This week’s theme
Blend words

This week’s words
voluntourism
hokum
squirl
satisfice
scrouge

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(skwuhrl)

MEANING:

noun: A flourish or curve, especially in handwriting.

ETYMOLOGY:

Perhaps a blend of squiggle + twirl or whirl. Earliest documented use: 1843.

USAGE:

“Some of [the suits] came decorated in an elaborate squirl of crayon-like art.”
Liza Foreman; The Week Men Went Unisex in Paris; The Daily Beast (New York); Jan 27, 2015.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: