GoodWord from alphaDictionary.com

Dr. Goodword's Daily Podcast is a modern audio version of the familiar and popular printed Word of the Day. Each podcast provides an insightful vocabulary building word history for some of the best words in English, all in about four minutes. Dr. Goodword is the pseudonym for Dr. Robert Beard, emminent linguist and retired professor, whose expertise uncovers fascinating glimpses into our culture and our history.

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2/5/26 - florid
6mo ago
1. Flushed with rosy color; ruddy, as a face florid from embarrassment. 2. Profusely decorative, much too flowery or ornate, especially speech or writing. 3. (Obsolete) Abounding in or covered with flowers.
12/31/25 - Hogmanay
8mo ago
Hogmanay is not a pig resort but a Scottish festivity celebrated on the last day of the year. Children traditionally stroll about the neighborhood on this day asking for presents. Today's Good Word also refers to the gifts given or received on Hogmanay. More recently it has become a raucous New Year's Eve party in many Scottish cities at which revelers sometimes do behave a bit swinishly.
5/17/25 - legerdemain
1y ago
1. Magic, sleight of hand. 2. Trickery, deceitful cleverness.
2/1/26 - barbarian
7mo ago
1. A crude, uncultured, heartless person, a boor; someone who lives and treats others savagely. 2. A wild or primitive person, a savage.
12/22/23 - superfluous
2y ago
Excessive, more than is necessary, extra and unnecessary.
4/20/12 - popinjay
14y ago
1. A vain, conceited, pompous person, a coxcomb, a fop. 2. A loquacious, talkative person, a blabbermouth.
4/19/12 - smarmy
14y ago
1. Slicked down, greasy, said especially of hair with too much tonic or oil on it. 2. Unctuous, oily, obsequious, ingratiatingly polite, perhaps with an overlay of feigned intelligence or sophistication.
1/26/25 - notoriety
1y ago
1. Fame, the state or quality of being well-known, often in a negative or PEJORATIVE sense. 2. A famous or widely known person, a notorious personality, as 'a show with several guest notorieties'.
6/17/26 - castigate
2mo ago
To severely reprimand or chastise.
11/2/14 - egregious
11y ago
Flagrantly bad, outrageously offensive.

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GoodWord from alphaDictionary.com

Episodes 10

2/5/26 - florid

12/31/25 - Hogmanay

5/17/25 - legerdemain

2/1/26 - barbarian

12/22/23 - superfluous

4/20/12 - popinjay

4/19/12 - smarmy

1/26/25 - notoriety

6/17/26 - castigate

11/2/14 - egregious

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Episodes 10

2/5/26 - florid

12/31/25 - Hogmanay

5/17/25 - legerdemain

2/1/26 - barbarian

12/22/23 - superfluous

4/20/12 - popinjay

4/19/12 - smarmy

1/26/25 - notoriety

6/17/26 - castigate

11/2/14 - egregious