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Word of the Day: Cianfrusaglia

Cianfrusaglia is the Italian noun (f) for knick-knack, bric-à-brac, or junk. Basically ‘stuff,’ especially stuff of not much value. The plural is cianfrusaglie. Word on the etymological street is that cianfrusaglia comes from the even more fun word to pronounce, cianciafruscola. That word … Continue reading

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