Hftf (talk)04:19, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sabbatarian(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - the only one that has grabbed my attention lately -DonnanZ (talk)09:26, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
fleshpot(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - This entry is quite meaty— Thisunsigned comment was added byFather of minus 2 (talk •contribs) at09:14, 1 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]
kigurumi(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --Juwan (talk)22:48, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
hackle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Make it a plural and I'll get cross. --ALGRIF talk 06:25, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
flustrated(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zemblya (talk)23:20, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
syntactic sugar(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —Mnemosientje (t ·c)10:57, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
talkation(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --Juwan (talk)20:27, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
majority-minority(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) as a kinda oxymoron. We could even do a weekly run ofopposites attract stuf likesweet and sour,sink or swim,Biggie Smalls.Father of minus 2 (talk)18:57, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
chestnut(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- prompted by seeing the phraseold chestnut I see that chestnut has never been WOTD. --ALGRIF talk 15:50, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
shell out(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- How much would you shell out for a dozen eggs? --ALGRIF talk 14:56, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
afore(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)19:35, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
stepmeal(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)19:35, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
therenigh(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)19:35, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Citian(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Used in formations likeKansas Citians. Interesting for those who don't live near enough to a "_ City" to have heard before.Hftf (talk)06:16, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
purl(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- An absolute pearl of a find. Spell it right though. --ALGRIF talk 06:11, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
death throe(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- As we still see last gasp reminders of 2024, may I suggest this offering, especially as many people don't know how to spell "throes" correctly. --ALGRIF talk 11:48, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
peely(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - huge number of quotes— Thisunsigned comment was added byFather of minus 2 (talk •contribs) at 22:48, 4 January 2025. @Father of minus 2: please sign and date your posts by typing ~~~~. Thanks. —Sgconlaw (talk)06:12, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
hang, draw and quarter(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)00:08, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My New Year's resolution is to limit my nominations, in an effort to reduce the backlog going back to 2020. Nominations for particular days don't help this objective however.DonnanZ (talk)12:42, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2024

