This week’s theme
Skunk words (words to avoid)

This week’s words
reflexive
nervy
mathematical
moot
mosey


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Next week’s theme
Words derived from body parts

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PRONUNCIATION:

(MOH-zee)

MEANING:

verb intr.:
1. To move in a leisurely manner.
2. To leave quickly.

ETYMOLOGY:

Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1829.

USAGE:

“Everyone moseys here. There is no hurry to get anywhere.”
Sandra Block; What Happened That Night; Sourcebooks; 2018

“So he took his money and moseyed. No one stopped him.”
Phil Brody; The Holden Age of Hollywood; Medallion; 2012.

See more usage examples of mosey in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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