⁶→Lexicon for October 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣, by 🆑⏏️⛎

 List of words and their meaning

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sprain¹ ‹noun: twist›  🔙🆔: ORIG -? - 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🤷🏼🙉 | 🔤➗: monosyllabic  ≈ 🇺🇸🇪🇦🗣️: _esprein_ /sˈpreɪn/  ˈsprān

doohickey² ‹noun: gadget› 🔙🆔: ENG -doodad + hickey- 👁️‍🗨️ 👁️: 🎦📵  | 🔤➗: doo·hick·ey

≈ 🇺🇲🇪🇦🗣️:_dujiki_ /ˈdo͞oˌhikē/ [doo-hik-ee] / ˈduːˌhɪkɪ / [doo-hik-ee] / ˈduˌhɪk i /

cacography³ ‹noun: bad spelling› 🔙🆔: GRE -kakos “poor” + graphia “writing”- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🔣📝 | 🔤➗: ca·​cog·​ra·​phy ka-ˈkä-grə-fē kuh-KOG-ruh-fee 

permutation ⁴ ‹noun: change›  🔙🆔: LAT -permutare- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🐛🦋 | 🔤➗: per·mu·ta·tion pər-myü-ˈtā-shən  /ˌpərmyəˈtāSHən, pərmyo͞oˈtāSHən/

sonorous⁵ ‹adj.: loud› 🔙🆔: LAT -sonor - 👁️‍🗨️👁️:  📢🗯️  | 🔤➗: son·o·rous [suh-nawr-uhs, -nohr-, son-er-uhs] USA /ˈsɑː.nɚ.əs/ UK /ˈsɒn.ər.əs/

embarras⁶ ‹verb: perturb› 🔙🆔: FRÇ -embarrasser- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🫨🙀 | 🔤➗: em·bar·rass im-ˈber-əs  -ˈba-rəs

swindle⁷ ‹verb: defraud› 🔙🆔: DEU -schwindeln- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🧤🔐 | 🔤➗:   swin·dle

/ˈswind(ə)l/ (swĭn′dl)

mislay⁸ ‹verb: misplace› 🔙🆔: ENG -mis "badly" + lay "cite"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🤔⁉️ | 🔤➗:  mis·lay (mĭs-lā′) (mɪsˈleɪ)

evenfall⁹ ‹noun: night›  🔙🆔: ENG -“even–ing” +‎ "fall"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🌌🌃 | 🔤➗:  even·fall ˈē-vən-ˌfȯl [ee-vuhn-fawl]

duress¹⁰ ‹noun: coercion› 🔙🆔: LAT -durus- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🧱⚖️| 🔤➗:  du·ress du̇-ˈres also dyu̇-

neologism¹¹ ‹noun: coinage› 🔙🆔: GRE -neos "young"  + logos "verb"-  👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🆕🗨️ | 🔤➗:  ne·ol·o·gism  (nē-ŏl′ə-jĭz′əm, nē′ō-lō′-) (niːələdʒɪzəm , niɒl-) (niˈɑləˌdʒɪzəm)

extol¹² ‹verb: praise› 🔙🆔: LAT -ex "out’’ + tollere ‘‘raise’’- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🎖️🎗️ | 🔤➗: ex•tol \ ɛksˈtoʊl \ [ik-stohl] /ɛksˈtoʊl/ /ɛksˈtʌʊl/

toodle-oo¹³ ‹interjection: goodbye› 🔙🆔: FRÇ -à tout à l'heure "see  you soon"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 👋🔜| 🔤➗:   too·dle-oo /ˌto͞odl ˈo͞o/ phonetic, standard} [tood-l-oo] {IPA / ˌtud lˈu /

  

utopia¹⁴ ‹noun: wonderland› 🔙🆔: GRE -ou "not'’  + topos ‘'place'’- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 💭☑️| 🔤➗:  uto·pia yu̇-ˈtō-pē-ə \yoo-TOH-pee-uh\

  

coalesce¹⁵ ‹verb: immix› 🔙🆔: LAT -coalescere “grow together’'- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🔀🔗| 🔤➗:    co·a·lesce (kō′ə-lĕs′) (ˌkəʊəˈlɛs) (ˌkoʊ əˈlɛs) koh-uh-LESS /ˌkōəˈles/

frothy¹⁶ ‹adj.: spumy› 🔙🆔: Old NORSE -frotha "to froth” & Old ENG froða- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🫧🍺 | 🔤➗: froth·y (frô′thē, frŏth′ē) (ˈfrɔ θi, ˈfrɒθ i) [ˈfrɒθɪ] /ˈfrôTHē,ˈfräTHē/

kibosh¹⁷ ‹noun: a check| verb: to end›  🔙🆔:  HEB -kāḇaš "fuller" ; "to subdue" , "tread down"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🛑💩 | 🔤➗:  ki•bosh KYE-bosh  (kī′bŏsh′, kī-bŏsh′) (ˈkaɪˌbɒʃ) (ˈkaɪ bɒʃ, kɪˈbɒʃ) /ˈkīˌbäSH/