purple monkey dishwasher(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) for The Simpsons reference!P. Sovjunk (talk)11:33, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
dribs and drabs(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- This dictionary was built one word at a time. --ALGRIF talk 11:11, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
deign(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Is this one worthy of consideration, I wonder? --ALGRIF talk 19:31, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
martinet(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —Mnemosientje (t ·c)17:04, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
stepping stone(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - that's enough from me for 2024 -DonnanZ (talk)13:22, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
get the hang of(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - an odd meaning of hang -DonnanZ (talk)13:22, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
no man's land(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)13:22, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
lame duck(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- currently several are waddling around the place. --ALGRIF talk 11:09, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
excogitate(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)19:30, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
excogitation(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)19:30, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
expeditiously(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)19:30, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
elench(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)— Thisunsigned comment was added byP. Sovjunk (talk •contribs) at14:53, 21 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]
fingersmith(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I love this as an alternative to pickpocket as it also does a great job explaing what they do with the words it's made of. --Krylon Technicolor Type A (talk)22:20, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ptyxis(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Another interesting consonant cluster. For all Scrabble or Linux nerds out there. --ALGRIF talk 06:04, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
sovereigntist(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Might be a bit too political, but I really like the consonant cluster. --ALGRIF talk 13:14, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
chopstick(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) has an interesting etymology; the long-held belief that it is from Chinese Pidgin English (originally promulgated in Hobson-Jobson 1886, then adopted by the OED in 1893) turns out to be wrong; citations now provided in the entry offer ample evidence for this. Most other dictionaries still retain this error.Sonofcawdrey (talk)08:52, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ruiniform(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) pretty rocksWhalespotcha (talk)14:23, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
amyliferous(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --Big Dom 05:40, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
point out(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:25, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
skint(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- How I feel most of the time. --ALGRIF talk 12:34, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
doghole(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) many interesting definitionsLinkyspoot (talk)10:19, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
tinkerer(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --現代の終わり (talk)10:25, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
refine(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --現代の終わり (talk)10:19, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
diorama(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- A bit of background helps the research a lot.ALGRIF talk 21:24, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
scapular(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Chorchapu (talk)22:39, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
dogs bark, cats meow(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) per IP who claims to be Equinox.Svartava (talk)06:23, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
-fest(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- If suffix is OK for WOTD. I quite like this as an addition to the wordfest we have going here. --ALGRIF talk 12:17, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
fest(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Otherwise just this plain ornery nom --ALGRIF talk 12:15, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
multitude(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -~~DonnanZ (talk)10:31, 3 October 2024 (UTC)~~— Thisunsigned comment was added byLinkyspoot (talk •contribs) at 17:04, 5 October 2024.[reply]
Not my nomination.User:Linkyspoot used (stole?) my signature. Very strange, but it seems to be a valid nom.DonnanZ (talk)23:29, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Donnanz: that is strange. I'm guessing it was a mistake. @Linkyspoot: when making a nomination here, please date and sign the nomination like this:* {{wotd-nominee|nominated entry}} ~~~~. —Sgconlaw (talk)14:34, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
sloth(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:31, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
sugar beet(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:31, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
downland(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:31, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
minimalist(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- For fans of Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, ... --ALGRIF talk 13:08, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
nostalgia(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Oh, how I long for those long lost days! (Sigh) --ALGRIF talk 10:29, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
hold my beer(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I'm sure I can do better! --ALGRIF talk 09:38, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
penjamin(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)04:36, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
prog(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)04:36, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
windjammer(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)04:36, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
union(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Denazz (talk)13:57, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
run amok(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- The entry needs work. Missing a defn. to cover (for ex.) The computer ran amok. --ALGRIF talk 13:27, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
amok(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- A mok. A mok. My kingdom for a mok. --ALGRIF talk 13:25, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
zephyr(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)TheAwsomeWiki (talk)06:36, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
cusp(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- an edgy, but pointed suggestion. --ALGRIF talk 06:07, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
disinterested(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Arkadios 200 (talk)16:22, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
gristle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- This is a tough one. --ALGRIF talk 06:19, 6 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
put all one's eggs in one basket(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:13, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
off the boil(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:13, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
lull(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:13, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
make do and mend(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Coming back into vogue as austerity continues to bite. --ALGRIF talk 08:24, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
interrule(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)0DF (talk)18:44, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
marasmatic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)0DF (talk)18:29, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
fandango(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —Mnemosientje (t ·c)07:40, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
doctor killer(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Akaibu (talk)10:58, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Akaibu: don't think it's suitable for National Doctors' Day which is meant to recognize the contributions of doctors, but it's OK as a general nomination. —Sgconlaw (talk)20:58, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
athetize(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —Mnemosientje (t ·c)14:14, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
quill(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)15:58, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
headlight fluid(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) – it funnyLunaEatsTuna (talk)02:55, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
flummox(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I cannot for the life of me understand why this has not been nominated yet. --ALGRIF talk 12:58, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
pay-neutral(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 23:00, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
shadoof(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) – perhaps better as FWOTD, but we don't have an entry. would fit World Water Day –Jberkel 07:28, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
to-do list(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)13:15, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
otherworldly(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 15:17, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
where are the snows of yesteryear(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) it's poetic and i love it.Dentsinhere43 (talk)12:57, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
boondock(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) If you told me there was an English word borrowed from Tagalog, I would never believe you!Dentsinhere43 (talk)09:14, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I really like this nom.ALGRIF talk 13:02, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Absolutely yes.LunaEatsTuna (talk)02:55, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
vocant(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) And coordinate termclosant at no extra cost. Linguistics (phonology) terminology for the sounds infants make when they babble.—Pingku^dimmi08:22, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
grandmillennial(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 01:32, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
director of first impressions(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 01:02, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
lobotomy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I mean, why not? An interesting procedure, and its figurative use is widespread. --[Saviourofthe]୨୧ 01:02, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
coerce(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I don't wish to force this one on you. However .... --ALGRIF talk 11:20, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
dilatory(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Please don't take too long for this one. Thanks. --ALGRIF talk 15:33, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
scarehead(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --EncycloPetey (talk)00:54, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
teeter(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- So much political teetering going on this year. --ALGRIF talk 08:55, 20 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
hook, line and sinker(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Denazz (talk)22:53, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
celestial(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Denazz (talk)22:53, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
mingle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Denazz (talk)22:53, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
redoubt(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I see redoubtable suggested back in Jan '21, but it has a totally different Etym. --ALGRIF talk 22:13, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
put that in your pipe and smoke it(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Apricotjam (talk)17:30, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
friendly fire(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)15:42, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
man engine(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) weird mining thingDenazz (talk)14:53, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
pandamonium(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) One of my most favourite words in the whole dictionary.Mihia (talk)14:27, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
archisynagogue(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)12:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
cybersynagogue(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)12:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
mamash(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)12:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
shulgoer(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)12:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
unsynagogued(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)12:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
