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Today, 28 November, the day after #Thanksgiving in 2025, is #BlackFriday in Canada and the United States, generally the busiest shopping day of the year.
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Today, 28 November, the day after #Thanksgiving in 2025, is #BlackFriday in Canada and the United States, generally the busiest shopping day of the year.
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 28 November 2025 (Black Friday): “shopworn”—“(originally US) of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled; (figurative) not fresh or new” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 28 November 2025 (Black Friday): “shopworn”—“(originally US) of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.; shop-soiled; (figurative) not fresh or new” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 28 November 2025: “fog az esze, mint a borotva” (Hungarian)—“(simile) to be as sharp as a tack, to be quick-witted (literally, ‘one’s mind cuts like a razor’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 28 November 2025: “fog az esze, mint a borotva” (Hungarian)—“(simile) to be as sharp as a tack, to be quick-witted (literally, ‘one’s mind cuts like a razor’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 27 November 2025 (Thanksgiving Day): “of a grouping of people: arranged so that each can see and interact with the others”. Today, is #Thanksgiving Day in the United States and some other countries. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 27 November 2025 (Thanksgiving Day): “of a grouping of people: arranged so that each can see and interact with the others”. Today, is #Thanksgiving Day in the United States and some other countries. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 27 November 2025: “マイカー” (maikā; Japanese)—“a privately-owned car”. From English “my” + “car”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 27 November 2025: “マイカー” (maikā; Japanese)—“a privately-owned car”. From English “my” + “car”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 26 November 2025: “hubristic”—“of or relating to hubris (‘excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption’); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 26 November 2025: “hubristic”—“of or relating to hubris (‘excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption’); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 26 November 2025: “خاکستر” (xākistar / xâkestar; Persian)—“ash, cinders” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 26 November 2025: “خاکستر” (xākistar / xâkestar; Persian)—“ash, cinders” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 25 November 2025: “semblance”—“the outward appearance or form of a person or thing when regarded as similar to that of another person or thing; a person or thing that looks similar to another person or thing; a likeness; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 25 November 2025: “semblance”—“the outward appearance or form of a person or thing when regarded as similar to that of another person or thing; a person or thing that looks similar to another person or thing; a likeness; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 25 November 2025: “srefidensi” (Sranan Tongo)—“independence; (informal) Surinamese Independence Day, a national holiday in Suriname observed annually on 25 November; independent” Today marks the 50th anniversary of Suriname’s independence. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 25 November 2025: “srefidensi” (Sranan Tongo)—“independence; (informal) Surinamese Independence Day, a national holiday in Suriname observed annually on 25 November; independent” Today marks the 50th anniversary of Suriname’s independence. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 24 November 2025: “get down to brass tacks”—“(originally and chiefly US, idiomatic) to (start to) consider or deal with the most important details or facts about something” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 24 November 2025: “get down to brass tacks”—“(originally and chiefly US, idiomatic) to (start to) consider or deal with the most important details or facts about something” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 24 November 2025: “জল ময়ূর” (jol moẏur; Bengali)—“(colloquial) pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) (literally, ‘water-peacock’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 24 November 2025: “জল ময়ূর” (jol moẏur; Bengali)—“(colloquial) pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) (literally, ‘water-peacock’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 23 November 2025: “tsíimin kʼáakʼ” (Yucatec Maya)—“(rail transport) train”. From “tsíimin” (“horse”) + “kʼáakʼ” (“fire”). en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 23 November 2025: “tsíimin kʼáakʼ” (Yucatec Maya)—“(rail transport) train”. From “tsíimin” (“horse”) + “kʼáakʼ” (“fire”). en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
Today, 23 November 2025, is celebrated by some people as #PolyamoryDay. On this day in 2011, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled that Canada’s anti-polygamy law does not affect unformalized polyamorous households.
November 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Today, 23 November 2025, is celebrated by some people as #PolyamoryDay. On this day in 2011, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled that Canada’s anti-polygamy law does not affect unformalized polyamorous households.
