I came across this word in a book I recently bought from the used bookstore that has a bunch of words that have all but died out from the English language. This word should not die. It is very sweet and pretty. I love it so much that I've been trying to find a way to introduce it into my daily vocabulary, but sadly I don't have a macushla to call my own. Yesterday, as I watched The Office, Micheal greeted Pam as his "macushla." Apparently, this word is also used in Million Dollar baby. Clearly it is not as uncommon as I thought, and to that I say, "horay! for it is an awesome word!"
This blog post brought to you by "she actually blogging again! day" and the book, Weird and Wonderful Words, by Erin McKean
1 comment:
it's not quite as fun, but i think this is a sufficient substitute for the word box. i want to read this book you got because i love weird uncommon words!
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