What made you decide to look it up?
My friend has this tattooed on his arms. ... more »
A comment by a Facebook friend: "You, sir, are a terpsichorean jackanapes." ... more »
Thomas said it on Downton Abbey, and I was curious as to what it meant. ... more »
Subscribe to the Word of the Day email
... or get it on
How Strong Is Your Vocabulary?
Take our 10-question quiz to find out
Spell It
The commonly misspelled words quiz
Name That Thing
Take our visual vocabulary quiz
True or False?
A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing
The most frequently looked up words on this site: