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donzerly 

adj. - Used to describe especially patriotic lighting.
"O say, can you see, by the donzerly light"
donzerly by Hermitian August 5, 2007
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donzerly 

dim and intermittent, used to describe light that is caused by distant and sporadic sources, such as window light in the country or starlight when it is partly cloudy.

In the Star-Spangled Banner, the donzerly light comes from the explosions ("rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air").
"Oh say can you see, by the donzerly light..."
donzerly by zkueger January 25, 2010

donderly 

“oh say can you see by the donderly light? what so proudly we hail” -star spangled banner
donderly by erller December 30, 2024

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress 

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026

🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.
Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻
Word of the Day on June 1, 2026
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)
fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005
Word of the Day on May 31, 2026