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31 August 2026
- 20:2420:24, 31 August 2026 Makebate (hist | edit) [1,352 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "English thumb|160px|''[[w:Chrysojasminum fruticans|Chrysojasminum fruticans'']] =Etymology= From {{wikt|make|make}} + {{wikt|bate#Etymology_2|bate}} (denoting strife, contention, or quarrel). =Noun= '''makebate''' (''plural'' '''makebates''') One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator. A plant, bush jasmine (''w:Chrysojasminum fruticans|Chry...")
- 20:2220:22, 31 August 2026 Vagary (hist | edit) [2,010 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== English == === Etymology === From Italian [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagare vagare] ("wander") and/or its source Latin [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagari vagari] ("to wander"), from Latin [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagus vagus] ("wandering"). Later apparently reinterpreted in English as [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vague vague] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ery -ery] but without changing the spelling. Surface analysis: [https://en.wiktionary.org...")
- 20:1520:15, 31 August 2026 Descrescence (hist | edit) [308 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== See [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decrescent decrescent]. ===Noun=== '''decrescence''' (''uncountable'') # Decreasing; waning. # The process of decreasing in size. {{#ev:youtube|DtW5g3jLHrU}}")
- 20:1020:10, 31 August 2026 Monumentalism (hist | edit) [507 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monumental monumental] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ism -ism]. ===Noun=== '''monumentalism''' (''uncountable'') # (architecture) A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/style style] characterized by [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/massive massive], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monumental monumental] buildings. ====Related terms==== * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monumentalist monumentalist] Cat...")
- 19:5919:59, 31 August 2026 Crambazzle (hist | edit) [1,031 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== English == === Etymology === From Northern English (Yorkshire) dialect. === Pronunciation === * IPA: /ˈkɹæmˌbæz.əl/ === Noun === '''crambazzle''' (''plural'' '''crambazzles''') # (''archaic, dialectal, contemptuous'') A worn-out, dissipated old man; an old rake whose health or vigor has been prematurely exhausted by vicious indulgences and bad habits rather than by age alone.<ref>[https://www.wordsandphrasesfromthepast.com/word-of-the-day/crambazzle "Cramba...")
- 17:5417:54, 31 August 2026 Chaplinesque (hist | edit) [451 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From ''Chaplin'' + ''-esque''. ===Adjective=== '''Chaplinesque''' (''comparative'' '''more Chaplinesque''', ''superlative'' '''most Chaplinesque''') # Reminiscent of Sir [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin Charlie Chaplin] (1889–1977), English comic actor and film director of the silent film era. {{#ev:youtube|CQ_vYht9Wgc}}") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
2 July 2026
- 01:5201:52, 2 July 2026 WEFmaxxing (hist | edit) [2,075 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''WEFmaxxing''' (''verb, noun'') === Etymology === A portmanteau combining the acronym '''WEF''' (World Economic Forum) with the internet slang suffix '''-maxxing'''. The suffix derives from the role-playing game concept of "min-maxing" (optimizing specific character stats at the expense of others) and denotes the extreme, often obsessive, optimization of a specific trait, habit, or lifestyle. === Definition === # The extreme or obsessive alignment of one's personal...")