verdant(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)TheAwsomeWiki (talk)05:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
everybody and their dog(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)TheAwsomeWiki (talk)05:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
yoohoo(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)TheAwsomeWiki (talk)05:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
rueful(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)TheAwsomeWiki (talk)05:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
life car(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - for international lifeboat day, should it existP. Sovjunk (talk)12:08, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
a lottle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Protegmatic (talk)03:33, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Picasso moth(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Protegmatic (talk)03:33, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
lace pillow(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) we don't have enough embroidery terms in WOTDP. Sovjunk (talk)18:17, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
keep one's cards close to one's chest(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:44, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
leave alone(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:44, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
docudrama(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:44, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
brougham(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:44, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
corridor(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:44, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
backfire(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I hope this doesn't come back and bite me later. --ALGRIF talk 19:54, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
shaheed(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Par âpre aux astres (talk)21:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
sheik(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Par âpre aux astres (talk)21:54, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
repeater(Check:R,G,H,W,Y), many specialised senses. ―⁠Biolongvistul (talk)19:07, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
adage(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- one man's adage is another man's saw. --ALGRIF talk 11:12, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
convict(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- N and V. Different pronunciations. Also very topical I believe. --ALGRIF talk 09:48, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
bothy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —Mnemosientje (t ·c)21:59, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
yesternight(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --EncycloPetey (talk)18:40, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
shawty(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) One of the most interesting pronouns in English. –CopperyMarrow15(talk |edits)Feel free to ping me!20:51, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
obeisance(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- To use or not to use, I bow to your wishes. --ALGRIF talk 20:34, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
dead reckoning(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Get this wrong and I'm really dead! --ALGRIF talk 12:13, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
aphorism(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
discharge(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
mixed blessing(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
wildcatter(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
lone wolf(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
pride(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)P. Sovjunk (talk)00:45, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
equity(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- just to be fair and correct things a bit if I can. --ALGRIF talk 07:33, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
portentous(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –CopperyMarrow15(talk |edits)Feel free to ping me!00:17, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
unfight(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Heyandwhoa (talk)20:51, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
metzitza(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - Jewish cultureP. Sovjunk (talk)21:51, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
canebrake(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
like a ton of bricks(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
pull out all the stops(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
political football(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
sursolid(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - To the fifth power.Heyandwhoa (talk)23:15, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
blue corn(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Heyandwhoa (talk)01:21, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ouster(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Kick them out! --ALGRIF talk 18:37, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
threeven(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Heyandwhoa (talk)23:49, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
fremd(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)07:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
apricity(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)07:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
preach to the choir(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- A lot of this in an election year. --ALGRIF talk 17:25, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
purview(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Does this nom come withing the scope of WOTD? --ALGRIF talk 08:39, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
granfalloon(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –CopperyMarrow15(talk |edits)Feel free to ping me!02:35, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
shoddy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I am aware this might well be an inferior nomination. --ALGRIF talk 12:57, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
a(n)(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Honestly this deserves WOTD because of its uniqueness.Heyandwhoa (talk)01:45, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
micropatriology(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) – interesting etymology IMO, although unclear and iffy.LunaEatsTuna (talk)00:55, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
micronation(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) – interesting three senses, especially 1 and 3 coincidentally being so similar with no evident etymological link.LunaEatsTuna (talk)00:55, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
silhouette(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- To give an outline for recommending this nom, :- Interesting etymology. Difficult spelling. (BTW, Étienne de Silhouette born 5th July) --ALGRIF talk 14:45, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
aibohphobia(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)22:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
slangwhang(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)22:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
equipollent(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)22:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
glizzy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)22:40, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
omission(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - Used in citations a lot. Like me using [...] to leave out unnecessary words.Heyandwhoa (talk)00:47, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
English cadence(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - got a couple of nice examples.Theknightwho (talk)19:41, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
balbal(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - pretty unique way to memorialise the dead, practised by ancient Turkic peoples.Theknightwho (talk)02:42, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
column(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:48, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
pardonable(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:48, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
gorblimey(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Sounds like a nice word.Howardcorn33 (talk)23:33, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
extrinsic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- interesting adjective. --ALGRIF talk 09:52, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
if-by-whiskey(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Equinox ◑11:15, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
cred(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Some clippings.Heyandwhoa (talk)23:31, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
myonymy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) So manywyes.Heyandwhoa (talk)02:43, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
squaric(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) What aphantonym.Heyandwhoa (talk)02:43, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
empurple(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Heyandwhoa (talk)01:51, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
sauced(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Heyandwhoa (talk)01:49, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
rosewater(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Eh?Heyandwhoa (talk)13:35, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
gramogram(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Cool word, right?Heyandwhoa (talk)21:31, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
dequeue(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) What word sounds like 2 letters? Well, other than OK, there's this word.Heyandwhoa (talk)01:44, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
café au lait(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Want another 2-letter word in a set phrase? Here's one!Heyandwhoa (talk)01:21, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I thought "olé" was Spanish ?!? --ALGRIF talk 14:53, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
dek(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) How would you describe 10 in base 12? A dek? What deck?Heyandwhoa (talk)01:01, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
buckety(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) A word from some silly TV show scene.Heyandwhoa (talk)01:01, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)सौम्य (talk)05:54, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
whyever(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)16:46, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
neocolonialism(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)16:46, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
weird and wonderful(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) It includes the quote "weird and wonderfool"[sic]Denazz (talk)00:14, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
word salad(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I would just like to say, with permission of my collegues on the other side, and given the times we live in, that, without a shadow of doubt, whichever way you look at this, we have to agree that ... etc, etc, etc. --ALGRIF talk 18:39, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
petrify(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zyploc (talk)06:58, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
mottle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zyploc (talk)06:52, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
strident(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zyploc (talk)06:52, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
scotopic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zyploc (talk)06:52, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
mystacial(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zyploc (talk)06:52, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
thalassocracy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Nautilus belauensis (talk)07:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
lituus(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Nautilus belauensis (talk)07:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
tenebrism(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Nautilus belauensis (talk)07:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
contrapposto(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Nautilus belauensis (talk)07:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
calefaction(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Nautilus belauensis (talk)06:12, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
froofy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)21:55, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
pledge(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- It's that time again. You know. When all those "serious" politicos make their pledges for the coming year. More hot air this year than usual! --ALGRIF talk 06:28, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
shipshape and Bristol fashion(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)P U C –15:43, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
snarge(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --EncycloPetey (talk)00:33, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
anabranch(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)00:05, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
comedy of errors(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)00:05, 1 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2023

