WHIRLABOUT

Etymology

Noun

whirlabout (plural whirlabouts)

A fairground carousel.

Source: Wiktionary


Whirl"a*bout`, n.

Definition: Something that whirls or turns about in a rapid manner; a whirligig.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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