As you probably know I love learning new words. This morning, reading The New Yorker, I came across "orgiastic" and scratched my head. To save you a trip to the dictionary, orgiastic means "an activity with wild, uncontrolled behavior and feelings of great pleasure and excitement."
I need orgiastic activity in my life. :)
(The photo is of my parents.)
Ally
ReplyDeleteFor a minute I thought that said orgasmic, which to be fair, would’ve made quite the statement! 😄
It turns out the two words are actually linguistic cousins, both tracing back to the Greek root orgÄ“, meaning passion or excitement. So while “orgiastic” is more about wild, collective energy and “orgasmic” is a bit more… personal, they both celebrate intensity in their own way.
And honestly, a little orgiastic energy sounds like something we could all use from time to time!
Lotte x
Great info, Lotte! Thanks.
DeleteWe had an orgiastic party last weekend!
ReplyDeleteYay! And now you have a word to describe it. :)
DeleteI love how you make learning new words feel fun and personal. That little twist at the end made me smile, it’s a perfect mix of curiosity and humor.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Melody. A teaspoon of sugar makes the learning go down. :)
DeleteMy Rocky Horror weekend was very orgiastic! LOL! What a fun word
ReplyDeleteYay! Fun word for fun times.
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