Sunday Word: Iksuarpok

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ik·suar·pok [ick-swaɹ-pock]:
origin: Inuit; ᐃᒃᑦᓱᐊᕐᐳᒃ.



noun
Sort of like constantly refreshing your browser to check for the arrival of an email or a dog checking out every single person who leaves a store to see if that's their person -- a specific excitement, creating a pleasantly nervous anxiety; anticipation that causes one to repeatedly check/confirm/seek.

He/She/It's coming! Are they here yet? Are they here yet?!

Considering the origin of the word, I suppose it would be hard for someone to see a white igloo, on white snow, possibly in a snowstorm. So, checking in the Arctic may be practical as well as frenetic!

Monday word: arribada

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arribada (a ri βa da), noun
Arrival; a mass nesting of marine turtles.

Only a couple species of turtle exhibit this behavior.  The large number of offspring all at once overwhelms predators, allowing some young to survive.
Here's a school lesson that tries to demonstrate how an arribada works.

Etymology:  A Spanish word deriving from arribar, to arrive, or to migrate (when referring to animals).