Saturday, February 04, 2006

Today's Word: Poculation

Here's one you don't hear very often: poculation. Pronounced "pock-yew-LAY-shun," it means "the drinking of wine or other intoxicating brews." It's from the Latin poculari, which means to frequent the cup," from poculum, "cup."

Something tells me there's going to be a poculation explosion tomorrow, just about the time the Super Bowl comes on.

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great word for this particular day!

10:15 AM  
Blogger Martha said...

Glad you like it. Here's hoping you enjoy your poculation in moderation today!

2:13 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

There might be difficulties here for a dyslexic planning an evening

11:02 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

This word could well cause some difficulty for dyslexics planning an evening

11:10 PM  

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