Sunday, December 21, 2008

Word of The Day

Time with my family made me think of this word. Can't imagine why:

Wisenheimer
Main Entry:
wi·sen·hei·mer
Variant(s):
also wei·sen·hei·mer \ˈwī-zən-ˌhī-mər\
Function:
noun

Smart Aleck
Etymology:
2wise + -enheimer (as in family names such as Guggenheimer, Oppenheimer)
Date:
1904

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