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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.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: blandiloquent, adj.

That speaks in a charming, flattering way; smooth-talking.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: mucking-togs, n.

Waterproof clothing, waterproofs.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: middlescent, n. & adj.

Of, relating to, or taking place in middle age.

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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.

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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.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: Titanolater, n.

A person who values or esteems power above all else; a worshipper of power.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: delitescency, n.

The state or condition of being hidden; concealment; seclusion.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: obmutescent, adj.

Speechless, silent; refraining from speech or utterance.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: preachification, n.

Tedious or self-righteous preaching; preachifying.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: babylon, v.

To situate or establish oneself in a magnificent location.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: mordicative, adj.

That bites or stings; sharp, pungent, caustic; acerbic.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: noctuolent, adj.

Of a flowering plant: more strongly scented at night than during the day.

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OED #WordOfTheDay: acoustician, n.

An expert in acoustics.

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