Word of the Day: TITTLE – the dot on top of the letter ‘i’ or ‘j’. (via @qikipedia)

The Roman name for broccoli was “the five green fingers of Jupiter”. (via @qikipedia)

The word lucifugal [loose-if-few-gul] means ‘fleeing the light’, e.g. peeking out from the duvet and promptly diving back under. (via @susie_dent)

So, I was exposed to someone who turned out to have tested positive for Covid-19. That was 14 days ago. I’m fine. Either it was before they got sick or our distancing and safety measures worked. Either way, I’m fine.

Shichimi Togarashi Popcorn #justsayin

The first use of the portmanteau ‘hangry’ - a bad mood brought on by hunger - was in 1918. (via @qikipedia)

Her name was Yoda, A showgirl she was.

(via @brian_bilston)

#MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay

Warning: My eyebrows have gone feral, like my Scottish grandfather’s. If you encounter them, do not approach. Run away. Save yourself

Word of the morning is ‘forwallowed’ (15th century): wearied from tossing and turning all night. (via @susie_dent) #currentmood

In Irish, the word for otter translates as “water dog”, the word for squirrel “tree dog”, and the word for seal “sea dog”. (via @qikipedia h/t @theirishfor)

‘Groaking’ is an old Scots word for the act of silently and enviously watching someone eat something delicious. Can be used of dogs, humans around chips, and anyone watching cooking on TV. (via @susie_dent)

TUTTI-FRUTTI literally means ‘all fruits’. (via @HaggardHawks)

Word of the day: SMOUSTER (19th century Scots) - to eat furtively, to pretend you definitely weren’t eating that… (via @qikipedia)

Words of my day: to nidificate is to build a cosy nest in which to hunker down and suspire (breathe out with a sigh). (via @susie_dent)

In the 19th Century, the treadmill was used as a device to punish prisoners. (via @qikipedia) #justsayin

New meal schedule: *Breakfast *Second Breakfast *Elevenses *Snack, Part I *Lunch *Lunch Dessert *Snack II: 2 Fast 2 Salty *Snack III: Nacho Drift *Sure, let’s call it “Dinner” *Episode IV: A New Snack *Snack V: The Jalapeño Strikes Back *The Ice Cream Course *Night cheese

(via @DorothyBendel)

BREEKUMTRULLIE is an old Scots dialect word for a man whose trousers don’t fit him. (via @HaggardHawks)

Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word, loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word, solitude to express the glory of being alone. PAUL TILLICH, The Eternal Now (via @qikipedia)

Words for “thingamajig” in other languages include ZAMAZINGO (Turkish), HIMSTERGIMS (Dutch) and DINGSBUMS (German). (via @qikipedia)

In the early 2000’s I started working from home and connecting with people by audio and video conference. 20 years later we’re all trying doing this to keep ourselves and our colleagues safe and healthy. See ya on the video! Love ya but can’t be with ya! 😘

NEIPERTY is friendliness, neighbourliness, or companionship. (via @HaggardHawks) #virtualneiperty

For anyone feeling pandemic panic, evidence-based emotion regulation strategies: (1) Labeling: naming anxiety helps us control it (2) Reappraisal: reframe isolation as family time (3) Distraction: set goals that redirect attention (4) Amelioration: take protective action

(via @AdamMGrant)

One beardsecond is a unit of length equal to the average amount a beard grows in one second, equivalent to 5 nanometers. (via @qikipedia)

SHEMOMECHAMA (Georgian) - ‘I accidentally ate it all’ (via @qikipedia)

QUARANTINE comes from the French ‘quarantaine’ (“about forty”), used in English the 1600s to refer to the forty days during which a ship suspected of carrying contagious disease is held in isolation from the shore. (via @MerriamWebster)