Today, as any other day, I received my Word of the Day from Dictionary.com. Usually, it's a word that I already know or use or have used, etc. Today, however, was different. I hadn't heard today's Word of the Day before, and I was intrigued. What could this word mean? I'm sorry, you want to know what the word is:
pandiculation \pan-dik-yuh-LEY-shuhn\, noun:
an instinctive stretching, as on awakening or while yawning
an instinctive stretching, as on awakening or while yawning
Ahh, yes. Instant visuals and/or memories of this. A particularly good pandiculation requires some sort of noise to accompany it, in my opinion. Don't you agree? The mere thought of this word is relaxing because of the visuals it gives. I rank it right up there with my memories of lying on a very warm beach, listening to the waves on the shore. Interestingly enough, lying on said beach can induce pandiculation. I hope to pandiculate soon. Perhaps in the morning after a good night's sleep (I'm ever hopeful). Perhaps sooner, after sitting in my chair, watching some TV program or working on some work I brought home from the office. May pandiculation be not only in your vocabulary, but also in your very near future.
By the way, the spell check on this thing HATES "pandiculation."
2 comments:
Sadie does the best pandiculation I have ever seen. She like yoga for dogs at it's best and then out comes the yawn, screech...you know what I am talking about...that makes me yawn along with her :) Thanks for sharing this great word! Maybe I will try it out in my class someday when we go back after the ice has stopped...
Yeah, beach pandiculation would be awesome right now! ;-)
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