Today's word: spurcity (n.) obscenity, uncleanness.

One of the phrases in the above might be a spoonerism - i.e. two words (with a possible conjunction between), with the consonant sound at the beginning of each being exchanged. For example, "palt and sepper" or "doble need".

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

Thanks for reading.

You need to login or register to write reviews. It's quick! We only ask four questions to new members.