http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-dayThe Wordnik.com Words of the Dayhttp://www.wordnik.comhttp://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/25'Filk' is sometimes capitalized.Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/25http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/24Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian electrical engineer who invented wireless telegraphy.Thu, 24 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/24http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/23'Orage' comes from the Old French 'ore,' wind.Wed, 23 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/23http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/22'Hawkshaw' comes from the name of the detective in the 19th century British play, 'The Ticket-of-Leave Man,' later a movie. Sometimes capitalized.Tue, 22 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/22http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/21'Gombeen' comes from the Irish Gaelic 'gamba,' smidgen, lump.Mon, 21 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/21http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/18This word comes from the Latin 'flamma,' flame, plus 'vomere,' spew forth, discharge.Fri, 18 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/18http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/17This ancient game was originally played with the knucklebones - actually the ankle bone - of a sheep.Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/17http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/16This word comes from the Greek 'purrikhe,' a war dance, perhaps named for Purrikhos, supposed inventor of the dance. A 'pyrrhic victory' is a costly victory, named for Pyrrhus, a Greek general.Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/16http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/15The word 'cloud' comes from the Old English 'clud,' mass of rock, based on the similarity of cumulus clouds and rock masses.Tue, 15 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/15http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/14'Macropod' comes from the Greek 'makros,' large, plus 'podos,' foot.Mon, 14 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000http://www.wordnik.com/word-of-the-day/2012/05/14