Bill O'Reilly: Words of the Day

Words of the Day

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visigoth

[ viz-i-goth ] a member of the western division of the Goths.

Featured on September 17th, 2020

jabberwocky

[ jab-er-wok-ee ] a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense;gibberish.

Featured on September 15th, 2020

churlish

[chur-lish] like a churl; boorish; rude:

Featured on September 14th, 2020.

nebbish

[neb-ish] a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.

Featured on September 10th, 2020.

jobbernowl

[ job-ber-nowl ] A stupid or foolish person; an idiot, a numbskull.

Featured on September 8th, 2020.

poltroon

[ pol-troon ] a wretched coward; craven.

Featured on September 3rd, 2020.

bunkum

[ buhng-kuhm ] insincere talk; claptrap; humbug.

Featured on September 2nd, 2020.

pawky

[ paw-kee ] Cunning. Sly.

Featured on September 1st, 2020.

caterwaul

[ kat-er-wawl ] to utter a similar sound; howl or screech.

Featured on August 20th, 2020.

vacuous

[ vak-yoo-uhs ] lacking in ideas or intelligence.

Featured on August 19th, 2020.

pecksniffian

[peck-SNIFF-ee-un] Acting high and mighty, putting on airs of morality

Featured on August 17th, 2020.

poltroon

[ pol-troon ] a wretched coward; craven.

Featured on August 12th, 2020.

varlet

[ vahr-lit ] a knavish person; rascal.

Featured on August 11th, 2020.

jobbernowl

[ job-ber-nowl ] A stupid or foolish person; an idiot, a numbskull.

Featured on August 10th, 2020.

tedious

[ tee-dee-uhs ] wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, as a speaker, a writer, or the work they produce; prolix.

Featured on August 6th, 2020.

pawky

[ paw-kee ] Cunning. Sly.

Featured on August 5th, 2020.

jackanapes

[jak-uh-neyps] an impertinent, presumptuous person, especially a young man; whippersnapper.

Featured on August 4th, 2020

sniffish

[ snif-ish ] haughtily disdainful; contemptuous.

Featured on August 3rd, 2020.

codswallop

[kodz-wol-uh p] nonsense; rubbish.

Featured on July 29th, 2020.

verecund

[ver-i-kuhnd] bashful; modest.

Featured on July 27th, 2020

supercilious

[ soo-per-sil-ee-uhs ] haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.

Featured on July 23rd, 2020.

odious

[ oh-dee-uhs ] highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting.

Featured on July 22nd, 2020.

varlet

[ vahr-lit ] a knavish person; rascal.

Featured on July 21st, 2020.

palter

[ pawl-ter ] to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.

Featured on July 20th, 2020.

pettifogger

[ pet-ee-fog, -fawg ] to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.

Featured on July 15th, 2020.