Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2023/April
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for April 1 | |
buttinsky n (originally US, informal) | |
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring—oh, get your head out of the gutter! | |
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2
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for April 2 | |
horny-handed adj | |
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring—oh, get your head out of the gutter! | |
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3
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for April 3 | |
nutty slack n | |
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring—oh, get your head out of the gutter! | |
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4
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for April 4 | |
peter out v | |
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5
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for April 5 | |
spatchcock n | |
spatchcock v (transitive)
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring—oh, get your head out of the gutter! | |
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6
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for April 6 | |
tight end n | |
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring—oh, get your head out of the gutter! | |
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7
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for April 7 | |
dickkopf n | |
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring—oh, get your head out of the gutter! Today is also recognized by the United Nations as World Health Day to draw attention to global health issues. | |
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8
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for April 8 | |
desnuda n | |
Times Square was given its name on this day in 1904. It was named after The New York Times which had relocated to a building there. | |
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9
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for April 9 | |
jarp n | |
jarp v
Today is Easter Sunday in Western Christianity in 2023. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. | |
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10
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for April 10 | |
Taoiseach n | |
The Good Friday Agreement, a pair of agreements that ended most of the violence of the Troubles, a political conflict in Northern Ireland that had prevailed since the late 1960s, was signed on this day 25 years ago, on Good Friday, 10 April 1998. | |
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11
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for April 11 | |
tort n | |
The tongue-in-cheek International Be Kind to Lawyers Day created by Steve Hughes on this day in 2017, the second Tuesday of April. | |
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12
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for April 12 | |
rocket scientist n (informal) | |
Today is the International Day of Human Space Flight, which is recognized by the United Nations to celebrate the start of the space era, to reaffirm space science and technology’s contributions towards achieving sustainable development goals, and to emphasize the need to maintain outer space for peaceful purposes. It commemorates the first human space flight by the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, which took place on this day in 1961. | |
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13
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for April 13 | |
amaze v | |
amaze n
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14
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for April 14 | |
seventh art n | |
Today is the eve of World Art Day, which was established by the International Association of Art to celebrate the fine arts. The Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci was born on 15 April 1452. | |
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15
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for April 15 | |
furlong n | |
The Grand National, the most valuable jump horse race in Europe, takes place today in 2023 at the Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom. | |
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16
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for April 16 | |
mussitate v (obsolete except literary, poetic) | |
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17
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for April 17 | |
hostage to fortune n | |
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18
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for April 18 | |
vetero-testamentary adj | |
The fourth session of the Council of Trent took place on this day in 1545 according to the Gregorian calendar (on 8 April according to the Julian calendar), during which the Council officially affirmed the traditional Roman Catholic canon of biblical books. | |
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19
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for April 19 | |
wretched adj | |
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20
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for April 20 | |
capitalist roader n | |
Today is UN Chinese Language Day, one of six such days established by UNESCO to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote the equal use of its working languages. It is around the time of Guyu in the Chinese calendar, during which the legendary figure Cangjie, who is said to have invented Chinese characters, is celebrated. | |
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21
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for April 21 | |
easy street n | |
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22
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for April 22 | |
wort n | |
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Today is Earth Day, a day for observing the need to protect the Earth. | |
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23
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for April 23 | |
unreliable narrator n | |
Today is designated by UNESCO as World Book Day to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. | |
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24
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for April 24 | |
soft-pedal v | |
Today is the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, which is recognized by the United Nations to emphasize the importance of multilateralism and international co-operation to promote peace and security, development, and human rights. | |
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25
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for April 25 | |
zambuk n | |
Today is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand, which commemorates the contributions and sacrifices of those who have served in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. | |
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26
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for April 26 | |
DNA n | |
DNA v
James Watson and Francis Crick published their academic paper proposing the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule in the journal Nature 70 years ago on 25 April 1953. | |
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27
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for April 27 | |
level best n | |
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28
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for April 28 | |
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut v | |
Today is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, which is recognized by the United Nations to promote awareness about work-related accidents and diseases. | |
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29
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for April 29 | |
pole star n | |
Today, the Saturday nearest the first quarter moon between mid-April and mid-May in 2023, is the first of two Astronomy Days in the year. | |
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30
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for April 30 | |
obliterate v | |
obliterate adj (obsolete)
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