Sept. 15, 2024
'Frabjous' and 'have no truck with' (2 Words of the Day)
From now on, I change the format of such posts. I will not explain all five words of the day to you. Instead, you will choose the one most interesting for you each day, and I will publish a post about seven words-winners at the beginning of every week. Today, I explain only two words, as this weekend was a trial period for the new format.
I want to add that the change will not affect you negatively. After all, you do not seem to require five exotic stories every day. If you are an avid word collector, you can still research them independently, as is desirable for any language learner.
Frabjous is a nonce word from the poem 'Jabberwocky' written by Lewis Carroll. 'Jabberwocky' is included in the novel Through the Looking-Glass and is the epitome of a nonsense poem. Some invented words from the poem came into English as neologisms. One of them was humorous frabjous. It might be the blend of fair, fabulous, and joyous and means 'delightful; joyous'.
To have no truck with somebody/something means 'to refuse to be involved with someone or something', as: 'I'll have no truck with such nonsense'. This phrase has nothing to do with a lorry or a vehicle. The word truck can be a verb: 'to give in exchange; to exchange commodities; to have dealings', and from this verb came the noun we have here. Again, truck is not a vehicle in this context, and the phrase itself is formal.
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'Frabjous' and 'have no truck with' (2 Words of the Day)
From now on, I will change the format of such posts.
I will not explain all five words of the day to you.
Instead, you will choose the one most interesting forto you each day, and I will publish a post about seven words-winners at the beginning of every week.
Today, I explain only two words, as this weekend was a trial period for the new format.
I want to add that the change will not affect you negatively.
After all, you do not seem to require five exotic stories every day.
If you are an avid word collector, you can still research them independently, as is desirable for any language learner.
Frabjous is a nonce word from the poem 'Jabberwocky' written by Lewis Carroll.
'Jabberwocky' is included in the novel Through the Looking-Glass and is the epitome of a nonsense poem.
Some invented words from the poem came into English as neologisms.
One of them was humorous frabjous.
It might be the blend of fair, fabulous, and joyous and means 'delightful; joyous'.
To have no truck with somebody/something means 'to refuse to be involved with someone or something', as: 'I'll have no truck with such nonsense'.
This phrase has nothing to do with a lorry or a vehicle.
The word truck can be a verb: 'to give in exchange; to exchange commodities; to have dealings', and from this verb came the noun we have here.
Again, truck is not a vehicle in this context, and the phrase itself is formal.
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From now on, I change the format of such posts. From now on, I will change the format of such posts. |
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I will not explain all five words of the day to you. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Instead, you will choose the one most interesting for you each day, and I will publish a post about seven words-winners at the beginning of every week. Instead, you will choose the one most interesting |
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Today, I explain only two words, as this weekend was a trial period for the new format. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I want to add that the change will not affect you negatively. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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After all, you do not seem to require five exotic stories every day. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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If you are an avid word collector, you can still research them independently, as is desirable for any language learner. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Frabjous is a nonce word from the poem 'Jabberwocky' written by Lewis Carroll. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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'Jabberwocky' is included in the novel Through the Looking-Glass and is the epitome of a nonsense poem. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Some invented words from the poem came into English as neologisms. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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One of them was humorous frabjous. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It might be the blend of fair, fabulous, and joyous and means 'delightful; joyous'. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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To have no truck with somebody/something means 'to refuse to be involved with someone or something', as: 'I'll have no truck with such nonsense'. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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This phrase has nothing to do with a lorry or a vehicle. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The word truck can be a verb: 'to give in exchange; to exchange commodities; to have dealings', and from this verb came the noun we have here. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Again, truck is not a vehicle in this context, and the phrase itself is formal. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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