farrago

This is a bonus word found in the same source as the previous sacofricosis entry. Unlike sacofricosis, farrago actually appears in dictionaries. I have used it myself in my photography work to name a gallery that contained a farrago of uncategorized photos. I was pleasantly surprised to see it used in such a spot-on and appropriate … Read more

sacofricosis

An op-ed piece crossed my screen today that contained an interesting word to inaugurate this posting category. The word is sacofricosis which was used thusly: …Putting caraway seeds in white bread doesn’t make it a good rye any more than putting apple juice in rubbing alcohol makes it a good scotch. It may look like it, … Read more