Daily Word Quiz
ZWODDER a) drowsy and dull b) sugary, sweet c) eager, keen, enthusiastic d) funny-looking, odd, strange Answer below. Today's Featured Word BLUNDERHEAD NOUN 1. a blundering, confused, muddle-headed fellow ...1697 2. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. ETYMOLOGY from blunder (n.) or (vb.) + -head probably an alteration of the earlier dunderhead, as blunderbuss represents donderbus FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1697 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...I would let my servant acquaint you with it, that you might not expect him: but my fellow's a blunderhead..." From: The Relapse: Or, Virtue in Danger By: John Vanbrugh, 1697 Daily Word Quiz Answer ZWODDER a) drowsy and dull ...1847 Eng. dial.
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