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25/03/2026

- BAFFLEGAB

1. NOUN
deliberately obscure language employed in official documents

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/bafflegab

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24/03/2026

Science fiction is taking over the box office again! What's your favourite science fiction film? 🌠

- SCIENCE FICTION

1. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Science fiction consists of stories in books, magazines, and films about events that take place in the future or in other parts of the universe.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/science-fiction

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23/03/2026

- TRANQUILLITY

1. NOUN
a state of calm or quietude

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tranquillity

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23/03/2026

Fun fact: Collins Dictionary is published in Glasgow!

Thankfully we have very useful pronunciation guides on collinsdictionary.com… and subtitles!

22/03/2026

- PREPONE

1. VERB
to bring forward to an earlier time

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/prepone

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21/03/2026

- PERFORMATIVE

1. ADJECTIVE
Performative acts or behaviour are intended to show how a person wants to be seen by others, rather than who they really are.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/performative

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20/03/2026

Karaoke comes from Japanese... Let us know your karaoke song!

- KARAOKE

1. UNCOUTABLE N.
Karaoke is a form of entertainment in which a machine plays the tunes of songs, and people take it in turns to sing the words.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/karaoke

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19/03/2026

- GROOVY

1. ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as groovy, you mean that it is attractive, fashionable, or exciting.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/groovy

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18/03/2026

- EDACIOUS

1. ADJECTIVE
[mainly humorous] devoted to eating; voracious; greedy

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/edacious

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17/03/2026

- CRAIC

1. SINGULAR N.
[Irish] If you are talking about something that you did and you say 'the craic was great', or 'it was a good craic', you mean that you had a really good time, especially because everyone was talking, joking, and laughing.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/craic

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16/03/2026

It’s great to appreciate words but everyone has one that rubs them the wrong way 😬😬😬. We thought it would be fun to ask the office to reveal their ones! (Sorry in advance if any of these are one of your favourites…)

Let us know yours too in the comments!

16/03/2026

- TRIUMPH

1. VARIABLE N.
A triumph is a great success or achievement, often one that has been gained with a lot of skill or effort.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/triumph

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