#awwf

It’s me again hi 🤗, I’m back with another word fitting for the cold times! Thanks so much @hedwigoprah for creating this prompt game and letting me host again 💖💖

This week’s word is:

Gelid

(Adj) icy, extremely cold; frozen

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If you tag me I'll share it :)

You can find (almost all) previous words in the Word With friends Masterpost

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Here we go again! Thank you @hedwigoprah for the game 🥰

I was thinking of something playful to give you this week, like maybe you could use a word for an NSFW or, on the opposite, come up with humor, so... I've got two words. You can use one, both, none — it's up to you. Just remember to tag me when you post, okay? 😊

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The words of this week are:

Gigil [ˈɡɪɡɪl] — noun (can also be used as an adjective). Origin: a word borrowed from Tagalog (the national language of the Philippines). Official OED definition: “An intense feeling caused by anger, eagerness, or the pleasure of seeing someone or something cute or adorable, typically physically manifested by the tight clenching of hands, gritting of the teeth, trembling of the body, or the pinching or squeezing of the person or thing causing this emotion.” In scientific and casual English, the same feeling is often called cute aggression. This term was coined by psychologists to describe the paradoxical urge to “squeeze the cute thing” — a way for the brain to cope with an overwhelming positive emotion.

And, as a perfect addition to the main word:

Callipygian [ˌkæləˈpɪdʒiən] — adjective. Definition: having well‑shaped or beautifully proportioned buttocks. Etymology: The word comes from Greek kallos (καλλος) — meaning “beauty”; pygē (πυγη) — meaning “buttocks”. It was famously used to describe the ancient statue Aphrodite Kallipygos (or Venus Callipyge), which depicts the goddess of love admiring the beauty of her own rear.

Now, tell me you don't feel a gigil seeing this callipygian form:

😍 (all credits go to this mod)

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Thank you for the tag @elishnord 🧡

These challenges are available to complete at any time.

They can be as long or as short as you see fit.

The words of this week are:

Gigil [ˈɡɪɡɪl] — noun (can also be used as an adjective). Origin: a word borrowed from Tagalog (the national language of the Philippines). Official OED definition: “An intense feeling caused by anger, eagerness, or the pleasure of seeing someone or something cute or adorable, typically physically manifested by the tight clenching of hands, gritting of the teeth, trembling of the body, or the pinching or squeezing of the person or thing causing this emotion.” In scientific and casual English, the same feeling is often called cute aggression. This term was coined by psychologists to describe the paradoxical urge to “squeeze the cute thing” — a way for the brain to cope with an overwhelming positive emotion.

And, a second word if you so wish: (I only used the first word fyi)

Callipygian [ˌkæləˈpɪdʒiən] — adjective. Definition: having well‑shaped or beautifully proportioned buttocks. Etymology: The word comes from Greekkallos (καλλος) — meaning “beauty”;pygē (πυγη) — meaning “buttocks”.It was famously used to describe the ancient statue Aphrodite Kallipygos (or Venus Callipyge), which depicts the goddess of love admiring the beauty of her own rear.

Have some post ME3 Shepard 😀

Shepard glanced idly at the displays at the front of stores they passed as she walked with James and Tali through the shopping district in this part of the Citadel. Since the destruction of the Reapers a few years ago, the races of the Milky Way galaxy had rebuilt and repaired most sections of the Citadel in addition to rebuilding  on the various inhabited planets and moons. Some of the rebuilding would take decades, Shepard knew, but it was a start at least.

Technically Shepard had retired from the Alliance Systems Navy after the destruction of the Reapers, but the Citadel Council insisted on retaining her in an advisory capacity. Her injuries during the fight on the Citadel had meant the end of her military career, but evidently not her service to the galaxy. She’d headed up more than one humanitarian mission for the Council since then as well.

Today, though, was about trying to spend time with her friends during one of the rare occasions when most of the former crew of the Normandy SR2 were on the Citadel. That included such mundane activities as shopping.

“So, Lola, looking for anything in particular?” James asked as Shepard glanced in another shop.

“Trying to find something for Liara and Javik’s daughter for her birthday,” Shepard told him. “Somehow I don’t think weapons are an appropriate gift for a five year old.”

James snorted, “No, Lola, probably not.”

“Oooh!”

Tali’s absolute squeal of glee caused both humans to pivot in the direction of the sound. Shepard blinked as she watched the Quarian’s gigil over a display of plush toys at the front of one of the stores.

RUN BTS EP 76.

Monday comes, no matter what. While @hedwigoprah is working on the impovements for AWWF, I'm carriyng on with the honor of bringing the light word into you life 😊

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The word of this week is:

Superfluous [suːˈpɜːrfluəs] — adjective. Definition: unnecessary, excessive, or more than is needed for a particular purpose; redundant. The word often implies that something not only isn’t required, but may even hinder clarity or efficiency. Etymology: from Latin superfluus (“overflowing”), from super (“above, beyond”) + fluere (“to flow”).

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Hey-hey, it's summer and I hope you're doing great!

AWWF will be a bit judgemental this time.

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Agelast [ˈædʒəˌlæst] — noun. Meaning: a person who never laughs or finds it difficult to laugh; a humorless individual, someone seemingly immune to joy or amusement.

I know, who you're thinking about 😎

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Don't forget to tag me so I could reblog you creation 😘

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Hey, y'all, and have a nice week. A good word is just a nice beginning of one.

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Serendipity [ˌserənˈdɪpəti] — noun. Meaning: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way; the phenomenon of making valuable or pleasant discoveries by accident — when you find something good without looking for it specifically. Etymology: coined in 1754 by Horace Walpole, inspired by the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip (Serendip being an old name for Sri Lanka), where the princes made clever accidental discoveries.

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I asked her to make an official announcement, but she's too busy with offline issues.

I was really proud to be a part of this event, it's that exact thing one can be rightfully proud of. But the weather changes, so no AWWF for you guys.

I also asked for an official announcement on this case, but... anyway, here you go. I hope, the blog for AWWF will soon appear on our feed, but for now the event is retired completely.