Word of the day: Whimsy

Whimsey / whimsy: ideia ou noção esquisita, esquisitice, capricho, veneta, extravagância

Synonyms: bee, caprice, crank, fancy, freak, humor, kink, maggot, megrim, notion, vagary, vagrancy, whim

“The designer's new line showed a touch of whimsy.”

“ …a bit of decorative whimsy…”   (www.merriam-webster.com)

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?”

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Word of the day: KINK

Kink: torção, dobra, nó, enroscamento, cãibra, torcicolo, excentricidade, esquisitice, mania, veneta, capricho, preferência sexual incomum

Synonyms: charley horse, crick, cramp, spasm

“…got a kink in my neck from lying in that awkward position for too long…”

“The boss's fondness for nicknames is one of those kinks that staffers just have to put up with.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

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)