Showing posts with label Word of the Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Word of the Day. Show all posts

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Word of the Day : Wiener



In German, the Austrian city of Vienna in called Wien.

So demonym of the Viennese should be Wieners. For example, when Adolf Hitler lived in Vienna trying to be an artist he didn't make a big name for himself, in fact, he was a little, unimportant, failed Wiener.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Word of the Day : pandiculate



painting by and of Joseph Ducreux : Self-Portrait, Yawning,  before 1783. Oil on canvas, 45 x 35 in.
Self-Portrait, Yawning, Joseph Ducreux, before 1783. Oil on canvas, 45 x 35 in. 
pandiculate : To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.