nudiustertian

English

WOTD – 6 August 2016

Etymology

From Latin nū̆diū̆stertiānus (“taking place the day before yesterday”), from nudius tertius. Coined by Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652) in The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America (1647).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /n(j)ʊdi.əsˈtɜʃɪən/
  • Hyphenation: nu‧di‧us‧ter‧tian
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Adjective

nudiustertian (not comparable)

  1. (rare, obsolete, modern uses probably humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.
    • 1647, Theodore de la Guard [pseudonym; Nathaniel Ward], The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America. […], London: […] J[ohn] D[ever] & R[obert] I[bbitson] for Stephen Bowtell, […], →OCLC, pages 24–25:
      [W]hen I heare a nugiperous Gentledame inquire vvhat dreſſe the Queen is in this vveek: vvhat the nudiuſtertian faſhion of the Court; I meane the very nevveſt: vvith egge to be in it in all haſte, vvhat ever it be; I look at her as the very gizzard of a trifle, the product of a quarter of a cypher, the epitome of nothing, fitter to be kickt, if ſhee vvere of a kickable ſubſtance, than either honoured or humoured.
    • 2015 April 14, “Jet”, “Jamaica Blue”, in Brewtiful Coffee‎[1] (blog), archived from the original on 10 April 2016:
      One of the best Chocolate gateau[sic – meaning gateaux] I have ever had! And I just had it nudiustertian afternoon.
    • 2015 August 21, “Jaffe Morning Briefing”, in NJTV‎[2], archived from the original on 6 September 2015:
      Nudiustertian – adjective Definition: Want a new way to mention something that happened on Wednesday – the day before yesterday? Here you go. Example: “I shared some corned beef hash that nudiustertian morning.”

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References

  1. ^ David Mellinkoff (1963) The Language of the Law, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 207: “Ward coined nugiperous from Latin nugae (nonsense or foolish), and also nudiustertian from Latin nudius tertius (day before yesterday). Both promptly became obsolete.”

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