Word of The Day – Chanteuse

chan·teuse

  [shan-toos; French shahn-tœz]  Show IPA

noun, plural chan·teuses  [-too-siz; French -tœz]  Show IPA .

a female singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs andcabarets.
Thank you Andrew Zimmern. Following him on twitter, I get to see pictures of good food, weird food, I get to see him cuss people out and then use fine words such as “chanteuse.”

Word(s) of The Day – Enervate & Vitiate

enervate; vitiate

verb
Definition: weaken, deprive of force

synonym: abrogate << I like the sound of that word.

So, I was watching an episode of Bridezillas with Natalie Nunn and her gang of bimbo bridesmaids and one of the bridesmaids (a former Bad Girls Club person) said “She [Natalie] totally emasculatizes him.”

This is what happens when you depend on looks, become conceited and don’t spend a day reading a book or at least use google to make sure you’re using an ACTUAL WORD when being recorded FOR TELEVISION!

Word of The Day – Sagacious

sa·ga·cious

 [suh-gey-shuhs]  Show IPA

adjective

1.

having or showing acute mental discernment and keenpractical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
2.

Obsolete . keen of scent.
Thanks to a poet friend of mine, this has become my new word of the day. He’s so damn smart it makes me wanna vomit. lol.

Word of The Day – Pontificate

pon·tif·i·cate  (pn-tf-kt, -kt)

n.

The office or term of office of a pontiff.
intr.v. (-ktpon·tif·i·cat·edpon·tif·i·cat·ingpon·tif·i·cates

1. To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way.
2. To administer the office of a pontiff.
In addition to be a kiddie movie, Aladdin: The Return of Jafar has some big vocab words in its musical numbers!