dark horse: Word of the day for June 14, 2016

dark horse , n :
(idiomatic) Someone who possesses talents or favorable characteristics that are not known or expected by others. (idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice. The Royal Ascot begins on this day in 2016.

tribulation: Word of the day for June 13, 2016

tribulation , n :
Any adversity; a trying period or event.

drama llama: Word of the day for June 12, 2016

drama llama , n :
(slang) A histrionic person. The annual Tony Awards, which recognize achievement in Broadway productions, are being held today in 2016.

grit: Word of the day for June 11, 2016

grit , n :
Strength of mind; great courage or fearlessness; fortitude. […] On this day in 1969, the film True Grit was released

corpus: Word of the day for June 10, 2016

corpus , n :
(uncommon) A body. (linguistics) A collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic or a particular author, etc.

eggcorn: Word of the day for June 9, 2016

eggcorn , n :
(linguistics) An idiosyncratic but semantically motivated substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound identical, or nearly so, at least in the dialect the speaker uses.

newspeak: Word of the day for June 8, 2016

newspeak , n :
A mode of talk by politicians and officials using ambiguous words to deceive the listener. George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published in London on this day in 1949.