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How to resolve AdBlock issue? What's the Word? Hmm...Gulp!
What's the Word? Hmm...Gulp!
So, What's the Word is a fun way to learn new words. Words we may not use every day. Hey, it's great to increase your vocabulary.
And these words may come in handy to either impress someone, baffle them or if you play scarbble!
What's the Word? XERTZ
Pronounced 'zerts', it means 'to gulp something down quickly and, in a greedy fashion'. It is used to describe drinking, but it may also describe someone eating quickly. Example sentence: "I xertzed that piece of pie!"
by Marjorie Farrington June 2021
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