This week's theme: odd-looking words. snuggery (SNUG-uh-ree) noun
A snug, cozy place. [From snug, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=snuggery -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "The day when the Winter Olympics could be held in lovely mountain snuggeries like St. Moritz and Cortina has long passed." John Powers; Expansion Put Games on a Grander Scale; Boston Globe; Feb 24, 1992. Sponsors' messages: Ever wonder why we aren't just euphoric, we are on cloud nine? Derivation, a fun game about word and phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com Perfect your French, German, Italian or Spanish with Champs-Elysees audio magazines, the final step to fluency! http://ads.champs-elysees.com/wsmith5 ............................................................................ He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -Thomas Paine, philosopher and writer (1737-1809) Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/snuggery.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/snuggery.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/snuggery.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
