Idea: Lexidiem, the word of the day.
Why isn’t there a word that means “Word of the day?” Well now there is.
Lexidiem. n. sing. lek-si’-dee-im. (preferred) lek-si-dee’-im (altern. accepted) 1. Word of the day. [Modern American English, from Greek lexis (word) and Latin diem (day), reflecting the hodgepodge of international roots that make up Modern American English words].
Example 1: “Lexidiem will probably be this blog’s only lexidiem.”
Example 2: “Dictionary.com features a lexidiem section.”
Example 3: “Webster’s Dictionary on-line has a lexidiem section, too.”
Comments
Heh, awesome. Recommended incorrect usage: lexidiem of the day.
Posted by: matt | June 1, 2006 08:54 AM
brilliant.
Posted by: litreofcola | June 1, 2006 01:45 PM
Can it also mean one of me per day?
Posted by: Lex | June 5, 2006 05:56 PM
I added your word to my dictionary, for what that's worth.
Posted by: Grant Barrett | June 5, 2006 06:14 PM
Boo!
This is why you don't mix Greek and Latin forms. "Lex" is Latin for "law."
"Lexidiem" would mean something like "law of the day".
Better would be "verbadiem"
Posted by: Winter | June 6, 2006 07:44 AM