WORD WIZARDRY

NEW WORD OF THE DAY

Subway salmon: One who insists on going up or down steps when all those leaving a train are going in the opposite direction.

GUESS THE DEFINITION

Onomatomania (coined 1895) A) The delusion that one is famous. B) An obsession with accuracy. C) Vexation at having difficulty finding the right word. Answer below. PHRASE EXPLAINED

Drunk as a Lord: Before the Victorian temperance movement, the aristocracy would habitually drink several bottles of port for dinner, ending in thorough intoxication.