#excrescence — Public Fediverse posts

#TIL* #excrescence - noun, : a projection or outgrowth especially when abnormal.

* in context of spouse making a disparaging remark regarding my choice of footwear**
** Look, they're a Sperry's boat shoe form factor, made out of crocs-foam so they don't look like crocs, but they do look like bougie penny loafers.
#words #vocabulary

"Ope" word origin: Argument it's more of a natural physical utterance than a formal word with etmyology. Related to "oops".
https://www.wpr.org/news/ope-sorry-im-going-need-you-explain-what-word-means-and-where-it-came
#Excrescence #via:kottke #etymology #language #+