Feb
Word of the Week: zeitgeber
Good morning, Word Lovers! Last week’s WOW was solatium. Merriam-Webster Online says that solatium is: a compensation (as money) given as solace for suffering, loss, or injured feelings. So this means that when I lose my keys for the 49th time, I should get paid??? If so, I think this is a practice which needs more emphasis in our culture!
This week’s WOW is zeitgeber. Since I never took German and this word definitely has that “flavor,” this could get really interesting for my definition guesses:
zeitgeber: (ˈtsīt-ˌgā-bər, ˈzīt-) 1. the acne on Goober’s face (the younger generation just said, “Who’s Goober?”) 2. the person who pops the acne on Goober’s face 3. gawking at acne in Berlin
I warned you it would be interesting. What’s your definition guess for zeitgeber? Go here to tell me all about it!
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I couldn’t resist and look it up since I had no clue. I’ll just say I would have been anywhere but close to the real definition. It’s intriguing though!
Gram has a guess based on her knowledge of German. She thinks it’s a timepiece of some sort.