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segunda-feira, 7 de outubro de 2013

Word of the day: Quip

Quip: gracejo, dito espirituoso, gracejar
Synonyms: a clever remark, crotchet, curiosity, eccentricity, individualism, kink, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity
“They traded quips over a beer.”
“Has his share of the quips that seem to come with a title of nobility?”

segunda-feira, 10 de setembro de 2012

Word of the day: Quirk


Quirk: peculiaridade, idiossincrasia, mudança, virada inesperada, acidente, gracejar, mover-se desajeitadamente
Synonyms:  crotchet, curiosity, eccentricity, erraticism, individualism, kink, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity, quiddity, quip, quirk, singularity, tic, trick, twist
“…wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks…” (www.merriam-webster.com)