Bill O'Reilly: Words of the Day

Words of the Day

You asked, so we answered... here's a list of some of Bill's favorite obscure and obsolete words.

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codswallop

[CODZ-wahl-up] Nonsense, rubbish

Featured on September 12, 2017

pecksniffian

[peck-SNIFF-ee-un] Hypocritical, falsely acting pious and moral

Featured on September 6, 2017

hectored

[HECK-tored] Intimidated, bullied

Featured on August 30, 2017

pernicious

[purr-NISH-us] Damaging, harmful

Featured on August 29, 2017

cudgel

[KUDD-jul] A stick used as a weapon, also a verb meaning to beat someone

Featured on August 25, 2017

abstemious

[ab-STEE-me-us] Moderate, self-restrained

Featured on August 24, 2017

buffoon

[buh-FOON] A clown, a ridiculous but amusing individual

Featured on August 22, 2017

poltroon

[pahl-TROON] A spineless coward

Featured on August 21, 2017

jackanapes

[JACK-uh-napes] A whippersnapper, an impertinent and impudent person

Featured on August 16, 2017

austere

[aus-TEER] Severe, strict, rigid

Featured on August 9, 2017

caterwauling

[KAT-ur-WALL-ing] Howling, screeching

Featured on August 7, 2017

blooter

[BLUE-tur] A fool, a bumbling nincompoop

Featured on July 31, 2017

sciolistic

[CY-uh-liss-tik] Possessing knowledge that is only very superficial

Featured on April 7, 2017

spurious

[SPUR-ee-us] Bogus, fake, counterfeit

Featured on April 5, 2017

quisling

[QUIZ-ling] A traitor, someone who betrays his or her country

Featured on April 4, 2017

ninnyhammer

[NINN-ee-HAMM-ur] A foolish and very silly person

Featured on April 3, 2017

meretricious

[mehr-uh-TRISH-us] Worthless, tawdry, without value

Featured on March 30, 2017

foppish

[FAH-pish] Overly vain and concerned with appearance

Featured on March 29, 2017

doltish

[DOLT-ish] Idiotic, stupid

Featured on March 28, 2017

callow

[CAL-oh] Immature, inexperienced, naive

Featured on March 27, 2017

nebbish

[NEH-bish] A submissive and timid man

Featured on March 22, 2017

taciturn

[TASS-uh-turn] Silent, reserved, stern

Featured on March 21, 2017

pettifog

[PEH-tee-fahg] Quibble over trivial and insignificant details

Featured on March 20, 2017

blatherskite

[BLATH-er-skite] A bloviator who goes on and on without making sense

Featured on March 16, 2017

codswallop

[KADZ-wahl-ep] Utter nonsense

Featured on March 15, 2017