nudiustertian - adj. - referring to the day before yesterday
I figured that for April Fools' Day I'd enlighten you with a word that looks and sounds like it could be a joke. But it's not. It's legit. I'm just wondering how many of you have seen or used it. For sure, it is new to me. According to Google, nudiustertian, a serious mouthful to pronounce, was first used in 1647. You've probably already guessed that it is Latin in origin, born from nudius tertius, literally, "today is the third day."
I'm guessing the reason why you don't see it every day as it is much easier to say "the day before yesterday" than it is nudiustertian. The spelling could also be a problem should you decide to use it in a text to mom or anyone else: "Mom, I promise that garbage detail was nudiustertian." Somehow it doesn't look right; it doesn't even appear to be English. Still, you could have some fun with this word today. You could fool the fools by saying that it's a term you made up and it's trending on Instagram right now. The sky is the limit on April Fools' Day.
Enjoy! Keep smiling.
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