Category Archives: Wednesday’s Word

Wednesday’s Word: All things Crainesian

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

Before I moved my blog to WordPress, I used to do an occasional Wednesday’s Word thing, a bit of wordsmithing with words new to me or words I just liked the sound of. This is the first of my Wednesday’s Word posts … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Word: Smexy

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

Thanks to Em Petrova’s blog post, I recently, I learned a new term. Smexy. It’s a couples word like Brangelina, except this one combines smart + sexy. Pretty cool, eh? Pamela Mason says my erotic romances are for the thinking woman, my … Continue reading →

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>Wednesday’s Word: truculent Wat’s it mean?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>Truculent \TRUCK-yuh-lunt\ (adjective) MSWORD’s definition:Aggressively or sullenly refusing to accept something to do what is askedHostile, fractious M-W’s Word Central:ready and willing to fight or quarrel Sentences:Because there were several truculent boys in her classroom, Mrs. Baumgartner left the arduous … Continue reading →

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