QUIDNUNC

TileHead’s Word of the Day for 31 August 2011

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

QUIDNUNC  (n. pl. -S)

Definition(s):

1. (n.) an inquisitive or nosy person; a gossip

Useful information for game players:

• Front hooks: (none)
• Back hooks: -S
• Anagrams: (none)
• Longer extensions: (none)
• Wraparounds: (none)
• Other Spellings: (none)
• Related Forms: (none)

Epilogue:
Deriving from the Latin “what now?”, a QUIDNUNC is a person who is always eager to know the latest news or gossip, someone who is always asking (more or less) “what now?” 

I’ll save you the trouble of asking if the the Latin quid gave English any other words, as I’m happy to report that it is also a part of one of my other favorite Q-words: QUIDDITY, “the true essence, or whatness, of something.”


This week’s theme: Words starting with the letter Q

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =