Tag: Kat
Word of the Day – Mar. 20 – Katzenjammer
Noun: Katzenjammer (KAT-sun-jam-er)Definition:1. Hangover.2. Distress.3. A discordant clamor.Sample sentence: The morning after the wedding, Pamela woke up with a blinding katzenjammer.
Word of the Day – Mar. 16 – Catercorner
Adverb or adjective: Catercorner (KAT-ee-kor-ner)Definition: In a diagonal or oblique position: kitty-corner.Sample sentence: The cafe was catercorner to the salon, so after I...
Word of the Day – Oct. 27 – Catachresis
Noun: Catachresis (kat-uh-KREE-sis)Definition:1. Use of the wrong word for the context.2. Use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech.Sample sentence:...
