English Wiktionary

Issue 2 (1 October 2026) of the #Wiktionary journal “The Headword” is out. This month, an opinion about tagging entries with IDs, an interview with editor Justinrleung, and a chance to ponder why Scottish Gaelic “gràineag” (“hedgehog”) is literally a “little hater”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 26 October 2026: “thonder” (Middle English)—“thunder (loud noise created during a thunderstorm); a thunderstorm (storm that accompanies such a noise); something sounding like thunder; lightning (especially referring to destruction); (rare) a threat or intimidation” w.wiki/ewv$

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 25 October 2026: “poxigo” (Galician)—“upper half of an articulated door; cat flap; (historical) minor gate in a city wall” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 25 October 2026: “Picasso moth”—“a species of moth, Baorisa hieroglyphica, native to parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia, with lines and spots on its wings thought to resemble modernist art”. The Spanish artist #PabloPicasso was born on this day in 1881. w.wiki/etgK

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 24 October 2026: “incredible”—“(literal) too implausible to be credible; beyond belief; (figurative) amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring; marvellous; profoundly affecting; wonderful; excellent”. On this day in 2004, #TheIncredibles premiered. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 24 October 2026: “โลกวัชชะ (loo-gà-wát-chá)” (Thai)—“(religion) act which, whether done by a priest or layperson, will be condemned by the world, because it is wrong or inappropriate by nature, such as murder, theft, etc; […]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 23 October 2026: “smurfy”—“(informal) short and blue; unusually cheery, like the Smurfs”. On this day in 1958, #Smurfs appeared for the first time in the magazine “Spirou”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 23 October 2026: “åverk” (Norwegian Nynorsk)—“illegal work, vandalism; a great work” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 22 October 2026: “mótuka” (Lingala)—“car; automobile” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 21 October 2026: “gigukod sa plansa” (Cebuano)—“(idiomatic, humorous) wearing very wrinkly or crumpled clothes; rumpled in appearance (literally, ‘chased by a flat iron’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 20 October 2026: “שׁוֹלֶם (shólem)” (Hebrew)—“(childish or humorous) a reconciliation, the act of making up after a quarrel” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 19 October 2026: “kretxeu” (Kabuverdianu)—“dear, partner, sweetheart (beloved person; literally, ‘to want a lot’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 17 October 2026: “εκατομμύριο (ekatommýrio)” (Greek)—“million (literally, ‘hundred myriad’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 15 October 2026: “vân vân” (Vietnamese)—“et cetera (literally, ‘saying and saying’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Researchers have developed a new text prediction algorithm aimed at deciphering the Singapore Stone—and any other fragmentary texts. theconversation.com/cracking-the...

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 14 October 2026: “semele” (Haji)—“odd; strange; weird” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

The 1800s were full of remarks on this confusion; some even roped in “triweekly,” which meant thrice a week, despite Noah Webster’s scolding that it shouldn’t. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/m...

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When writing first emerged, it wasn't even used for language—it was used to count! Here's how the world's first writing system emerged.

What happens when someone asks the Wikimedia Foundation to remove content on our projects or comes looking for who uploaded it? We show you the types of requests we receive and how we respond in our Transparency Report. Read it ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/who-we-are/t...

Hey, there's a season 4 trailer out for my favorite podcast, @dannybate.com 's A Language I Love Is! shows.acast.com/a-language-i...

"Mad Men" was so meticulous about its period-appropriate decor, but they used an edition of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary from 1987 in an episode set in 1963. www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroute...

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Medication. n.s. [from medicate.] 1. The act of tincturing or impregnating with medicinal ingredients. 2. The use of physick. johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/1755/medicat...