jitterbug

a fast dance popular in the 1940s, performed chiefly to swing music.

I learned to dance the jitterbug in class.

by bluestinger66 November 9, 2022

sowilo

The sixteenth letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of sowilo: SOH˙wee˙loh
Letter sound: s
Appearance: ᛊ
Meaning: sun
Note: Sowilo can be spelled with the macron symbol (ˉ) placed over both of the O’s, i.e. “sōwilō.”

by bluestinger66 December 16, 2023

nauthiz

The tenth letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of nauthiz: NAU˙theez
Letter sound: n
Appearance: ᚾ
Meaning: need, distress
Related words: nyd (Anglo-Saxon futhorc), naud (Icelandic), naudr (Old Norse)
Note: The name for the runic letter ᚾ can be spelled both “naudiz” and “nauthiz.” Both of these spellings are acceptable.

by bluestinger66 December 9, 2023

forint

Basic monetary unit of Hungary

One forint is equal to 100 filler.

by bluestinger66 August 27, 2022

aehiklmnopuwbcdfgjqrstvxyz

The Hawaiian alphabet with the foreign letters at the end

Student: "Why does the Hawaiian alphabet have the same letters but in a different order? I don’t get it."
Teacher: "Actually, the Hawaiian alphabet has twelve letters - A, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, U, W - and that leaves us with the foreign letters - B, C, D, F, G, J, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Y and Z - at the end."
Student: "Oh, so if we were to put all the letters of the Hawaiian alphabet and all the foreign letters together, then that should make it a very big word - aehiklmnopuwbcdfgjqrstvxyz."
Teacher: "You’re actually right, but that big word isn’t a word. It’s the alphabet!"

by bluestinger66 June 1, 2022

2πr

The circumference of a circle

The difference between the circumference and area of a circle is that the circumference is 2πr and the area is πr².

by bluestinger66 January 5, 2023

kaunan

The sixth letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of kaunan: KoW˙nahn
Letter sound: k
Appearance: ᚲ ᚴ
Meaning: ulcer
Related words: kennaz (same meaning as kaunan)

by bluestinger66 December 6, 2023