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P G Wodehouse was born on this day in 1881, a man who went on to inspire laughter and deep affection for his literary creation of Bertie Wooster. He was also single-handedly responsible for giving the world the possibility of being “gruntled”: “He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled” (The Code of the Woosters, 1938). If you are looking for the best bubble machine for a party, you’ve got to go with the Zerhunt Automatic Bubble Blower. It runs on batteries (not included) or you can plug it in using the included power cable, making it perfect for all-day birthday parties or an afternoon playdate. It also has a very large 12.5-ounce reservoir for bubble solution, which is above-average capacity for most tabletop bubble machines, also making it an ideal choice for a party or school event. There's also a sturdy handle around the middle that makes this lightweight bubble blower very portable. Gruntled” is just one of many positive states of mind and body that were abandoned long ago. When it comes to many English adjectives, the glass seems to be decidedly half full. If you’re looking for a bubble machine with a cheerful design, then the KidzLane Bubble Machine is worth a look. It’s bright and colorful, sturdy and durable, and holds about 6 ounces of bubble solution. You can pour the solution directly into the dolphin’s mouth, which was great fun for my kids who enjoyed “feeding” the sea life-shaped bubble maker. The language contains a large number of terms that, at some point in their past, have lost their mojo and now travel on alone. These are the “unkempts”, “uncouths”, “underwhelmeds”, and “nonplusseds” – terms that linger on the bad, sad, seamy side of life. Those that can never quite be gruntled without being dissed as well.If you’ve basked in the joy of a frosty but sunny day, you might, like me, also rejoice in its name: “apricity” means the warmth of the sun in autumn or winter. This season also brings the cheering lexicon of conkers – from the “obblyonker” to the “cheggy”, the “kinger” to the “cheeser”. And, of course, we all look forward to the “quafftide” and “bellycheer” that come with Christmas. In this written-spoken medium that’s developing, where we write as we speak, you often need an emoji to express an emotion that may otherwise be lost.” Perhaps the greatest delight in writing the book was choosing lost gems or obscurities from the corners of the dictionary. I made many fresh discoveries along the way. Ile make him pull his powting croscloath ouer his beetle browes for melancholie, and then my next booke, shall be Martin in his mubble fubbles. Sometimes also whips and jangles, this term first popped up in the mid-1940s meaning nervousness and depression. By the ‘50s, it would also mean “withdrawal from alcohol or narcotics,” according to Green’s. 11. Wiffle-Woffles

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And, to my greatest pleasure, I can confirm that we can all be “gorm”, “gruntled”, “kempt” and “couth” to our hearts’ content.

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Rather than saying you’re down in the dumps, consider using down in the chops (chops meaning mouth), from 1830, or down in the gills, from 1853. 6. Got the Morbs has been a challenging year, to say the least. Nevertheless, we hope to make your Christmas and Hanukkah shopping as stress-free as possible! The Zerhunt Bubble Machine blows a beautiful, steady stream of bubbles, runs on batteries or electricity, and has a large reservoir for hours of fun.

fubbles’? How our lost language can Got a case of the ‘mubble fubbles’? How our lost language can

Here's another container that can't spill. Though it's age-graded for ages 3 and up, if you set this up and run it for a baby, they'll be delighted. It plays music and sends out bubbles! Specifically, it plays a part of "The Wheels on the Bus" from the CoComelon show. As it turns out, many of the happier siblings of words like these were once alive and well. “Kempt” is from the German for “combed”, and is a useful byword for being neat and tidy. Holly: “No. The blues are because you’re getting fat or it’s been raining too long. You’re just sad, that’s all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you’re afraid, and you don’t know what you’re afraid of. Don’t you ever get that feeling?” 8. Mubble-fubbles The colours in this idiom, which is thought to have emerged in the direct aftermath of Camperdown, refer to nautical battle colours. If all of a ship’s masts were broken as a result of gunnery by the enemy, the captain had little alternative but to surrender. If, however, the captain decided to fight on, this was marked by hoisting his ship’s colours on the remnants of the rigging. The lightweight and portable design also better lends itself to little hands who want a bubble machine that goes where they do versus other bubble machines that are larger and have open reservoirs that spill easily. When it comes to durability, we (accidentally) dropped the bubble maker directly on the grass and pavers without any damage, much to my surprise.

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Some battery-operated machines are portable enough that toddlers, like my 3-year-old son, can easily move them around. Now is surely the time to regain the lost positives of language. Of course, none of us can ever be entirely word perfect – even lexicographers. Belief in devilry and the supernatural once inspired all kinds of spells and incantations, designed to counter the threat of evil. Many were contained in the “grimoire”, a magician’s book of sorcery and magic used for calling up spirits. Its spells might seek to protect against the evil eye of those who, with just a look, were thought to possess the power to bring misfortune, illness or death.

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I also set out to explain why bells can never go “dong-ding”, just as none of us will ever wear “flop-flips” while eating a “KatKit”. Susie had her own anxiety last week when a rough draft of her new Word Perfect book made it to the shops, spelling errors and all. According to The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this term meaning “melancholic, depressed” originated in the UK in 1826. 3. Blue Devils Words can be just as seasonal as our fruit and flowers. Autumn seems to inspire the most mellifluous of words, like “gossamer”: the fine, filmy cobwebs that float in the air and linger on the grass on a clear September morning. It is short for “goose summer”, a name once given to a dry warm spell later in the year, when geese are being fattened for Christmas; the cobwebs must have reminded people in the Middle Ages of floating, flimsy goose down. We looked at the best bubble machines for kids and our favorite is the Fubbles Fun-Finiti Bubble Machine

These include huffle-buffs, which Susie describes as “Old, comfy clothes that you shrug on at the end of the week that are incredibly cosy and you will keep on all weekend” and tartle, “to hesitate when you’re introducing someone because you can’t remember their name – a word for an experience that we’ve all had.” Our kids have been through so much recently,” Dent says of the book. “Their normality has been taken away. And I just thought, ‘Let’s celebrate the beautiful’.” Not just obviously appealing words such as “butterfly” and “lovewende” (meaning beloved) – but those that delight in everyday annoyances, such as “thunderplump: the sudden downpour of fat, heavy raindrops that leaves us drenched and dripping in minutes”. She was excited to find research, by the psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett, that showed having the vocabulary to articulate happy feelings can make us better able to manage our emotions. And if we are feeling down, knowing that there is a fun word for that – the “mubble fubbles” – may at least make us feel less alone. Dent is drawn to words that delight in everyday annoyances, such as ‘thunderplump: the sudden downpour of fat, heavy raindrops When it came to compiling her new book, Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day Of The Year, Susie had plenty of material to draw on. Her latest, and 13th, work exploring etymology features a favourite word or phrase for every day of the year, including some forgotten Scots words that Susie would love to resurrect.