blurple(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) I just searched this randomly.— Thisunsigned comment was added byTheguyinterestedinstuffIG (talk •contribs) at 18:49, 31 December 2023.
ametrine(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)— Thisunsigned comment was added byTheguyinterestedinstuffIG (talk •contribs) at 18:49, 31 December 2023.
@TheguyinterestedinstuffIG: if it isn't 2024 where you are yet, don't use that heading. I just inserted it in preparation for tomorrow. Please sign your posts like this:{{wotd-nominee|nominated entry}} [a comment, if any] ~~~~. —Sgconlaw (talk)18:58, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
wy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Alternative spelling of wye (letter Y), somehow not in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.— Thisunsigned comment was added byTheguyinterestedinstuffIG (talk •contribs) at 18:19, 31 December 2023.
argoletier(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) It's one of the words of the perfect 10-word square.— Thisunsigned comment was added byTheguyinterestedinstuffIG (talk •contribs) at 18:19, 31 December 2023.
@TheguyinterestedinstuffIG: thanks. Do remember to sign your posts. —Sgconlaw (talk)18:28, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
stravaig(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Here are some interesting ones.Ioaxxere (talk)08:50, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
spizzerinctum(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)08:50, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
brain rot(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –CopperyMarrow15(talk |edits)Feel free to ping me!02:53, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
sour grapes(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I didn't want any presents anyway! --ALGRIF talk 12:29, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
flounce(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Simply a fun word in so many ways. (I'm seeing "flouncy" suggested Oct 2020 BTW) --ALGRIF talk 07:19, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
epicaricacy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)00:06, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
grindset(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)00:06, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
lurgy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- OTOH, if supposedly slang words are to be allowed, I would like to suggest this one. Especially as I'm suffering at the moment. --ALGRIF talk 13:00, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
slizzard(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)23:29, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
steez(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)23:29, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
nebulous(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zyploc (talk)19:16, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
occlude(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zyploc (talk)19:16, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
subtend(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Frequently used in geometric optics, but its meaning extends pleasantly to general usage.Zyploc (talk)19:16, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
crypsis(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zyploc (talk)19:08, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
would-be(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:54, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
seasoned(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:54, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
goldfish bowl(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:54, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
cytochrome(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) It just sounds cool.GareginRA (talk)00:39, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
cirrus(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Where botany, zoology, and meteorology merge into one simple word. --ALGRIF talk 11:25, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
hornbeam(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Watching LOTR umpteenth time. Treebeard welcomes the hornbeam ent. We all know oak, elm, beech, etc. Hornbeam is a little less well-known. I'm sure there are tree days available for this one. --ALGRIF talk 20:57, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
wagger-pagger-bagger(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Equinox ◑21:27, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
quintessence(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Jewle V (talk)12:18, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
plumage(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Dead Parrot Sketch Day is just around the corner. Or any other Python Day will suffice. "Lovely plumage, the Norwegian Blue.". --ALGRIF talk 18:48, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
23 skidoo(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)18:48, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
blud(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)18:48, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Isn't "blud" either obsolete or slang? The suggestions above about noms would normally disallow this as WOTD IMHO. --ALGRIF talk18:55, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  @Algrif What suggestion disallows slang?Theknightwho (talk)19:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - @talk Suggestions used to say this specifically. Now -- "Words whose definitions are only obsolete, archaicor similar should be avoided." Just MHO. I'm no judge nor jury. --ALGRIF talk 13:38, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @Algrif Slang isn’t remotely similar to words that are archaic or obsolete, because the issue is that we want words which are in use today. I would strongly oppose any policy that disallowed suggesting slang here, because it would arbitrarily exclude a lot of interesting words.Theknightwho (talk)18:18, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
disrepair(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:29, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
failing(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:29, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
forlese(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)03:24, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
ipsedixitist(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)03:24, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
comity(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- So much anger and disunity. Here's a good word instead. --ALGRIF talk 12:56, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
ride off into the sunset(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - for some bullshit cowboy-film anniversary or whateverP. Sovjunk (talk)08:08, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
terminate(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)08:26, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
exegesis(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- I like to translate Greek words when I can. --ALGRIF talk 12:08, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
bummock(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)JulieKahan (talk)10:38, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
stymie(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)JulieKahan (talk)10:36, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
disgorgement(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Currently relevant. --ALGRIF talk 11:17, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
yesn't(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)21:31, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
kitbag question(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)21:31, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
wear and tear(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —Granger (talk·contribs)13:04, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
quotationist(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Has that feeling of being a good WOTD, know what I mean?— Thisunsigned comment was added byCitationsFreak (talk •contribs) at 02:18, 21 September 2023.
cruciverbalist(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Crossword fanatics will understand this one. --ALGRIF talk 17:55, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
fleckless(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Jewle V (talk)20:08, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
berm(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Interesting example of polysemyNarunnaia (talk)19:14, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
urbanism(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) World Urbanism Day is on November 8.[1]Netizen3102 (talk)04:00, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
railhead(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)12:00, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
miss a trick(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)12:00, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
parasol(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)12:00, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
aflame(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)12:00, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
howandever(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)22:42, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
solifidian(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) An interesting word in both etymology and definition. ~Blansheflur ｡･:*:･ﾟ❀,｡09:45, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
professionalism(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Something very talked about, but hard to define.Luna Wagner (talk)16:44, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
slantingdicular(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Made me do a double take.Ioaxxere (talk)21:03, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
aspirational(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Hoping to be a successful suggestion. A recently popular word which not everyone knows what it actually means. --ALGRIF talk 13:42, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
zonal(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - the first "Z" I have ever nominated -DonnanZ (talk)09:41, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
comfy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:13, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
monopolistic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:13, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
strike oil(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:13, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
loom large(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:13, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
awning(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Much in use this year!. Wake up in the morning, stretch and yawning, roll down the awning. Morning Morgantown. --ALGRIF talk 07:52, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hertz donut(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Equinox ◑19:48, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
maletote(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk)10:33, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
compersion(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Look again, you might not have actually seen this word beforeMcph2 (talk)02:48, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
plinky-plonky(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)— Thisunsigned comment was added by40 Fewer Heads (talk •contribs) at 09:16, 22 July 2023.
ipsedixitism(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)P U C –11:46, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
-er(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) I think we should have some prefixes/suffixes as WOTD, here are a few good ones:Ioaxxere (talk)17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
anti-(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
-a-palooza(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
caco-(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
gain-(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
-geddon(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)17:35, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
aplomb(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)JillianMiles 10:17, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
implosion(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:07, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
sandcastle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:07, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
grit one's teeth(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- It's time to bite the bullet and suggest this one. --ALGRIF talk 09:58, 30 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
armageddon(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)TheAwsomeWiki (talk)21:39, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
keep the wolf from the door(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) maybe too NSFW —Jberkel 09:18, 29 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Jberkel: the non-NSFW sense can be featured. —Sgconlaw (talk)20:57, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
gainsay(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- However, if you disagree with this one .... --ALGRIF talk 21:09, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
do-ocracy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)03:47, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
