- Today's Word
Infinifabulous
[in-fin-uh-fab-yuh-luhs]
Definition
- (adjective) This captivating term fuses “infinite,” meaning without end, with “fabulous,” signifying exceptional style and charisma. It’s used to describe something or someone who exudes endless fabulousness.
Example
Imagine attending a fashion show where each outfit on the runway is more stunning than the last. You might say, “The fashion show was Infinifabulous! I couldn’t pick a favorite, they were all so amazing.”
Fun Fact
The word “fabulous” has its roots in Latin, where “fabula” meant “story” or “fable.” Over time, it evolved to convey something that’s extraordinary or legendary. “Infinifabulous” takes this concept and amplifies it to describe a level of style and charisma that seems never-ending.
(adjective) Showy and cheap in appearance; flashy in a way that suggests low quality or poor taste.
The hotel lobby was all tawdry glamour — gold-painted fixtures, velvet ropes, and crystal chandeliers that turned out to be plastic on closer inspection.
Tawdry is one of English’s most remarkable etymological stories — it derives directly from St. Audrey, a 7th century Anglo-Saxon queen who died of a throat tumor she believed was divine punishment for her youthful vanity in wearing elaborate necklaces. At the annual St. Audrey’s Fair held in her honor on the Isle of Ely, cheap lace necklaces were sold as souvenirs — called “St. Audrey’s lace,” which over time was slurred into “tawdry lace,” and eventually just tawdry. A queen’s dying regret became an adjective for everything she once loved.