Word of the Week

Word of the Week
Word of the Week

Bringing you a new word to help you get through the week ahead. Words matter! And so do you.

  1. 12/30/2024

    uffda

    This week’s word is uffda. A Swedish word is ‘a word of sympathy, used when someone else is in pain’. What a wonderful word to end this season on! Let's hear what the word has to say for itself, shall we?

    2 min

  2. 12/23/2024

    Land Nam

    This week’s word is land nam. An Icelandic word meaning ‘the sanctification of new land by mythologizing it’. Sounds like it has more to say for itself, don't you think? Let's hear it out!

    3 min

  3. 12/16/2024

    fisselig

    This week’s word is fisselig. A German word meaning ‘flustered to the point of incompetence’. But what else does this word have to say for itself? Let's listen in!

    2 min

  4. 12/09/2024

    Salogok

    This week’s word is salogok. An Eskimo word meaning ‘young black ice’. I bet there's far more to this word than meets the eye. Let's hear what it has to say for itself!

    3 min

  5. 12/02/2024

    Baraka

    This week’s word is baraka. An Arabic word meaning ‘a gift of spiritual energy that can be used for mundane purposes’. Sounds interesting! Let's hear what else this word has to say for itself, shall we?

    3 min

  6. 11/25/2024

    maya

    This week’s word is maya. A Sanskrit word meaning ‘the mistaken belief that a symbol is the same as the reality it represents’. Sounds like a big deal. What does this word really have to say for itself?

    3 min

  7. 11/18/2024

    Fucha

    This week’s word is fucha. A Polish word meaning ‘using company time and resources for your own ends’. What a juicy word! Let's hear what else it has to say for itself, shall we?

    3 min

  8. 11/11/2024

    ta

    This week’s word is ta. A Chinese word meaning ‘to understand things and thus take them lightly’. How mysterious... Shall we listen in and hear what else this word has to say for itself?

    3 min
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Bringing you a new word to help you get through the week ahead. Words matter! And so do you.

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  • Creator
    Word of the Week
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    69
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