Bill O'Reilly: Words of the Day

Words of the Day

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popinjay

[pop·in·jay] a vain or conceited person, especially one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.

Featured on September 16, 2026.

odious

[o·di·ous] extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

Featured on September 14, 2026.

codswallop

[codswallop] complete nonsense, rubbish

Featured on September 9, 2026.

mawkish

[mawkish] excessively or sickeningly sentimental.

Featured on September 8, 2026.

lemming

[lemming] a person who blindly follows a crowd or trend without thinking for themselves, often leading to foolish or harmful results

Featured on August 25, 2026.

luddite

[luddite] slow to accept new technology

Featured on August 24, 2026.

poltroon

[pol·troon] an utter coward.

Featured on August 19, 2026.

rapscallion

[rap·scal·lion] a mischievous person.

Featured on August 18th, 2026.

caterwauling

[cat·er·waul] make a shrill howling or wailing noise like that of a cat.

Featured on August 12, 2026.

luddite

[luddite] slow to accept new technology

Featured on August 11, 2026.

noddy

[noddy] a foolish person

Featured on August 10, 2026.

blooter

[blooter] a foolish bumbling person

Featured on August 5, 2026.

philistine

a person who is narrow-minded, hostile to or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, and aesthetic refinement, often characterized by a materialistic worldview

Featured on August 4, 2026.

cacophony

[ca·coph·o·ny] a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds.

Featured on August 3, 2026.

balderdash

a term used to describe nonsense, foolish talk, or writing.

Featured on July 29, 2026.

pecksniffian

[pek-SNIFF-ee-un] unctuously hypocritical : sanctimonious.

Featured on July 28, 2026.

blooter

[blooter] a foolish bumbling person

Featured on July 22, 2026.

sop

[säp] thing given or done as a concession of no great value to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met.

Featured on July 21, 2026.

rapscallion

[rap·scal·lion] a mischievous person.

Featured on July 20, 2026.

vitriolic

[vitriolic] marked by a caustic, biting quality.

Featured on July 15, 2026.

churlish

[churl·ish] rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

Featured on July 14, 2026.

jobation

[jobation] a long, tedious reproof or scolding.

Featured on July 13, 2026.

poltroon

[pol·troon] an utter coward.

Featured on July 8, 2026.

picayune

[picayune] a trivial or petty thing

Featured on July 7, 2026.

truculent

[truculent] someone who is aggressively defiant, bad-tempered, and quick to argue or fight.

Featured on June 30, 2026.

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