manavelins(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)03:37, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
goon(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)03:37, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Wouldn't this be NSFW as pergoon#Etymology 4?lattermint (talk)22:54, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Lattermint: NSFW senses can be omitted. —Sgconlaw (talk)20:57, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Sgconlaw: Yeah I didn't fully understand how WOTD's worked when I made that reply.lattermint (talk)21:17, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
anotherguess(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)03:37, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
puffery(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Okay, last one for now. Darn dictionary.com!Zyploc (talk) 02:06, 22 June 2023
tautology(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zyploc (talk)18:04, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
rheostat(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) Possesses both electrical and chemical applications.Zyploc (talk)17:57, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
penchant(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Adding French borrowings is a penchant of mine. --ALGRIF talk 21:09, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
wastrel(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)(It was not nominated in reference to the previous nomination...)~~←₰-→~~Lingo^Bingo_Dingo (talk)22:35, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
pumpkin chunkin'(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) would be great for Hallowe'en.Equinox ◑01:24, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
adiaphoron(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)12:11, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
herefore(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)12:11, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
very well(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -esp. the interjection -DonnanZ (talk)09:28, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
plinth(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:28, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
scribble(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines. Pretty much describes all this, doesn't it. --ALGRIF talk 16:32, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
inherent(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Adding words here is an inherent part of my hobby. --ALGRIF talk 08:32, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
nip and tuck(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - for cosmetic day?Skisckis (talk)08:48, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Carolean(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Needs to be updated to include Charles III, Otherwise I think this might be a good current affairs possibility. --ALGRIF talk 06:08, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
probabilistic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)16:33, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
run-up(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)16:33, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
magic carpet(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)16:33, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
pyramidal(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)DonnanZ (talk)16:33, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)MeestaDad (talk)13:37, 4 May 2023 (UTC)MeestaDad[reply]
Oppose. Um, no thanks. The most useless entry ever.DonnanZ (talk)16:33, 5 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This would be a good one for April 1.Ioaxxere (talk)00:02, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support I also think this would be a good word, but only if used on April 1st for April Fools' Day.Cedar Tree (talk)01:12, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support I thought this word was a joke but I learned a new word today when I clicked the link from this page and read the Wiktionary entry.Very informative and interesting to see a literary neologism enter common usage (though this is not particularly unique, e.g. "snark#Etymology 2").I was suprised to read the quotations provided showing how this very long and perhaps silly-sounding word is now commonly used.This would definitely make an excellent word of the day.The length of the word or the difficulty in pronouncing the word should not be obstacles towards inclusion as a word of the day.Nicole Sharp (talk)10:30, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I am actually doubtful that the word will display properly on the Main Page, though I would need to check. This, alone, may be enough to disqualify it. —Sgconlaw (talk)21:38, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I checked. It severely disrupts the formatting of the Main Page when viewed on a laptop. I imagine it would be worse on a mobile device. Can't say I'm in favour of featuring this word, though no final decision needs to be made now (it may be a few years before we get to the 2023 nominations). —Sgconlaw (talk)21:43, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Sgconlaw A word that completely breaks our layout is the perfect April Fool's gag.Ioaxxere (talk)08:50, 28 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
yesSupport for april fools day this would be a very fitting wotd -سَمِیر|Sameer (^{مشارکت‌ها} •^{کتی من گپ بزن})05:04, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There seems to be quite a few April fools around.DonnanZ (talk)11:55, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is an excellent word, and not just for April Fool's Day. It honours one of the most beautiful and most original creations in all of literature. Yes @Donnanz, damn right it's useless. It's literature, and all art is quite useless. But do you want to live in a world, or work on a Wiktionary, that only harbours useful things and excludes all things of beauty?Steinbach (talk)10:49, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
fulminate(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Mcph2 (talk)03:51, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hobson's choice(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)FæɹHaad (talk)03:26, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
maidenless(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)23:14, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
fumfer(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)23:14, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
blazer(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- When is a fire not a fire? -- 2023 Henley Royal Regatta 27 June to 2 July. --ALGRIF talk 16:49, 18 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
pericombobulation(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –no1fanofthepals 15:32, 18 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
contrafibularities(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –no1fanofthepals 15:29, 18 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
voir dire(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- An unusually large number of newsworthy court cases this year. I wonder why? Anyway, I offer this French borrowing courtroom word. --ALGRIF talk 13:08, 16 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
zest(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –It is probably (talk)12:38, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
scacchic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –no1fanofthepals 15:27, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
heather(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:16, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
dainty(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:16, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
lapse(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:16, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
hooter(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)09:16, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
cosplay(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- As a cosplay wikt contributor, I am trying this proposal out. -- The entry possibly needs a "wannabe" definition, which is the most commonly seen use for this word of late.— Thisunsigned comment was added byAlgrif (talk •contribs) at 05:19, 1 April 2023.
executrix(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- interestingly unusual -trix suffix word displaying feminine / masculine word formation. --ALGRIF talk 17:36, 30 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
trundle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) with plenty of decent quotesVan Man Fan (talk)08:28, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
copper(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)no1fanofthepals 11:25, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
anywise(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)18:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
elsewise(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)18:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
somewhile(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)18:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
somewhy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —(((Romanophile)))♞ (contributions)18:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
biscuit(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)no1fanofthepals 16:07, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
tatterdemalion(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –Jberkel 18:30, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
know one's onions(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:43, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
fair to middling(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:43, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
planter(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:43, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
interregnum(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:43, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
exergue(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) ◎Zyploc (talk)05:45, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
viscountcy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- don't you just love these consonant cluster, almost unpronounceable words? --ALGRIF talk 08:24, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
cry cupboard(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –Jberkel 10:22, 21 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
defrock(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —Mnemosientje (t ·c)19:16, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
argumentum ad passiones(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -User:Flāvidus (talk)01:11, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
hustler(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -Illegitimate Barrister (talk)03:14, 5 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
ephemera(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:27, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
questionnaire(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:27, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
biro(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:27, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
tablet(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)10:27, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
bijou(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --Smashhoof (Talk ·Contributions)04:17, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
auxiliary(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zyploc (talk)03:44, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
exclamation(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Which immediately makes me think of this offering. --ALGRIF talk 06:43, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
voilà(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Been looking for a good French borrowing, and here it is! --ALGRIF talk 06:40, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
katabasis(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Old Man Consequences (talk)19:21, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
clout(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Old Man Consequences (talk)19:21, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
incessant(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)·~dictátor·mundꟾ19:51, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
silvopasture(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) —Mnemosientje (t ·c)10:50, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
can of worms(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- Anyone got a tin opener? --ALGRIF talk 10:51, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
case in point(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
onlooker(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
lighter(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
according to(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
workpiece(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:46, 9 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
mojo(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)06:28, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
raven(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)06:28, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
refrangibility(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --KWiki (talk)07:02, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
love dart(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) A left-field choice for Valentine's Day?Flackofnubs (talk)11:54, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations for particular days