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 23 November 2025 (Polyamory Day): “compersion”—“(originally US, neologism) vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relationship with another person.” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 23 November 2025 (Polyamory Day): “compersion”—“(originally US, neologism) vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relationship with another person.” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
For some Christian churches, today, 22 November 2025 is the feast day of #SaintCecilia, the patron saint of musicians. The term “pull out all the stops” alludes to the pulling out of all the stops of a pipe organ, thus causing it to play as loud as possible.
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
For some Christian churches, today, 22 November 2025 is the feast day of #SaintCecilia, the patron saint of musicians. The term “pull out all the stops” alludes to the pulling out of all the stops of a pipe organ, thus causing it to play as loud as possible.
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 22 November 2025: “pull out all the stops”—“(idiomatic) to hold back or reserve nothing”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 22 November 2025: “pull out all the stops”—“(idiomatic) to hold back or reserve nothing”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 22 November 2025: “செய்வினை” (ceyviṉai; Tamil): “work, undertaking; karma; witchcraft, sorcery; (grammar) verb in the active voice”. From “செய்” (cey, “to do”) + “வினை” (viṉai, “action, deed, verb, karma”) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 22 November 2025: “செய்வினை” (ceyviṉai; Tamil): “work, undertaking; karma; witchcraft, sorcery; (grammar) verb in the active voice”. From “செய்” (cey, “to do”) + “வினை” (viṉai, “action, deed, verb, karma”) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 19 September 2025: “pirate shirt”—“synonym of ‘poet shirt’ (‘a loose-fitting blouse with full bishop sleeves, usually decorated with large frills on the front and the cuffs’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 19 September 2025: “pirate shirt”—“synonym of ‘poet shirt’ (‘a loose-fitting blouse with full bishop sleeves, usually decorated with large frills on the front and the cuffs’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 18 September 2025: “għomor” (Maltese)—“lifespan, lifetime (the entire time of a person’s life; with regard to living persons also: that which has passed of it or that which remains); age (quality of having lived for a particular time); [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 18 September 2025: “għomor” (Maltese)—“lifespan, lifetime (the entire time of a person’s life; with regard to living persons also: that which has passed of it or that which remains); age (quality of having lived for a particular time); [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 18 September 2025: “handkerchief tree”—“the dove tree (Davidia involucrata), which has large white bracts said to look like handkerchiefs; (archaic) an arrangement of handkerchiefs in the form of a tree, [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 18 September 2025: “handkerchief tree”—“the dove tree (Davidia involucrata), which has large white bracts said to look like handkerchiefs; (archaic) an arrangement of handkerchiefs in the form of a tree, [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 17 September 2025: “indict a ham sandwich”—“(intransitive, chiefly US, criminal law, humorous, hyperbolic, idiomatic) of a grand jury: to charge a person with a crime, despite a perceived lack of evidence” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 17 September 2025: “indict a ham sandwich”—“(intransitive, chiefly US, criminal law, humorous, hyperbolic, idiomatic) of a grand jury: to charge a person with a crime, despite a perceived lack of evidence” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 17 September 2025: “شلح” (šalaḥ; North Levantine Arabic)—“(intransitive) to disrobe, undress [with عَن (ʕan) ‘off of (oneself)’ (optional)]; to take off [with direct object ‘article(s) of clothing’]; to throw, toss” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 17 September 2025: “شلح” (šalaḥ; North Levantine Arabic)—“(intransitive) to disrobe, undress [with عَن (ʕan) ‘off of (oneself)’ (optional)]; to take off [with direct object ‘article(s) of clothing’]; to throw, toss” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 16 September 2025: “subtle”—“of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; nice; also (generally), difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious. [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 16 September 2025: “subtle”—“of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; nice; also (generally), difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious. [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 15 September 2025: “不可抗力” (fukakōryoku; Japanese)—“act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; (law) force majeure; vis major” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
September 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 15 September 2025: “不可抗力” (fukakōryoku; Japanese)—“act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; (law) force majeure; vis major” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...