Word -O- Rama

[Bmichael]

Defenestrate  (Definition tomorrow)

"Forgive me Father...for I have defenestrated."

Yesterday's Word :

batrachophagous - one who eats frogs

[Bmichael]

Valetudes are rather small bovinish agropods native to Portugal. A valetudinarian is a sort of caretaker for them – like a shepherd.

[Carol T]

Merriam-Webster says it's "a person of a weak or sickly constitution; especially :  one whose chief concern is his or her ill health."

My mother used it to describe her Aunt Laura, a woman who retired from her job as postmistress in her 40s due  to ill health (a bad heart), and died at the age of 97.

[Bmichael]

"The Valetudes" was an ancient epic poem, written by Homer. A valetudinarian is a scholar of this work.

Did I win?

[Westerly_2]

valedictory platitudes?

[Westerly_2]

How  about, (new word):  FLOCCULATE

[Bmichael]

Well, I don’t know the definition – but I can use it in a sentence:

My daddy said “Son…your gonna drive me to drinkin’ if you don’t stop flocculatin’ that hot rod Lincoln”…

Ya baby!

[Westerly_2]

Your dad was right. If you were driving that hot rod Lincoln to pieces.

flocculate = to form into small lumps or masses.

[Bmichael]

Ha! I used to do that to my little brother...