Nominate a word here if you think it is fitting for a particular day of the year, such as an anniversary of a notable person's birth or death, or the release of a notable book or film; a festival or holiday; and so on. As there are currently few volunteers working on this page, please nominate words well in advance of when you would like them to appear (preferably six months or more). Note that your nominated word may be featured on another day instead.

January

1 (New Year's Day):
4 (Independence Day ofMyanmar):
5 (Twelfth Night; National Bird Day (USA)):
6 (Epiphany):
24 (International Day of Education):
25 (Burns night):
26 (Australia Day):furphy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)21:39, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Overlooked so far.DonnanZ (talk)08:53, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Donnanz: I haven't overlooked it; for 2025 I decided to feature a word which had been nominated earlier in 2021. —Sgconlaw (talk)22:36, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
27 (International Holocaust Remembrance Day):

February

2 (Candlemas;Groundhog day):groundhogese(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --Geographyinitiative (talk)12:39, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
4 (World Cancer Day):
6 (Waitangi Day;2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquakes):shaken(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Par âpre aux astres (talk)15:07, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Sgconlaw so what do you think about this one?Par âpre aux astres (talk)07:12, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Par âpre aux astres: sure, I don't think this one is controversial in any way. —Sgconlaw (talk)17:08, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I mean people of Turkey and wider Islamic Worldwere shaken that day,shaken as in Etymology 1 adjective sense.Par âpre aux astres (talk)19:30, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
7 (National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day):
10 (World Pulses Day):
11 (International Day of Women and Girls in Science;National Foundation Day (Japan)):
12 (birthday ofCharles Darwin):
13 (World Radio Day):longwave(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) andshortwave(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}00:18, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
14 (Saint Valentine's Day):lovesmith(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Kiwima (talk)08:39, 8 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (variable; first full week after Valentine's Day):
Family Day in parts of Canada (variable; third Monday of February):
20 (World Day of Social Justice):
21 (International Mother Language Day):
28 (Metamour Day):metamour(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst20:38, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
29 (leap day in theGregorian calendar):

March

Employee Appreciation Day (variable; 1st Friday in March):
1 (Saint David's Day –feast day of thepatron saint of Wales;Zero Discrimination Day):affirming(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
3 (Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival or Girls' Day);World Wildlife Day):
4 (World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development):
Commonwealth Day (variable; second Monday of March):
8 (International Women's Day):
14 (Pi Day,Albert Einstein's birthday):
17 (Saint Patrick's Day – feast day of the patron saint of Ireland):home rule(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}00:26, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
March equinox (variable; usually 19–21):
20 (International Day of Happiness;UN French Language Day;World Oral Health Day):
21 (International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;International Day of Forests;World Poetry Day):
22 (World Water Day):
23 (World Meteorological Day):
24 (International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims):
25 (Independence Day ofGreece):
26 (Independence Day of Bangladesh):
30 (National Doctors' Day (USA)):
31 (International Transgender Day of Visibility):gender euphoria(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Days associated withLent andEaster –Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras),Ash Wednesday,Palm Sunday,Holy Wednesday,Maundy Thursday,Good Friday,Holy Saturday,Easter Sunday,Easter Monday (variable; March–April):

April

1 (April Fools' Day):April foolery(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) For 1st April 2024.alex (talk)18:41, 22 July 2023 (UTC),finger in the dyke(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (for the excellent "get your mind out the gutter" series— Thisunsigned comment was added byVilipender (talk •contribs) at 01:37, 15 April 2025.[reply]
- trickster(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ultimateria (talk)18:27, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
6 (International Day of Sport for Development and Peace;International Asexuality Day):asexual(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst23:07, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
7 (World Health Day):
International Be Kind to Lawyers Day (variable; 2nd Tuesday of April):
International Day of Pink (variable; 2nd Wednesday of April):hate crime(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
12 (International Day of Human Space Flight):
15 (Leonardo da Vinci's birthday;World Art Day):
1stAstronomy Day of the year (variable; Saturday nearest the first quarter moon between mid-April and mid-May):
20 (UN Chinese Language Day):
21 (First Battle of Panipat, founding day of theMughal Empire in India; traditional date for thefounding of Rome;World Creativity and Innovation Day):
Girls in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Day (variable; 4th Thursday of April):
22 (Earth Day):
23 (Saint George's Day – feast day of the patron saint of England; Shakespeare's death anniversary and traditional birth anniversary;World Book Day;UN English Language Day;UN Spanish Language Day):
24 (International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace):
25 (Anzac Day;World Malaria Day):
26 (World Intellectual Property Day;Lesbian Visibility Week):lipstick lesbian(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
27 (Koningsdag (Netherlands)):
28 (World Day for Safety and Health at Work):
29 (Shōwa Day (Japan)):
Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's national day (variable; April or May):
Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day (variable; April or May):Righteous Among the Nations(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}00:05, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

