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Webster's New College Dictionary (3rd Edition)
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I am gimmick blog, I define English words that are found in the Webster's New College Dictionary (3rd Edition) [I am not affiliated with Webster's Dictionary or anyone who produces, distributes or edits it] (any pronouns)
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this blog isn't a safe space for zionists i literally hope you die
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Jilt (jîlt) VT. Jilted, jilting, jilts [orig. Unknown.] To discard (a lover) suddenly and callously.
are other things ever jilted or is it just ex-lovers?
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Pantoffle also pantofle (păn-tōf'əl) n. [ME. Pantufle < OFr. Pantoufle.] A slipper.
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Sapient adj. [ME < OFr. <Lat. Sapiens, pr.part. of sapere, to taste, be wise.] Extremely wise and decerning
Sentient adj. [Lat. Sentiens, sentient-, pr.part. of sentire, to feel.] 1. Capable of feeling: conscious. 2. Experiencing sensation or feeling.
--n. 1. One that is sentient 2. The human mind
i am on my knees tears running down my face knuckles raw and bleeding and BEGGING people to learn the difference between sentient and sapient
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Band^2 (bănd) noun. [Earlier bande < OFr. Banner, troop identified by it's standard, of Gmc. Origin.] 1. A group of people, animals, or objects. 2. A Group of musicians playing as an ensemble 3a. A self sufficient subdivision of a tribe, esp. Among hunter-gatherers. B. 'Canadian.' An aboriginal group officialy recognized by the Canadian government.
when i was a young boy i had the philosophy of ‘balls are the boobs of the penis so its ok that i want to suck on them it doesn’t make me gay” and tbh i was cooking
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Cheese (chēz) noun. [ME. Chese < OE. Cyse < Lat. Caseus.] 1a. A solid food made from the pressed curd of milk, often seasoned and aged. B. A molded mass of this substance. 2. Something resembling this substance.
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Opah (ō'pə) noun. [Of West African origin] a large brightly colored marine fish, Lampris regius, with edible red flesh.
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Gimmick (gîm'îk) noun. [Orig. Unknown] 1. A device often used illegally to cheat or trick, esp. a mechanism for the secret control of a gambling wheel or other apparatus 2. A stratagem employed to promote a project <a sales gimmick> 3. A significant feature that is obscured or misrepresented: catch. 4. A trivial or unnecessary innovation, as a gadget, added to enhance appeal 5. A gismo.
the gimmick blogs are like tumblr’s rogue gallery. yes we’ve got some heroes, yes we’ve got some villains, but more importantly if you look over here you will see some freak who devotes all their time to counting the number of “t’s” in a post
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Manganese dioxide noun. A black crystalline compound, MnO2, used as a depolarizer of dry-cell batteries and in Textile dyeing.
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Diacritical mark noun. A mark as a circumflex, added to a letter to indicate a special phonetic value or to distinguish words otherwise graphically identical.
Mäybe i'ľl starť aďding randôm díačriticš to éňglišh wóŕdś
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Hecuba (hĕk'yə-bə) noun. [Lat. < Gk. Hekabē] Gk. myth. The wife of Priam in Homer's Iliad
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Flapdoodle (flăp'dōōd'l) noun. [Orig. Unknown] /slang./ nonsense
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Birthday (bûrth'dā') noun. 1. The day of one's birth. 2. The anniversary of one's birth.
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Foci (fō'sī') noun. Var. Pl. Of focus
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Treason (trē'zən) noun. [ME <AN treson <Lat. Traditio, surrender. -see tradition] 1. Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, esp. the betrayal of one's own country by wagong war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid it's enemies. 2. Betrayal of confidence or trust
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Socratic irony (sə-krăt'īk, sō-) noun. Profession of ignorance while questioning another in order to arrive at the truth
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