Thursday, May 28, 2015

Fwd: quidnunc: Dictionary.com Word of the Day



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dictionary.com <doctor@dictionary.com>
Date: Tue, May 26, 2015 at 2:05 AM
Subject: quidnunc: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
To: hectorpinillos@gmail.com


Dictionary.com
May. 26, 2015
Word of the Day

quidnunc Audio Pronunciation
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+
\KWID-nuhngk\
noun
1. a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.
Quotes
You can hide nothing from the quidnunc of Hanbridge. Moreover, when a quidnunc in the streets of Hanbridge sees somebody famous or striking, or notorious, he does not pretend that he has seen nobody.
-- Arnold Bennett, Denry the Audacious, 1911
Origin
Quidnunc comes from the classical Latin quid nunc meaning "what now." It entered English in the early 1700s.
Dictionary.com Slideshows
What do these 6 Words have in Common?
What do these 6 Words have in Common?
 
5 Fun Ways to Say Boring
5 Fun Ways to Say Boring
 
11 Wily Whiskers
11 Wily Whiskers
 
8 Ways to Say Yes
8 Ways to Say Yes
 
More From Dictionary.com
Submit a favorite word for a chance to win!
Submit a favorite word for a chance to win!
Submit your favorite word to be a future Word of the Day
iPhone App
Our iPhone App
Our award-winning iPhone app just got better
Word Dynamo App
Word Dynamo
Dictionary.com's new word game for iOS

Follow Dictionary.com on Facebook
About Contact
You are subscribed to the
Word of the Day as:
hectorpinillos@gmail.com
Subscriber since: March 10, 2014
Unsubscribe
Dictionary.com, LLC.
555 12th Street
Suite 500
Oakland CA 94607

Manage your subscription

No comments:

Post a Comment