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wordie
[ wur-dee ]
/ ˈwɜr di /
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noun
a person with an enthusiastic interest in words and language; a logophile: a new board game that will appeal to wordies of all ages.
VIDEO FOR WORDIE
Why Are You A "Wordie"?
It's Dictionary Day on October 16! To honor the day, we've asked some of our favorite wordies (a person with an enthusiastic interest in words and language; a logophile) to tell us why they love language, words, and, of course, the dictionary!
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Words nearby wordie
word deafness, Worde, word for word, word game, word-hoard, wordie, wording, Wordle, wordless, word-lore, wordmonger
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How to use wordie in a sentence
We pushed the ship against a small banded berg, from which Wordie secured several large lumps of biotite granite.
South!|Sir Ernest ShackletonHurley took some photographs and Wordie came back rejoicing with a little dust and some moss.
South!|Sir Ernest ShackletonHe was muttering something to himsel; but the elder could only hear a wordie noo an' then.
Clark and Wordie lived opposite in a room called “Auld Reekie.”
South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton