Winter holidays are an interesting time of year, there are a lot of different cultural celebrations, with many things in common, and enough differences to keep things interesting. There’s a lot of talk about the various religious celebrations, and how we can be accepting and welcoming of each other at this time of year.
Rather than diving into various terms specific to any one religion or another however, I thought I’d throw a few less known seasonal words out there. This will be a quick exercise as, like most of you, I’ve got a lot going on and people that want my time in the real world. Let’s dive in.
Kedge-gutted; This may be the most useful, lesser known word of the season. It describes the almost-sick feeling caused by over-eating. This term likely refers to a Kedge-Anchor, and is describing your gut as feeling weighted down, like it has an anchor in it.
Graupel; Describes frozen precipitation, fluffier and softer than hail, less wet than freezing rain, and too pellet like to be called snow.
Sitzmark; Generally a skiing term, sitzmark describes the impression left in snow after one has fallen or sat down in it.
Here’s hoping your winter holidays have been joyous, and your new year allows you to build upon the life you already have. Cheers until next time.