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wordies

wordies is the plural of wordie.

Meaning of wordie

Noun

wordie (plural wordies)

  1. (informal) Someone interested in words; especially, one enthusiastic about the study of word use but not bent on being pedantic about usage prescription.
    • you probably have an inner grammando […] One who constantly corrects others’ linguistic mistakes. […] There’s another new word—wordie—that captures the alternative to being a grammando. Added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in 2018, wordie describes someone who delights in language’s shifting...2024, Anne Curzan, Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words, Crown, →ISBN, page viii-ix

Questions about wordies

What is wordies the plural of?
Wordies is the plural of wordie.

Words near wordies in the dictionary

  1. wordhoards
  2. wordhood
  3. Wordian
  4. wordie
  5. wordier
  6. wordies
  7. wordiest
  8. wordify
  9. wordily
  10. wordiness
  11. wordinesses

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