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OED #WordOfTheDay: cybrary, n. A collection of reference material held online; a library which provides access to material held electronically. View the entry: oxford.ly/4iNX32R
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OED #WordOfTheDay: nyam, v. To eat, esp. voraciously or with relish. View the entry: oxford.ly/48SfyyE
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OED #WordOfTheDay: mahala, adv. & adj. For nothing, gratis. View the entry: oxford.ly/3XkU2jt
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OED #WordOfTheDay: timepass, n. & adj. Providing an agreeable way to pass time; that fills spare time; entertaining without being demanding or stimulating; unremarkable. View the entry: oxford.ly/3VbYVe8
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OED #WordOfTheDay: blandiloquent, adj. That speaks in a charming, flattering way; smooth-talking. View the entry: oxford.ly/4iyO59y
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OED #WordOfTheDay: mucking-togs, n. Waterproof clothing, waterproofs. View the entry: oxford.ly/3WgRdQe
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OED #WordOfTheDay: middlescent, n. & adj. Of, relating to, or taking place in middle age. View the entry: oxford.ly/4Abkc6p
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OED #WordOfTheDay: gamergate, n. Esp. in certain ants: a worker (female) that can become capable of reproducing, esp. when the queen has died. View the entry: oxford.ly/4jWGNit
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OED #WordOfTheDay: alickadoo, n. A person who is attached to or associated with a rugby game or club but does not play, esp. an administrative official or committee member. View the entry: oxford.ly/4irYh52
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OED #WordOfTheDay: Titanolater, n. A person who values or esteems power above all else; a worshipper of power. View the entry: oxford.ly/4sFsz7T
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OED #WordOfTheDay: clap cold, adj. Very cold, stone-cold; esp. (of food or drink) now unpleasantly cold, having once been hot. View the entry: oxford.ly/4ekvZHk
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OED #WordOfTheDay: sando, n. A Japanese sandwich consisting of two crustless slices of soft white bread with various savoury or sweet fillings, such as pork katsu, egg salad, or pieces of fruit with whipped cream. View the entry: oxford.ly/4ehdiEh
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OED #WordOfTheDay: dreamlet, n. A brief dream; (Psychology) a dream experienced during the transition between sleeping and waking; a hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucination. View the entry: oxford.ly/4yMUNPp
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OED #WordOfTheDay: not-ness, n. The quality or state of not being or doing something; the quality or state of not existing at all. View the entry: oxford.ly/4yQJlCu
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OED #WordOfTheDay: delitescency, n. The state or condition of being hidden; concealment; seclusion. View the entry: oxford.ly/4jKeSCf
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OED #WordOfTheDay: obmutescent, adj. Speechless, silent; refraining from speech or utterance. View the entry: oxford.ly/3UvXOWn
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OED #WordOfTheDay: preachification, n. Tedious or self-righteous preaching; preachifying. View the entry: oxford.ly/3UmAFFC
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OED #WordOfTheDay: babylon, v. To situate or establish oneself in a magnificent location. View the entry: oxford.ly/4i80HWm
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