This week’s theme
Portmanteaux

This week’s words
shrinkflation
selectorate
frizzle
Sloane Ranger
fertigation


This week’s comments
AWADmail 1060

Next week’s theme
There’s a word for it

---

A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(fuhr-ti-GAY-shuhn)

MEANING:

noun: The application of fertilizer by adding it to the water in an irrigation system.

ETYMOLOGY:

A blend of fertilizer + irrigation. Earliest documented use: 1967.

USAGE:

“Meg could tell that Christopher was assessing their condition even as he expounded on the alternatives for irrigation. They had covered most of the acreage when he arrived at a final point. ‘Have you considered fertigation?’”
Sheila Connolly; Golden Malicious; Berkley; 2013.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: