Upgoat - "what's upgoat?"

If the sound of tintinnabulation rings a bell, that may be because it traces to a Latin interpretation of the sound a ringing bell makes. Our English word derives from tintinnabulum, the Latin word for "bell." That Latin word, in turn, comes from the verb tintinnare, which means "to ring, clang, or jingle."

pulled this word from a post by @drstrangegov

Oneironaut (WordsOfTheDay)

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A person who explores dream worlds, usually associated with lucid dreaming.

Onomatopoeia (www.merriam-webster.com)

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onomatopoeia

: the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)

phylactery (WordsOfTheDay)

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phylactery
plural phylacteries
Definition of phylactery
1: either of two small square leather boxes containing slips inscribed with scriptural passages and traditionally worn on the left arm and on the head by observant Jewish men and especially adherents of Orthodox Judaism during morning weekday prayers

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some based fantasy writer out there chuckling his goddamn ass off right now

Zealot (WordsOfTheDay)

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zealot

Definition of zealot
1: a zealous person
especially : a fanatical partisan
a religious zealot

but here's the interesting part

capitalized : a member of a fanatical sect arising in Judea during the first century a.d. and militantly opposing the Roman domination of Palestine
even jewgle confirms
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A word that kind of sounds like the thing it describes. (www.merriam-webster.com)

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shambolic

I like how it rolls off the tongue.

Bluesky original content (WordsOfTheDay)

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Should be pronounced

Bloo-ski

Like ruski

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