#1810 (#088) all patterns whirling as the women dance and spin their seshweshwes live

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1810 (#088): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1810... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

History of the word ‘snob’

Did you know 'snob' once meant a shoemaker?

Or that William Makepeace Thackeray wrote 'The Book of Snobs'?

The latest Oxford English Dictionary update is full of surprising word histories, including the evolution of 'snob'.

🔗 Discover more: oxford.ly/4t7oUi1

#OED #snob #WordStory

#1809 (#087) layers are the key thus thought the sando goes on and i am ready

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1809 (#087): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1809... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1808 (#086) quite fooled the first time but now i just roll eyes at 419 emails

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1808 (#086) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1808... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1807 (#085) weather that’s sweet as . moments in the sun that pause. the stretching of time.

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1807 (#085) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1807... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1806 (#084) tangy aromas filling the air and my nose  say, “ fish head curry !”

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1806 (#084) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1806... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

New words in the OED

What's new to the Oxford English Dictionary?

Explore how terms like futurama, techno‑futurist, doomscrolling, and glitch have evolved across time in the latest OED update. 📚

🔗 Learn more: oxford.ly/4c4DzEY

#OED #newwords

#1805 (#083) all that i have left a single furoshiki i hold every night

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1805 (#083): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1805... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1804 (#082) Brooklyn bulla cake far from home but still at home with avocado

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1804 (#082) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1804... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1803 (#081) all of my CanCon i could live in my tv how happy i'd be

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1803 (#081): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1803... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1802 (#080) titivate myself become some “mr tidy” still interview shit

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1802 (#080): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1802... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

The #OED. There are words in that book that nobody should know, no matter their age. 🤣

#1801 (#079) stretching far away trying to stay close it this yellow brick road

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1801 (#079) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1801... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1800 (#078) angel water smell  in the air and she is there at her mother’s knee

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1800 (#078) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1800... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1799 (#077) a simple love-blink and he was caught forever a moment it took

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1799 (#077): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1799... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1798 (#076) the plastic smeech smell from the old factory fire lives still in my nose

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1798 (#076) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1798... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

First attestations are always a fun topic - here are some words that #OED cites as first appearing on Twitter/X. Includes cryptocurrency, forever chemical, body-shame, Covid, long Covid, mic drop, unvaxxed, binge view, hypebeast, sharenting, and the list goes on.

#1797 (#075) on the mamelon an eagle flying over a rabbit running

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1797 (#075) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1797... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1795 (#073) they buy our products and sell us inferior - rum-swizzle indeed

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1795 (#073): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1795... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1793 (#072) the sound of gamping is much afeart in these parts rankles my whole brain

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1793 (#072) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1793... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1792 (#071) calling out to me reds and yellows shining bright sunstone gathering

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1792 (#071) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1792... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1791 (#070) at work, cap flipe down   to keep the office lights out and migraines at bay

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1791 (#070) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1791... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1790 (#069) my antoecian twins only one thing in common just coincidence

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1790 (#069): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1790... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1789 (#068) been up all the night still restless in the blue hour kiss to start again

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1789 (#068): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1789... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1787 (#067) finger wave and set - part of the morning routine, donning my armour

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1787 (#067): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1787... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1786 (#066) the high and mighty with displays of priggism   upon horse's backs

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1786 (#066): thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1786... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1785 (#065) frost-flower window for a time no garden view - an artwork instead

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1785 (#065) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1785... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

#1783 (#064) rise up and girlcott everything that is wrong here all male oppression

The Haberdashery of Haiku: #1783 (#064) thehaberdasheryofhaikus.blogspot.com/2026/03/1783... #poem #365haikuaday #oed #haiku

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Ireland is stuck in a legal drama over an ex-teacher. #EnochBurke and his large family of religious fundamentalist headbangers are in a four-year battle with #WilsonsHospital school. The dispute began with the school's request that staff respect a pupil's request that when a pronoun is used […]

#Poem

What does @merriam-webster.com make of "ensh*tification"?

Does the latest @chicagomanual.bsky.social prescribe its usage?

Apt & succinct, is it too fleeting for #OED?

Not that we need permission.

But could some sharp someone,
worshipper of clarity,
please
acknowledge
our suffering.