larrikin¹⁸ ‹adj.: mischievous› 🔙🆔: ENG - Lawrence (propper name) + kin , larking -  👁️‍🗨️👁️: ⚠️😈 | 🔤➗:   lar·ri·kin · /ˈlæɹɪk(ɪ)n/ ; USA · /ˈlɛɹəkən/ ; AUS · /ˈlæɹək(ə)n/ (lăr′ĭ-kĭn) (ˈlærɪkɪn) /ˈlerəkən/ LAIR-uh-kuhn ˈler-i-kən  ˈla-ri-

laudable¹⁹ ‹adj.: applaudable› 🔙🆔: LAT -  laudabilis "praise"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🆙🔝 | 🔤➗:  laud·a·ble \ ˈlɔdəbəl \ /ˈlôdəb(ə)l,ˈlädəb(ə)l/ 

etymology²⁰ ‹noun: derivation›  🔙🆔: GRE - etumos "true"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:ℹ️📚| 🔤➗:  

 et·y·mol·o·gy ˌe-tə-ˈmä-lə-jē (ĕt′ə-mŏl′ə-jē) (ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒɪ)  (ˌɛt əˈmɒl ə dʒi) UK /ˌet.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/ USA /ˌet̬.ɪˈmɑː.lə.dʒi/

scurvy²¹ ‹adj.: shabby› 🔙🆔: DUT -scheurbuik "scabbed belly"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🚮🚯| 🔤➗:   scur·vy (skûr′vē) (ˈskɜːvɪ) (ˈskɜr vi) /ˈskərvē/

dilatory²² ‹adj.: delayer| tardy› 🔙🆔: LAT - dilatorius '‘delaying’’- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:⌛🔚 | 🔤➗:  dil·a·to·ry (dĭl′ə-tôr′ē) ˈdi-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 

lanai²³ ‹noun: a veranda›  🔙🆔: HAW - Lā "day" + naʻi "conquest"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🏡🏝️| 🔤➗:   La·na·i \La·na'i \luh•NY (lə-nä′ē, lə-nī′) (lə-nī′) USA [lah-nah-ee, luh-nahy] UK / ləˈnaɪ, lɑːˈnɑːɪ / 

rancid²⁴ ‹adj.: off-putting›  🔙🆔: LAT- rancidus ‘‘stinking’’- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🤢🤮 | 🔤➗:  ran·cid ˈran(t)-səd  (răn′sĭd)

southpaw²⁵ ‹noun, *slang*:  lefty› 🔙🆔: ENG -  "lefthander"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:◀️💪🏼 | 🔤➗:  south·paw (south′pô′) (ˈsaʊθˌpɔː) ˈsau̇th-ˌpȯ   

flair²⁶ ‹noun: talent› 🔙🆔: LAT - fragrare ‘'smell sweet’’ & FRÇ - flairer- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 👩🏼‍🏫👩🏼‍💻 🔤➗: flair ≈ 🇺🇸🇪🇦🗣️: /fler/ USA /flɛər/ UK /flɛə/

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litany³² ‹noun: redundancy› 🔙🆔: GRE - litaneia "supplication, prayer"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️:🔃🔁| 🔤➗:   lit·a·ny ˈli-tə-nē ˈlit-nē  

piñata³³ ‹noun: pot› 🔙🆔: SPÑ - piña "pineapple", "decorated pot"  & LAT - pinea "pine cone"- 👁️‍🗨️👁️: 🪅🎊 |  🔤➗: pi•ña•ta [pinˈyädə] /pɪnˈjɑː.t̬ə/

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¹Oct. 1st, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/sprain 

²Oct. 2, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐  https://www.dictionary.com/browse/doohickey

³Oct. 3, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cacography. 

⁴Oct. 4, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/learning/word-of-the-day-permutation.html?smid=nytcore

⁵Oct. 5, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sonorous. 

⁶Oct. 6, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐  https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrass.

⁷Oct. 7, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/swindle

⁸Oct. 8, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐

 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/mislay

⁹on Oct. 9, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐

 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/evenfall

¹⁰Oct. 10, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐

 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duress. 

¹¹Oct. 11, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐

 https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/neologism

¹²Oct. 12, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/extol

¹³Oct. 13, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/toodle-oo

¹⁴Oct. 14, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐

https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utopia 

¹⁵Oct. 15, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coalesce.

¹⁶Oct. 16, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/frothy

¹⁷Oct. 17, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kibosh.

¹⁸Oct. 18, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-17-ss-22688-story.html

¹⁹Oct. 19, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/learning/word-of-the-day-laudable.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

²⁰Oct. 20, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/etymology

²¹Oct. 21, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/scurvy

²²Oct. 22, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dilatory

²³Oct. 23, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lanai

²⁴Oct. 24, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancid

²⁵Oct. 25, 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/southpaw

³²3rd week of October 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litany

 🛑❌🚫 https://www.merriam-webster.com/litany

³³4th week of October 2025; 📧ℹ️🌐 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/pinata?