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'Flapdoodle' is our #WordOfTheDay , meaning: An idea, something said or written, or behaviour that is silly or stupid. 'I'm not interested in hearing any of that Flapdoodle!' From: The Cambridge Dictionary#WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD
'Buffy' is our #WordOfTheDay , meaning: Drunk- probably Anglicized from the word bevvy. 'He always goes to bed buffy!' From Passing English of the Victorian Era by J. Redding Ware. #WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD
'Got the Morbs' is our #WordOfTheDay , which is a victorian term used to describe 'Experiencing temporary meloncholy'.. From Cultura Colectiva : A glossary of Victorian slang. #WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD
'Whang' is our #WordOfTheDay , which means to strike or throw something down violently. 'She whanged the ball to the ground in disgust' From: A Dictionary of the North Riding Dialect. #WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD
A fantastic evening celebrating the launch of the hand-made chapbook 'Margins', featuring creative writing by students at LAU_Writing after their visit earlier this year. Buzzing! Copies on sale soon.
'Arfarfan'arf' is our #WordOfTheDay , which is a victorian term used to describe a drunk person. Arf was a synonym of a half-pint of alchohol. From Cultura Colectiva : A glossary of Victorian slang. #WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD
'Cuddle-me-buff' is our #WordOfTheDay , which means ' beer (Yorkshire origin)'. From The English Dialect Dictionary, 1905 #WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD
'Crum-a-grackle' is our #WordOfTheDay , which means 'an awkward or difficult situation (SW England origin)'. From The English Dialect Dictionary, 1905 #WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD
'Flobly-mobly' is our #WordOfTheDay , which means 'used to describe the feeling when you're not at your best (central England origin)'. From The English Dialect Dictionary, 1905 #WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD
'Cureckitycoo' is our #WordOfTheDay , which means 'to coo like a dove, or to flirt and canoodle (Scots origin)'. From The English Dialect Dictionary, 1905 #WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD
'Flenched' is our #WordOfTheDay , which means 'used to describe the weather when it looks like improving, but doesn't (Scots origin)'. From The English Dialect Dictionary, 1905 #WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD
'Dauncy' is our #WordOfTheDay , which means 'noticeably unwell (Irish origin)'. From The English Dialect Dictionary, 1905 #WOTD #LeedsLibraryWOTD