I haven’t posted fun vocab words in a while, partly because I’ve been doing less crosswords, partly because I know more words, and partly because I got lazy. But here’s the latest installment of weird/cool words I didn’t know:

  1. Langlauf: “cross-country running or racing on skis”
  2. Colleen: “an Irish girl”
  3. Banger: “a forceful and aggressive athlete” or (British): sausage, firecracker, jalopy
  4. Jalopy: “a dilapidated old vehicle (as an automobile)”
  5. Turpentine: “an oleoresin obtained from various conifers (as some pines and firs)”
  6. Natty: “trimly neat and tidy”
  7. Druthers: “free choice, preference” (Comes from “I’d rather”, actually!)

All definitions are from Merriam-Webster’s Online.

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