SWIVET

swivet

(noun) a panic or extreme discomposure; “it threw her into a swivet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

swivet (plural swivets)

A state or condition of haste, flutter; extreme discomposure or distress; irritation, exasperation, annoyance.

• "Theo wasn't perfect either - buried a son, divorced a wife, never learned to drive, plagued by swivets." ("The Nerve" by Lee Henderson appearing in The Walrus July/August 2009)

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 January 2025

LEFT

(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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