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  "description": "The word for today is…\n\ndudgeon (noun, noun) -\n\nnoun\n1 obsolete : a wood used especially for dagger hilts\n2a archaic : a dagger with a handle of dudgeon\nb obsolete : a haft made of dudgeon\n\nnoun\n: a fit or state of indignation — often used in the phrase in high dudgeon\n\nSource : Merriam-Webster\n\nEtymology : Dudgeon is today most often used in the phrase “in high dudgeon” to describe someone in a fit of pique, or more colloquially, in a snit: they are angry and offended because of something they ",
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  "textContent": "The word for today is…\n\ndudgeon (noun, noun) -\n\n_noun_\n1 obsolete : a wood used especially for dagger hilts\n2a archaic : a dagger with a handle of dudgeon\nb obsolete : a haft made of dudgeon\n\n _noun_\n: a fit or state of indignation — often used in the phrase in _high dudgeon_\n\nSource : Merriam-Webster\n\nEtymology : Dudgeon is today most often used in the phrase “in high dudgeon” to describe someone in a fit of pique, or more colloquially, in a snit: they are angry and offended because of something they perceive as unfair or wrong. The word has been a part of the English language since at least the late 1500s, but its origins are a mystery. Conjectures connecting dudgeon to a Welsh word, dygen, meaning “malice,” have no basis. Also, there does not appear to be any connection to an even older dudgeon—a term once used for a dagger or a kind of wood out of which dagger handles were made.\n\n**_If you enjoyed this Good Oil word of the day please consider sharing it with your friends and, especially, your children._**",
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