May

1 (May Day,International Workers' Day orLabor Day (international)):strike(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}00:02, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
3 (World Press Freedom Day,Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)):
4 (Star Wars Day):
5 (Cinco de Mayo;World Portuguese Language Day):
World Naked Gardening Day (variable; first Saturday of May):au naturel(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
8 (Victory in Europe Day):
World Migratory Bird Day (variable; second Saturday of May):
Mother's Day in the USA and elsewhere (variable; second Sunday of May):
15 (International Day of Families,Nakba Day):
16 (International Day of Light;International Day of Living Together in Peace):
17 (Norwegian Constitution Day;World Telecommunication and Information Society Day;International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia):heteronormativity(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
19 (Agender Pride Day):agender(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst23:07, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
20 (European Maritime Day):
21 (World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development):
22 (International Day for Biological Diversity):
24 (Pansexual & Panromantic Awareness Day):panromantic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
26 (Independence Day (Georgia)):

June

1 (Global Day of Parents):
2 (Festa della Repubblica, Italy's national day):
3 (World Bicycle Day):
5 (Aromantic Visibility Day;Constitution Day (Denmark);World Environment Day):aromantic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst23:07, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
6 (UN Russian Language Day):
7 (World Food Safety Day):
8 (World Oceans Day):
12 (Russia Day):
16 (Bloomsday):
18 (International Day for Countering Hate Speech;Sustainable Gastronomy Day):
19 (Juneteenth):
June solstice (variable; usually 20–22):
Father's Day in the USA and elsewhere (variable; third Sunday of June):daddy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Ioaxxere (talk)15:49, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
21 (Fête de la Musique):play second fiddle(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:17, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
23 (International Women in Engineering Day):boys' club(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:22, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
25 (Day of the Seafarer):telltale(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) andby and large(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:22, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@NaomiAmethyst: the nautical origin ofby and large seems to require a reference. —Sgconlaw (talk)22:07, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sgconlaw I think I've referenced the nautical origin sufficiently, but let me know what you think!—Naomi Amethyst01:59, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@NaomiAmethyst: OK, that looks good! Thanks. —Sgconlaw (talk)19:26, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
28 (start of theStonewall riots):chosen family(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}01:53, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
29 (International Day of the Tropics):desert island(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Jberkel 09:45, 25 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

July

1 (Canada Day):
4 (United StatesIndependence Day):
7 (Independence Day (Solomon Islands)):
11 (World Population Day):
14 (Bastille Day,International Non-Binary People's Day):demigirl(Check:R,G,H,W,Y),demiboy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
15 (World Youth Skills Day):
16 (International Drag Day):
17 (World Day for International Justice):
18 (Nelson Mandela International Day):
19 (Palace Day):
20 (International Chess Day):retreat(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (from above)—Naomi Amethyst15:34, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
28 (start ofWorld War I):no man's land(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}00:34, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
30 (Friendship Day):befriend(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (from above); perhaps alsoparamour(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (from above)—Naomi Amethyst01:35, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
31 (National Mutt Day (USA)):

August

1 (birth anniversary ofHerman Melville):
2 (start of theBritish Raj):
8 (International Cat Day):catnip(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}00:44, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
9 (International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples;Singapore's national day):
12 (International Youth Day):
14 (Independence Day (Pakistan)):
15 (Independence Day (India);Ferragosto (Italy)):
19 (World Humanitarian Day; World Photography Day):
26 (National Dog Day (USA)):
27 (World Lake Day):
31 (Independence Day (Malaysia; Trinidad and Tobago);International Day for People of African Descent):

September

1 (start ofWorld War II):
Mid-Autumn Festival (variable; early September to early October):
4 (fall of the western Roman Empire):
5 (International Day of Charity):
Labor Day (US) (variable; 1st Monday):
National Grandparents Day (US) (variable; Sunday afterLabor Day):
8 (International Literacy Day; Star Trek Day):
11 (anniversary of theSeptember 11 attacks;National Day of Catalonia):
15 (International Day of Democracy):
2ndAstronomy Day of the year (variable; Saturday nearest the first quarter moon between mid-September and mid-October):supernova(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}01:04, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
16 (Independence Day (Mexico);Bisexual Awareness Week start):
17 (Constitution Day (United States)):
19 (International Talk Like a Pirate Day):starboard(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}23:58, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
21 (Independence Day (Malta);International Day of Peace):
23 (Celebrate Bisexuality Day):bidar(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst23:07, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
September equinox (variable; usually 21–24):
Banned Books Week (usually last week of September):Orwellian(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)RosalindeNova 20:02, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
World Maritime Day (variable; last Thursday of September):
24 (Heritage Day (South Africa);International Solo Polyamory Day):polycule(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst20:41, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
27 (World Tourism Day):
28 (International Day for Universal Access to Information):
29 (World Heart Day):

