SKIPPY

Etymology

Proper noun

Skippy

Nickname given to people of Australian origin by the British.

Etymology

Adjective

skippy (comparative skippier, superlative skippiest)

Characterised by skipping movements.

Of music: having an upbeat rhythm, suitable to skip to.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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