Tigeral
@tigrral.bsky.social
From the great city Hull. Mad Hull City fan . Like a beer .Sadly I have Parkingsons but life is still fun.
Word of the day is 'inadvertist' (17th century): one who consistently fails to take notice of things, or to read the signs.
January 28, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Word of the day is 'inadvertist' (17th century): one who consistently fails to take notice of things, or to read the signs.
Word of the day (on repeat) is the 17th-century ‘latibulate’: to hide oneself in a corner in an attempt to avoid reality.
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Word of the day (on repeat) is the 17th-century ‘latibulate’: to hide oneself in a corner in an attempt to avoid reality.
Word of the day is 'uhtceare' [uht-kay-ara, the 'h' as in the German 'ach']: Old English for 'sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worry.
January 26, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Word of the day is 'uhtceare' [uht-kay-ara, the 'h' as in the German 'ach']: Old English for 'sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worry.
Word of the day is ‘malace’ (17th century): a dead calm; an absence of wind.
January 25, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Word of the day is ‘malace’ (17th century): a dead calm; an absence of wind.
Word of the day is 'arsle': a 19th-century verb meaning to make no progress whatsoever on a job in hand - literally, to 'shuffle backwards'.
January 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Word of the day is 'arsle': a 19th-century verb meaning to make no progress whatsoever on a job in hand - literally, to 'shuffle backwards'.
Word of the day is 'exsibilate' (17th century): to hiss a poor performer off the stage.
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Word of the day is 'exsibilate' (17th century): to hiss a poor performer off the stage.
No country has the right to take over the territory of another. Not in Ukraine. Not in Greenland. Not anywhere in the world."
January 20, 2026 at 4:57 PM
No country has the right to take over the territory of another. Not in Ukraine. Not in Greenland. Not anywhere in the world."
Word of the day (again) is ‘quiddling’ (18th century): busying oneself with entirely trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.
January 20, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Word of the day (again) is ‘quiddling’ (18th century): busying oneself with entirely trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.
By replacing your morning coffee with green tea, you can lose up to 87% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
January 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM
By replacing your morning coffee with green tea, you can lose up to 87% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
Word of the day (on repeat) is the 17th-century ‘latibulate’: to hide oneself in a corner in an attempt to avoid reality.
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Word of the day (on repeat) is the 17th-century ‘latibulate’: to hide oneself in a corner in an attempt to avoid reality.
Words of the day are 'deepooperit' and 'dumfungled': old Scottish dialect for being mentally and physically worn out.
January 18, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Words of the day are 'deepooperit' and 'dumfungled': old Scottish dialect for being mentally and physically worn out.
I’ve just been called up
January 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
I’ve just been called up
Word of the day is 'quockerwodger' (19th century): a puppet-like individual whose strings of action are pulled by someone else.
January 17, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Word of the day is 'quockerwodger' (19th century): a puppet-like individual whose strings of action are pulled by someone else.
Word of the day is 'quockerwodger' (19th century): a puppet-like individual whose strings of action are pulled by someone else.
January 16, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Word of the day is 'quockerwodger' (19th century): a puppet-like individual whose strings of action are pulled by someone else.
Word of the day is ‘circumlocutionist’: one who consistently speaks in a roundabout way in order to avoid addressing a question directly.
January 15, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Word of the day is ‘circumlocutionist’: one who consistently speaks in a roundabout way in order to avoid addressing a question directly.
Word of the day (on repeat) is the 17th-century ‘latibulate’: to hide oneself in a corner in an attempt to avoid reality.
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Word of the day (on repeat) is the 17th-century ‘latibulate’: to hide oneself in a corner in an attempt to avoid reality.
Deal or no deal a game made for idols watched by idols and played by idols and I am watching it 😩
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Deal or no deal a game made for idols watched by idols and played by idols and I am watching it 😩
Word of the day is ‘circumlocutionist’: one who consistently speaks in a roundabout way in order to avoid addressing a question directly.
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Word of the day is ‘circumlocutionist’: one who consistently speaks in a roundabout way in order to avoid addressing a question directly.
Two adjectives from the historical dictionary for possible morning states:
panurgic (19th century): ready for anything.
ramfeezled (18th century): exhausted, befuddled, and overcome.
panurgic (19th century): ready for anything.
ramfeezled (18th century): exhausted, befuddled, and overcome.
January 12, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Two adjectives from the historical dictionary for possible morning states:
panurgic (19th century): ready for anything.
ramfeezled (18th century): exhausted, befuddled, and overcome.
panurgic (19th century): ready for anything.
ramfeezled (18th century): exhausted, befuddled, and overcome.
Word of the day is 'desiderium' [dessi-deer-ium]: a longing for something once possessed but now lost.
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Word of the day is 'desiderium' [dessi-deer-ium]: a longing for something once possessed but now lost.
People call vaccine mandates "Orwellian" even though Orwell died at 46 of tuberculosis, which is now preventable with a vaccine.
January 10, 2026 at 6:55 AM
People call vaccine mandates "Orwellian" even though Orwell died at 46 of tuberculosis, which is now preventable with a vaccine.
Word of the day is 'ochlocracy': mob rule.
Other -cracies:
kakistocracy: government by the worst of citizens.
aristocracy: (originally) government by the best of citizens; later by the elite.
idiocracy: government by idiots.
democracy: government by the people (Greek 'demos').
Other -cracies:
kakistocracy: government by the worst of citizens.
aristocracy: (originally) government by the best of citizens; later by the elite.
idiocracy: government by idiots.
democracy: government by the people (Greek 'demos').
January 9, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Word of the day is 'ochlocracy': mob rule.
Other -cracies:
kakistocracy: government by the worst of citizens.
aristocracy: (originally) government by the best of citizens; later by the elite.
idiocracy: government by idiots.
democracy: government by the people (Greek 'demos').
Other -cracies:
kakistocracy: government by the worst of citizens.
aristocracy: (originally) government by the best of citizens; later by the elite.
idiocracy: government by idiots.
democracy: government by the people (Greek 'demos').
Word of the day is 'uhtceare' [uht-kay-ara, the 'h' as in the German 'ach']: Old English for 'sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worry.
January 8, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Word of the day is 'uhtceare' [uht-kay-ara, the 'h' as in the German 'ach']: Old English for 'sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worry.