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ALT WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 confabulate verb kun-FAB-yuh-layt to generate a false memory
ALT Did you know? A relic of the large U.S. presence in Japan in the years following World War II, the word honcho comes from the Japanese word hanchō meaning “leader of the squad, section, group.” We are uncertain of the exact route by which honcho found its way into American military argot in the mid-1950s, though it is known that the Japanese applied hanchō to British or Australian officers in charge of work parties in prisoner-of-war camps. By the 1960s, the word had become part of colloquial American jargon.
ALT WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 tactile adjective | TAK-tul relating to the sense of touch.
ALT WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 pundit noun | PUN-dit an expert who offers opinions on a topic
ALT Gem sea slug
ALT Venn diagram circle 1: 'Venn diagram' being a word circle 2: John Venn alive Middle: 1918-1923
ALT WORD OF THE DAY Merriam- Webster SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 compendious adjective | kum-PEN-dee-us comprehensive; including many, most, or all things
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