This week’s theme
There’s a word for it

This week’s words
charientism
oracy
haecceity
balter
caducous

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PRONUNCIATION:

(BAHL-tuhr)

MEANING:

verb intr.: To dance clumsily or walk unsteadily.
verb tr., intr.: To clot, clog, or tangle.

ETYMOLOGY:

For 1. Probably from Old Norse. Earliest documented use: 1400.
For 2: Probably a frequentative of the verb ball. Earliest documented use: 1601.

USAGE:

“Knock back a few and you’ll be baltering all around the lounge room.”
Rory Gibson; How to Live on a Beer Budget; Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia); Apr 6, 2020.

“Think of journaling as baltering with a pen in hand. Free to doodle or draw or paint.”
Terry Hershey; Praying on Paper; St. Anthony Messenger (Cincinnati, Ohio); Dec 2020/Jan 2021.

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