2022-06-22

Published: 2022-06-22

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-06-22.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• measly
• minuscule
• score
• beacon
• beeline
• whip
• chopper
• tarmac
• taxi
• I kid you not

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measly

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• measle (singular form of measles) + -y

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minuscule

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notes

• Latin minus <- minor (smaller)
• miniscule was originally considered as a misspelling, but not acceptable

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score

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• “to get something”

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beacon

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beeline

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• bee + line (like a bee returning to its hive after having collected a full load of nectar)

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whip

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• “to move very fast”

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chopper

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• helicopter’s chopping sound

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tarmac

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• clipping of tarmacadam <- tar + macadam <- the name of John Loudon McAdam

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taxi

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxiing
• Japanese タキシング

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I kid you not

definitions

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notes

• used after a full verb
• cf. I shit you not