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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meretricious

[mer·e·tri·cious] superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.

Featured on September 28, 2023

reprobate

[rep·ro·bate] a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person.

Featured on September 27, 2023

pawky

[paw-kee] cunning; sly. Having a mocking or cynical sense of humor.

Featured on September 26, 2023

plonker

[plonker] a stupid person or a fool.

Featured on September 25, 2023

bilge

[bilge] the almost flat part of the bottom of a boat or a ship, inside or outside.

Featured on September 21, 2023

bellicose

[bel·li·cose] inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile.

Featured on September 20, 2023

balderdash

[bal·der·dash] senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense.

Featured on September 19, 2023

barbermonger

[bar-bur-MON-gur] A man who frequents the barber's shop, or prides himself on being dressed by a barber; a fop.

Featured on September 18, 2023

virulent

[vir·u·lent] of a disease or poison, extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have an effect.

Featured on September 12, 2023

rapscallion

[rap·scal·lion] a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop. a disreputable person; rascal or rogue.

Featured on September 11, 2023

coxcomb

[cox·comb] a conceited, foolish dandy; pretentious fop.

Featured on September 6, 2023

cacophony

[ca·coph·o·ny] a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.

Featured on September 5, 2023

picayune

[pic·a·yune] trivial or petty; small or small-minded.

Featured on August 31, 2023

supercilious

[su·per·cil·i·ous] having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.

Featured on August 30, 2023

bumpkin

[bump·kin] an unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside.

Featured on August 29, 2023

cretin

[cre·tin] a person of subnormal intelligence or very low level of intelligence, that is now considered offensive.

Featured on August 28, 2023

popinjay

[Popinjay] a vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.

Featured on August 17, 2023

imperious

[Imperious] assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

Featured on August 15, 2023

priggish

[Priggish] self-righteously moralistic and superior.

Featured on August 14, 2023

crass

[Crass] lacking sensitivity, refinement or intelligence.

Featured on August 10, 2023

poppinjay

[Poppinjay] a conceited, foppish, or excessively talkative person

Featured on August 8, 2023

puzzlewit

[puzzle-wit] A stupid person.

Featured on August 7, 2023

loutish

[lout·ish] uncouth and aggressive.

Featured on August 2, 2023

battology

[Battology] wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing.

Featured on August 1, 2023

pettifogging

[pet·ti·fog·ging] placing undue emphasis on petty details.

Featured on July 26, 2023

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