Dictionary.com Word of the Day for Monday, March 5, 2007

galumph \guh-LUHM(P)F\, intransitive verb:

• To move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.

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March 05, 2007: pre-pull
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pre-pull&defid=2273665

• The act of pulling the car door handle at the moment the driver unlocks the door, rendering the attempt fruitless, and resulting in minor frustration and/or embarrassment.

"Could you unlock it again dude? I pre-pulled."

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Word of the day:...........'el retroceso' [reh-troh-THEH-soh]
English translation:........recession. (also: deterioration)

In the News:
Atribuyen el retroceso español al escaso aprovechamiento de las nuevas tecnologias.
They attribute the Spanish recession to the scarce exploitation of new technologies.

Sunday, March 4, 2007

sagacious \suh-GAY-shus\, adjective:

• Of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; shrewd; wise.

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March 04, 2007: wdym
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wdym&defid=2184085

1. What Do You Mean?
2. Whatever Do You Mean?

Tom: Yeah isn't that awesome?
Nic: Wait, wdym?
Tom: You should have been listening!

Saturday, March 3, 2007

entreat \en-TREET\, intransitive verb:

1. To make an earnest petition or request; to plead.
2. To ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition for.

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March 03, 2007: fly naked
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fly+naked&defid=2262398

• To fly [somewhere] with the bare-minimum of belongings, and purchase the rest where you are.

"Aren't you going to pack for [New York]?"
"No, I'm going to fly naked."