A.Word.A.Day --T-bone

A.Word.A.Day

Home

Mar 28, 2024

This week’s theme
Verbing the noun, nouning the verb

This week’s words
whelm
kneecap
gegg
T-bone
manicure

T-bone accident

T-bone steak

A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

PRONUNCIATION:

(TEE-bohn)

MEANING:

verb tr.:	To collide with the side of, especially referring to a vehicle. Also known as broadside.
noun:	1. A collision of this kind.
	2. A cut of meat with a T-shaped bone.

ETYMOLOGY:

From the shape of the T-shaped bone. Earliest documented use: literal: 1916, metaphorical: noun: 1938, verb: 1968.

USAGE:

“Some hit-and-run driver came out of nowhere and T-boned them.”
Jill Elizabeth Nelson; Lone Survivor; Harlequin; 2020.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The mind is the effect, not the cause. -Daniel Dennett, philosopher, writer, and professor (b. 28 Mar 1942)

We need your help

Help us continue to spread the magic of words to readers everywhere

Donate