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

This week’s words
palooka
lycanthropy
heliophobia
pizzaiolo
sciamachy

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(sy-AM-uh-kee) Also, skiamachy (sky-)

MEANING:

noun: A mock fight or a fight with an imaginary enemy.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek skiamachia, from skia (shadow) + -machia (battle). Earliest documented use: 1623.

USAGE:

“Aru is indulging in sciamachy. She has the frustrated look of a person combating a shadow.”
Shashi Deshpande; A Matter of Time; Feminist Press; 1999.

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