October

1 (Defenders Day (Ukraine),International Day of Older Persons;International Music Day;National Day (People's Republic of China)):
World Habitat Day; World Architecture Day (variable; first Monday of October):
2 (Gandhi Jayanti (India)):
3 (German Unity Day):
5 (World Teachers' Day):
8 (Lesbian Day):sapphite(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
10 (World Mental Health Day):
11 (International Day of the Girl Child,National Coming Out Day):
coming out of the closet(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Juwan (talk)20:26, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
12 (National Day of Spain):
Health and Sports Day (Japan) (variable: second Monday of October):
World Sight Day (variable; second Thursday of October):achromatopsia(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Whoop whoop pull up^{♀️Bitching Betty 🏳️‍⚧️Averted crashes ⚧️}00:40, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
World Migratory Bird Day (variable; second Saturday of October):
16 (World Food Day; birth anniversary ofNoah Webster and National Dictionary Day (US)):from aardvark to zymurgy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zemblya (talk)23:20, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
17 (Genderfluid Visibility Week start):
Pronouns Day (variable; third Wednesday of October):neopronoun(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
International Archaeology Day (variable; third Saturday of October):
Sweetest Day (USA) (variable; third Saturday of October):
26 (Intersex Awareness Day; National Day of Austria):
27 (World Day for Audiovisual Heritage):
28 (Ohi Day (Greece)):
29 (National Cat Day (USA)):kitty(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)Zbutie3.14 (talk) 10:18, 25 September 2025
31 (Halloween;World Cities Day;Reformation Day):spoopy(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk)12:45, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
walking corpse syndrome(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) orCotard's syndrome(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) for the zombie referenceGreyishWorm (talk)13:16, 26 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
spine-tingling(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) orspine-tingler(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)P. Sovjunk (talk)08:54, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ace Week (variable; last full week in October):squish(Check:R,G,H,W,Y), particularly the second ety—Naomi Amethyst23:07, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

November

1 (All Saints' Day):
2 (All Souls' Day):
3 (Culture Day (Japan)):
US Election Day (variable; 2–8 November):hopeful(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) — the noun.lattermint (talk)22:35, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
8 (Intersex Day of Remembrance):neutrois(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
10 (World Science Day for Peace and Development):
11 (Armistice Day;Remembrance Day;Veterans Day (United States);National Independence Day (Poland);Singles' Day (China)):death penny(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) --Big Dom 13:51, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
12 (anniversary of the formal proposal for the World Wide Web):
16 (International Flamenco Day):Spanish dancer - just look, it's so gorgeous!PurrCups (talk)10:10, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
18 (Eid Al Istiqlal – Independence Day (Morocco)):
19 (World Toilet Day;International Men's Day):
20 (World Children's Day;Transgender Day of Remembrance):tucute(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)—Naomi Amethyst01:14, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
21 (World Fisheries Day;World Television Day):
World Philosophy Day (variable; 3rd Thursday of November):
22 (feast day ofSaint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians):
23 (Polyamory Day):compersion(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (from above)—Naomi Amethyst20:42, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanksgiving (variable; 4th Thursday in November (22–28)):
Black Friday;Native American Heritage Day (variable; day after Thanksgiving):
30 (Saint Andrew's Day – Scotland's national day):strath(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk) 00:15, 20 January 2024 (UTC),clachan(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -DonnanZ (talk)11:08, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

December

2 (National Mutt Day (USA);World Computer Literacy Day):
3 (International Day of Persons with Disabilities):
5 (World Soil Day):
10 (Human Rights Day):
11 (International Mountain Day):
12 (International Universal Health Coverage Day; birthday of Wiktionary):
15 (Koninkrijksdag (Netherlands)):
16 (Day of Reconciliation (South Africa);Jane Austen 250th birthday):
18 (International Migrants Day;UN Arabic Language Day):
December solstice (variable; usually 21 or 22):
Hanukkah (variable; late November to late December):
24 (Christmas Eve):snaketivity(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) - some Satanism for you?Vealhurl (talk)12:27, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
25 (Christmas Day):yes, Virginia(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)2A00:23C5:FE1C:3701:EC5C:27F2:F52C:93D2,22:07, 23 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]
26 (Boxing Day;St. Stephen's Day):
28:preantepenultimate(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) -- the preantepenultimate day of the year.Vuccala (talk)00:44, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
31 (New Year's Eve):

Other

1st of any month:
- [Add nomination here]

Anagrams:
- camemberts(Check:R,G,H,W,Y),castmember(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –Jberkel 16:16, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- clown shoe(Check:R,G,H,W,Y),new school(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –Jberkel 10:41, 28 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- in the red(Check:R,G,H,W,Y),nithered(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)— Thisunsigned comment was added byDTLHS (talk •contribs) at08:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC).[reply]
- carthorse(Check:R,G,H,W,Y),orchestra(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –Mihia (talk)10:39, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- inconsistent(Check:R,G,H,W,Y),nonscientist(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) –Mihia (talk)12:20, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks, @DTLHS,Mihia! I think we have more than enough now. —SGconlaw (talk)12:22, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oh just a couple more, please!Atlas Mountains, nasal mutations —diatonic scales, social distance —chemical agent, climate change —in the closet, insect hotel —pilot fishes, piles of shit. --Mihia (talk)15:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Mihia: wow! Guess we can keep them for the future. —SGconlaw (talk)04:30, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Leningrad(Check:R,G,H,W,Y),Ingerland(Check:R,G,H,W,Y)— Thisunsigned comment was added byMihia (talk •contribs) at 01:30, 20 July 2021.
Uncommon (or less familiar) meanings of common terms:
- septic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (mathematics) Of the seventh degree or order.Mihia (talk)20:47, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - What a neat word! Some others of this kind arehere.- -sche (discuss)21:46, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rare words that look like misspellings of a more common word:
- calender(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (not calendar),crustation(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (not crustacean),insolates(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (not insulates),illocution(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (not elocution),stolon(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (not stolen),rabbet(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (not rabbit),pneumonic(Check:R,G,H,W,Y) (not mnemonic).Kiwima (talk)00:56, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I used to operate acalender many years ago.DonnanZ (talk)10:41, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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