Bill O'Reilly: Words of the Day

Words of the Day

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drivel

[driv·uhl] Childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense; twaddle.

Featured on April 15, 2024

jobbernowl

[job·ber·nowl] A stupid person; a blockhead.

Featured on April 4, 2024

patter

[pat·ter] a quick succession of light rapid sounds.

Featured on April 3, 2024

flummery

[fluh·mr·ee] informal meaningless flattery; nonsense.

Featured on April 2, 2024

agog

[a·gog] in a state of eager desire; excitedly.

Featured on April 1, 2024

popinjay

[paa·puhn·jay] a conceited, foppish, or excessively talkative person. an archaic word for parrot.

Featured on March 27, 2024

troglodyte

[traa·gluh·dite] a bad-mannered person with ignorant or outdated ideas.

Featured on March 26, 2024

insolent

[in·suh·luhnt] extremely rude and showing a lack of respect.

Featured on March 25, 2024

bilious

[bil·ious] Spiteful; bad-tempered.

Featured on March 21, 2024

niding

[ni·ding] A derogatory term, a vile wretch.

Featured on March 20, 2024

bovine

[bow·vine] Dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox.

Featured on March 19, 2024

pollrumptious

[pohl-RUMP-shus] Unruly, restless, foolishly confident.

Featured on March 18, 2024

mordant

[mor·dnt] sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.

Featured on March 14, 2024

visigoth

[vis·i·goth] a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France.

Featured on March 13, 2024

vituperative

[vai·too·pr·uh·tuhv] criticizing in a cruel and angry way.

Featured on March 12, 2024

rapacious

[ruh·pay·shuhs] excessively greedy and grasping.

Featured on March 11, 2024

sardonic

[saar·daa·nuhk] disdainfully or skeptically humorous; derisively mocking.

Featured on March 6, 2024

obtuse

[aab·toos] slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.

Featured on March 5, 2024

balderdash

[baal·dr·dash] senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

Featured on March 4, 2024

vexation

[vek·say·shn] the act of causing annoyance, irritation, or distress.

Featured on February 29, 2024

sardonic

[sahr-don-ik] characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking or cynical.

Featured on February 28, 2024

caperlash

[caper·lash] Abusive language.

Featured on February 27, 2024

plonker

[plaang·kr] A foolish, inept, or contemptible person.

Featured on February 26, 2024

restive

[reh·stuhv] unable to stay still, or unwilling to be controlled, especially because you feel bored or not satisfied.

Featured on February 22, 2024

nudnik

[nud·nuhk] a persistently dull, boring pest.

Featured on February 21, 2024

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