The word of the day is designed to broaden our grammatical horizons. Nothing is more impressive than casually spouting off 5-syllable masterpieces in mid-sentence – except maybe really big boobs… Anyway, every day I’ll post a new word for you to work into daily conversation so that you can wow friends, dazzle coworkers and confuse blonde girls and frat guys, because learning is fun and knowing is half the battle.
  

February 07, 2005

Fistula

Fis'tu-la: n. "An ulcerious passage from an abcess or an internal organ to the surface."

I still have no idea what a fistula is. I didn't realize that you had to be Doogie Howser-esque to be able to read the dictionary. Webster is a jerk.

Beat it