scrooch | Word of the Day

December 07, 2018 scrooch [skrooch] verb 1. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up). video We Asked People To Translate These Emojis Into English ways-to-say Top 10 Acronyms That Will Make Your Life Easier WORD OF THE DAY scrooch continued... QUOTES When you want to get up again, you sort of scrooch forward and the chair comes up straight so you don't have to dislocate your sciatica trying to get out of the pesky thing. -- Charlotte MacLeod, Something the Cat Dragged In, 1984 ORIGIN Scrooch "to crouch, squeeze, huddle" was originally a U.S. colloquial and dialect word. It is probably a variant of scrouge "to squeeze, crowd," itself a blend of the obsolete verb scruze "to squeeze" and gouge. To make things even more unclear, scruze itself is a blend of screw and bruise. Scrooch entered English in the 19th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 The Social Justice Dictionary You Didn't Know You Needed The language we use to describe social justice changes just as quickly as our advancements do, and it can be hard to keep up. So, we've collected some of the terms and phrases that make up social justice, which is itself a catch-all phrase for movements that work toward greater equality. 2 These Words Can Be VERY Awkward To Explain To Kids Kids are like sponges. They soak in the words they hear and see around them, and slowly their vocabularies build. But, sometimes, the words kids see and hear are not exactly PG. 3 We Asked: What Is The State Of The Country In 5 Words? We asked people what they thought the state of the country was ... their answers may surprise you. 4 The Most Notorious Nicknames In History Nicknames are usually cute endearments we give to friends or loved ones. But sometimes, we attribute nicknames to infamous figures of notoriety. Think "Ivan the Terrible" or "The Butcher of Bosnia" or Vlad the Impaler." Here are the most notorious nicknames in history. 5 We Asked: The Hardest Words You Have To Explain To Kids Some words don't seem very complicated or unique ... until you have to explain them to your kid. This father gives us insight into a word he had to explain to his three-year-old, and it wasn't easy! © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy