Word of the Day: Darg

Can you pronounce darg?

Thursday, January 2, 2025

Today's Word Brought to You By noun 1. A day's work. 2. A defined quantity or amount of work, or of the product of work, done in a certain time or at a certain rate of payment; a task. Today's Word Brought to You By Hands Down One of the Best Credit Cards for the New Year Did you know some credit cards could actually help you get out of debt faster? Yes, it sounds crazy. But it's true. The secret is finding a card with a 0% intro APR period for balance transfers. Then, transfer your debt balance and pay it down as much as possible during the intro period. No interest means you could pay off the debt faster. Check out a list of cards you can use to do this here. Learn More "Ewan knew he had a darg of work to finish by 5 p.m." "The teacher finished writing the darg of lesson plans by noon." "After a year in the classroom, the first darg at his summer landscaping job was exhausting." Scottish, late 15th century "Darg" is a Scots dialect term, meaning "a day's work." It comes from the Middle English "dawerk" or "daywork," stemming from the Old English "dægweorc," from "dæg," meaning "day," and "weorc," meaning "work." It's used in the same sense as someone saying with satisfaction, "You put in a good day's work today." ... Continue Reading Do you remember these words? Thank you for supporting our advertisers.

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